The MacBook Air may soon stop being Apple’s cheapest laptop. Report from digital times shows that the Cupertino company I would work on a series of cheaper MacBooks. in order to compete with Chromebooks or other cheap laptops.
The aforementioned media outlet, citing supply chain sources, highlights that the economical MacBook It will have a metal case made from “different materials”. than current models as well as cheaper components. At the moment, the characteristics of the equipment are unknown, as well as the date of its release, although digital times points to announcement in 2024. They rule out that this will happen in the first half of next year due to zero activity from providers such as Foxconn or Quanta Computer. Therefore, it is likely that we will see this new series of vehicles no earlier than the end of 2024.
Apple’s decision to release a MacBook cheaper than even the most basic MacBook Air (available for $999) to compete with the Chromebook is a rather odd strategy. First of all, if you take into account that until now the company has sought to compete with teams with ChromeOS. with your iPads. In fact, Apple’s operating system offers features very similar to Google’s operating system and also includes various productivity accessories such as a keyboard and trackpad case.
A cheaper MacBook than the current MacBook Air
This makes us think that Apple’s next cheap MacBooks They could debut at a price of around 600/700 euros.although nothing has been confirmed. This is somewhat higher than Chromebooks, which are usually around 400 or 500 euros. However, depending on its characteristics, it could be a much more attractive alternative.
Meanwhile, Apple is still planning to announce new MacBooks this year. At least that’s what Mark Gurman from bloomberg. A journalist reported a few weeks ago that the company plans to launch MacBook Air 13″ with M3 chip. They may also announce a 13-inch MacBook Pro with this processor, as well as a new iMac with an unknown screen size.
In 2024, in addition to budget MacBooks, the company may also announce the MacBook Pro with M3 Pro and M3 Max models, as well as the new Mac Studio. Unfortunately, it is too early to talk about this in more detail.
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