Apple's Low-Cost MacBook: Everything We Know So Far

[Sodapizzle]

This is going to ship for $899 while the cheapest air will be $1099. I doubt Apple cuts this to less than $200 less than the next step up.

 

[DavidSchaub]

This is going to ship for $899 while the cheapest air will be $1099. I doubt Apple cuts this to less than $200 less than the next step up.

That is definitely possible; but if that is the price, the SoC better be the only downgrade.

 

[Galas]

just judging by the benchmarks alone, the a18 Pro is BETTER than the M1

 

[JSRinUK]

This is going to ship for $899 while the cheapest air will be $1099. I doubt Apple cuts this to less than $200 less than the next step up.

I see them doing this but the Air will be more expensive than that. They may justify that by making some changes to the base Air (such as bumping the SSD to 512GB - something many have been asking for; maybe also improving the screen) and pricing it at $1499 to take the place and price of the non-Pro MBP.

 

[asdfjkl;]

I can't wait for the YouTube reviews where they make this product out to be total crap because it sucks running FinalCut. 🤣

 

[jlc1978]

This could be a way to get Macs into more retailers beyond WalMart that don’t sell Macs. A 600 $ or Euro machine could slot in well against other PCs and expand the user base

 

[SeaDaddytheRed]

What I DON'T want is an iPad with a keyboard attached. If it runs iPadOS then it is pretty much useless to the light usage market base-iPad buying crowd. Also, as a teacher that is forced to use Office 365 the iPad is pretty much a paper weight at this point.

What I DO want is a sub-$700 thin, light, fanless machine that has two USB-C ports, headphone jack, and an HDMI port that I can carry to class and not have to worry about adapters or dongles just to set up my presentations.

A touch screen would be a huge bonus for marking up papers.

Maybe they will introduce a whole new chip that isn't the A or M series to avoid the whole macOS running on an iphone chip can-o-worms?

 

[jlc1978]

A touch screen would be a huge bonus for marking up papers.

Instead of a touch screen, which would add significantly to the cost, I'd prefer making the touchpad work with the pencil so it functions as a graphic tablet when needed.

 

[seek3r]

Instead of a touch screen, which would add significantly to the cost, I'd prefer making the touchpad work with the pencil so it functions as a graphic tablet when needed.

That sounds like it would be super clunky. Also I suspect it would cost more to implement than a touch screen