Low-Cost MacBook Expected on March 4 in These Colors

[Blackstick]

Basically, they need a replacement for the $599 MacBook Air M1 Walmart was carrying. This could be their answer.

Still gonna be a tall order to kill $335 Chromebooks. School districts are price sensitive to the penny. Google makes the device management essentially free. With Apple you’re talking about paying a Jamf or Iru or Addigy or Microsoft a fee.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Basically, they need a replacement for the $599 MacBook Air M1 Walmart was carrying. This could be their answer.

Still gonna be a tall order to kill $335 Chromebooks. School districts are price sensitive to the penny. Google makes the device management essentially free. With Apple you’re talking about paying a Jamf or Iru or Addigy or Microsoft a fee.

I'm not sure if I'll laugh or cry a little if they literally just repackaged that same chassis here.

I did love the wedge, so maybe it'll be tears of joy?

 

[SRQrws]

I hope they ship silver or gray in addition to the bright colors. While I think "fun" colors are great for people who want them, there has to be at least a few old farts like me who don't want bright, fun colors for their computer.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Basically, they need a replacement for the $599 MacBook Air M1 Walmart was carrying. This could be their answer.

Still gonna be a tall order to kill $335 Chromebooks. School districts are price sensitive to the penny. Google makes the device management essentially free. With Apple you’re talking about paying a Jamf or Iru or Addigy or Microsoft a fee.

Chromebooks have a lot going for them other than just price. The local public school system here uses them, and can fix about anything that breaks, on the spot. New keyboards, batteries, screens, etc., and the kids usually get the back at the end of the day or the next. Kids are going to be rough on any machine they use.

..and as you said, the device mangement/ecosystem is lightyears ahead of anything Apple offers.

I'm not sure if I'll laugh or cry a little if they literally just repackaged that same chassis here.

I did love the wedge, so maybe it'll be tears of joy?

Agreed on the wedge! I like to sooooo much better than the boxy Air design.

 

[Biro]

While I am personally hoping for an A19 Pro chip and at least 12GB of RAM, I don’t realistically expect either. Whatever this new Mac is, I hope it’s thinner and lighter than the base MacBook Air. If not, I’ll pass on this one. Colors? I don’t care. I’d take silver or dark gray.

 

[sw1tcher]

The low-cost machine is expected to feature a 12.9-inch display, an aluminum chassis, and an iPhone chip, likely the A18 Pro, rather than an M-series processor. It will likely retail for well below $1,000.

If it doesn't sell for well below $1,000, then this will turn into another poor/low volume seller like the original 12-inch MacBook was

 

[MayaUser]

it will sell , the 12" Macbook from the start was an garbage performer with bad battery life even for an light consumer

 

[emulajavi]

The low-cost machine is expected to feature a 12.9-inch display, an aluminum chassis, and an iPhone chip, likely the A18 Pro, rather than an M-series processor.

The M5 is just an A18 Pro X.

Same when iPads had the iPhone processor with an X o Z.

It’s just the same technology with a different marketing name.

Anyway… does anyone believe they are going to release something with the SAME internals than an iPhone 17 Pro… but with a bigger battery + bigger screen + keyboard, the only difference is the absence of 3 cameras, and sell it for a lot less than an iPhone 17 Pro?

 

[macbookj0e]

The colours are nice but I’d still like a “boring” silver or grey option please.

 

[TFrank2]

Sounds like ibook is coming back!

I’d love to see the exact same colors of that era make a return. If true, these are close, but there was something about that era and the translucent body that really made those colors pop

 

[Apple_Robert]

I wonder if this will use the current MBA design, just smaller, or have a new design ahead of the MBP redesign.

Speaking of design, I would like to see the old 12” MB design but, we both know that isn’t going to happen.

 

[Ursadorable]

Truly innovative!

 

[turbineseaplane]

Have we all learned nothing about getting excited with anticipation re: Apple of late?

I'd take a VERY skeptical view on all this until we see what they actually release.

Nearly everything has been underwhelming, if not outright disappointing, of late.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I hope they ship silver or gray in addition to the bright colors. While I think "fun" colors are great for people who want them, there has to be at least a few old farts like me who don't want bright, fun colors for their computer.

It looks like you may have to stick with the MBP model if you want old fart colors.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Have we all learned nothing about getting excited with anticipation re: Apple of late?

I'd take a VERY skeptical view on all this until we see what they actually release.

Nearly everything has been underwhelming, if not outright disappointing, of late.

I am cynical with a 2 finger pinch of optimism for good measure.

 

[darngooddesign]

If it doesn't sell for well below $1,000, then this will turn into another poor/low volume seller like the original 12-inch MacBook was

It will have two notable improvements over the 12” MacBook.

1. Performance and good battery life without throttling, even the M1 Air is still great in these regards for regular computer stuff.
2. It will have MagSafe and 1 USB.

 

[Slix]

I always say this and barely follow through but if they release an orange MacBook I'll buy it even though I have a perfectly good M2 Air now. 😛

 

[Apple_Robert]

It will have two notable improvements over the 12” MacBook.

1. Performance and good battery life without throttling, even the M1 Air is still great in these regards for regular computer stuff.
2. It will have MagSafe and 1 USB.

And 8GB of RAM. Who knows, Apple could also offer an upgrade to 16GB for the higher Apple tax, Ike they did the 12” MB.

 

[anthonymoody]

Depending on size and weight, this thing may be enough to make me switch from "OP laptop" to "OP mini/studio + this thing". After 4 years with my M1 Max MBP it turns out that when I'm on the road I don't really need full compute power.

 

[sw1tcher]

Speaking of design, I would like to see the old 12” MB design but, we both know that isn’t going to happen.

Yeah, no way Apple is going to bring back the butterfly keyboard

 

[macaron35]

Does Tim Cook really want to leave these ugly yellow and pink macbook as a legacy before leaving Apple ??? 😱

 

[Apple_Robert]

Yeah, no way Apple is going to bring back the butterfly keyboard

I didn’t mean the keyboard but definitely the wedge design. I think that can be done without the misery of the butterfly.

 

[jonnysods]

Please be 12 inches - instant buy for me!

 

[Apple_Robert]

Does Tim Cook really want to leave these ugly yellow and pink macbook as a legacy before leaving Apple ??? 😱

I think the colors will sell to the young kids and people like me who like to buck the MR system. Lol

 

[sw1tcher]

Does Tim Cook really want to leave these ugly yellow and pink macbook as a legacy before leaving Apple ??? 😱

It's to distract us from Apple's failed AI efforts and Liquid (gl)Ass

Hey, look! Shiny new hardware.

😂