- Apple’s affordable macbook has been rumored again
- This time they tell us that the price could be as cheap as $ 599
- The apparent idea is that Apple ‘shake the notebook market’ and also compensate for any price increase for MacBook air (caused by inflation)
Apple’s affordable macbook, which was recently rumored that it was in process, is again the object of talk in the vine, and this time we have heard that it could have a price as cheap as $ 599.
Wccftech marked a publication by Leaker Jukan in X (see below), which transmits a digitime report that takes advantage of the sources in the supply chain in Asia, spilling new information about said MacBook.
Report: Exclusive: According to reports, Apple prepares US $ 599 MacBook to capture the laptop market more is preparing to shake the notebook market with an ultra -low cost macbook, according to supply chain sources. Some components are expected to enter mass production by … pic.twitter.com/UTIC94KJSBAugust 11, 2025
We are told that the MacBook will have a price between $ 599 and $ 699 in the US, and some components will be made in the third quarter of this year, potentially more or less immediately, ahead of the notebooks that join at the end of 2025.
This is ahead of a rumored launch in (principles) 2026, although this new report even mentions the possibility of a commercial launch at the end of 2025, but that does not seem to me (unless it refers to an initial revelation, perhaps).
As we have told ourselves, one of the main ways in which Apple will maintain the price of this supposed downward macbook is through the use of an iPhone chip as a processor. Digitimes reminds us that the CPU is supposedly the A18 Pro, and the laptop will be a compact matter, smaller than the MacBook Air, in fact, with a 12.9 -inch screen.
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The report makes it clear that Apple intends to “shake the book of the notebook” with this “ultra -low cost macbook”, and if the price lands as low as $ 599, that will be a seismic change in terms of the portable computer panorama.
Obviously, keep in mind that this is only a rumor, and consider that the price we have is a range ($ 599 to $ 699), indicating that Apple has not yet decided itself, which is undoubtedly the case. If this affordable macbook is happening in the first place, although since we are listening to it once again, that seems a bit more likely. If rumors about the production of Q3 components are correct, there is likely that there is much more spill based on the supply chain in the near future to support all this.
Digitimes makes it clear that the education sector – and Chromebooks: They are not the objective of this theoretical macbook, and rather, it is the broader market, with Apple that seeks to compensate the MacBook air potentially uploading in price (due to inflation) with this cheapest offer.
With Mac sales suffering notable bamboles last year, Apple is surely looking to ensure that the trend does not resurface, and instead, the company will want to keep the tide turning. (Apple’s third fiscal quarter saw a change in Mac sales, although that compared to weak sales in the same quarter of 2024).
Whatever the reason for Apple produces this low -cost MacBook, if it really has a price of $ 599, it will be a seriously tempting product. In fact, such a laptop I could tempt me to finally buy a macOS device, something that I have reflected in recent times, despite the life of buying PC and laptops from Windows.
It is that or an entrance level mac mini, but so far, the cost of MacBooks has discouraged me, frankly, although perhaps next year, that will change. I am anxious to turn the computer world of Apple, if the price is correct, taking into account that a MSRP of $ 599 will lead to some very attractive discounts on sales (or even with refurbus).
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