Apple is working on a low-cost Mac laptop powered by an iPhone chip that it plans to launch in the first half of 2026, according to Bloomberg. The laptop will also have a “a lower-end LCD display†and a screen size that’s “slightly below†the 13.6-inch screen on the current MacBook Air. The laptop will be sold for “well under $1,000,†Bloomberg reports, and the laptop’s price will “fall in a similar range†as the approximately $600 cost for an entry-level iPad and a Magic Keyboard Folio.
So far, laptops with Apple Silicon have used M-series chips. But Apple’s tests have found that the iPhone chip “can perform better than the Mac-optimized M1 used in laptops as recently as a few years ago,†Bloomberg says. The new laptop will have an “entirely new design†and will be aimed at more casual users, students, and businesses.
Earlier this year, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo similarly reported that Apple was developing a more affordable MacBook with an A-series chip. Kuo said that the laptop would be powered by the A18 Pro chip found in the iPhone 16 Pro lineup and would come in a range of colors including silver, blue, pink, and yellow.
The company has also “finished work†on a MacBook Air powered by its recently-introduced M5 chip that it plans to release early next year, Bloomberg reports. MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and M5 Max are in the works, too.
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