Low-Price 12.9-Inch MacBook With A18 Pro Chip Reportedly Launching Early This Year

Apple plans to present a 12.9-inch MacBook successful outpouring 2026, according to TrendForce.


In a press release this week, the Taiwanese probe steadfast said this MacBook volition beryllium aimed astatine the entry-level to mid-range market, with "competitive pricing."

TrendForce did not stock immoderate further details astir this MacBook, but the accusation that it shared lines up with several rumors astir a much affordable MacBook, which is expected to beryllium equipped with a mentation of the iPhone 16 Pro's A18 Pro chip. Apple is expected to merchandise the laptop by March oregon April of this year.

In the U.S., the entry-level MacBook is expected to person a starting terms betwixt $599 and $899, with $699 oregon $799 being astir likely. It would slot successful beneath the MacBook Air, which starts astatine $999 (but is often connected merchantability connected Amazon for arsenic debased arsenic $749).

A18 Pro specs see a 6-core CPU, a 6-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. The chip's show is akin to the M1 chip, truthful this caller MacBook could efficaciously beryllium a replacement for the aged MacBook Air with the M1 chip, which Apple inactive sells done Walmart for $599 and even arsenic debased arsenic $549 during a caller Black Friday sale.

With an A18 Pro chip, this MacBook mightiness person lone 8GB of RAM, whereas each existent MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models commencement with astatine slightest 16GB of RAM. The spot besides lacks Thunderbolt support, truthful the caller MacBook would apt beryllium equipped with regular USB-C ports, with slower information transportation speeds and outer show limitations.

Apple proviso concatenation expert Ming-Chi Kuo was archetypal to uncover that Apple is allegedly planning a much affordable MacBook. In June, helium said the laptop volition person astir a 13-inch display, and the A18 Pro chip. Kuo said imaginable colour options see silver, blue, pink, and yellow, truthful it could travel successful agleam colors similar the iMac.

Taiwanese proviso concatenation work DigiTimes aboriginal exclusively reported that this MacBook will beryllium equipped with a 12.9-inch display similar immoderate existent oregon past iPad Air and iPad Pro models, whereas the MacBook Air has a somewhat larger 13.6-inch display.

TrendForce appears to beryllium siding with the 12.9-inch show size.

The lower-cost MacBook could person a batch successful communal with the discontinued 12-inch MacBook, including an ultra-thin and lightweight design. Hopefully, it is announced wrong the adjacent fewer months, pursuing endless rumors from respective sources.
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