If you were hoping to snag a new MacBook with a comparatively smaller display for around $700, you might not have that much longer to wait.
According to a rumor out of Korea on the news aggregator account, “yeux1122” on the Naver blog, supply chain sources have “consistently” seen evidence that Apple has low-cost MacBooks in two different sizes in ongoing development.
The sizes seem to center around 12-inch and 13-inch displays with a roughly $700 price point or less, and while the account’s sources suggest that Apple has yet to fully commit to mass-producing the low-cost Macs, they are “more likely than ever” to make it to market given a sharp fall in iPad and MacBook sales.
The rumor also follows up a prediction by noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who this week claimed that Apple is considering launching a low-cost MacBook series next year to boost ailing MacBook shipments, with a target of 8-10+ million units per year.
The Naver blog account has a mixed track record for forecasting Apple’s plans, but some of its claims last year proved significant. In March 2022 it accurately revealed some details about the third-generation iPhone SE ahead of Apple launching the model. In October of the same year it also accurately predicted that Apple would delay the release of new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models until early 2023.
As always, time will tell.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors and blog.naver.com