Apple Low Cost MacBook A18 Chip Launch Soon A18 Chip Expected Rivals Affordable Windows Laptops

Apple may soon make a major change in its laptop portfolio. The company is preparing to launch a new low cost MacBook, which will give direct competition to Windows laptops in terms of price. Till now, Apple’s MacBooks have been considered limited to the premium segment, where the starting price of MacBook Air is around $899. At this price, users get an aluminum unibody design, long battery life, and enough performance for everyday tasks like photo and video editing.

MirrorDaily’s Report According to this, Apple is now working on an entry level MacBook to fill this gap, in which the company’s A18 Pro chipset can be given. This is the same processor that has been used in the iPhone 16 Pro series. The report claims that the price of this new MacBook can be between 699 to 799 dollars.

Talking about performance, the report says that the power of the A18 Pro chip is considered to be around that of Apple’s first in-house laptop processor M1. This means that this new Entry level MacBook It will be able to handle tasks like word processing, web browsing, video streaming, photo editing and basic video editing with ease. Along with this, Apple’s signature long battery life is also expected to be available in this model, which can be better than the existing Windows laptops.

Something about design and display too informations Have come forward. According to the report, this MacBook can have a 12.9 inch display and it can be launched in many color options, like pink and pale yellow. Even though it uses a mobile class processor, Apple is confident that the combination of performance and battery life can make this laptop a massive seller.

It has been claimed in sales and production related information that Apple can order 50 to 80 lakh laptops with A18 Pro chip in the next one year. Last year, Apple shipped about 22 million laptops, which was about 25 percent more than in 2024. In such a situation, this new entry level model can account for 22 to 36 percent of the total MacBook sales. According to the supply chain, the main supplier of this model will be Quanta Computer, which can initially get orders for around 23 lakh units. Apart from this, Foxconn can also participate in this production in collaboration with Quanta.