For $699 you will probably get something like a 256 GB SSD without the option to upgrade it on your own. So you will either have to attach an external SSD all of the time or pay a lot of money to get 1 or 2 TB.
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Apple to Sell Low-Cost 12-Inch and 13-inch MacBooks for $700 or Less
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Used to own a gen1 12” MacBook. That thing was great.
If they can get down below 1kg again I’ll buy one for sure.
If they can get down below 1kg again I’ll buy one for sure.
memba when jobs said apple doesnt know how to make cheap laptop?
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If they put an M1 into it and it has a 12" screen for that price (or even slightly higher), taketh me money!
I actually miss the days of the 11.6" netbooks. Yeah, I know, tablets have pretty much taken over the space. But there are times I want something small and light to travel with that also has decent computing power.
I'm guessing this is probably a baseless rumor. But still, one can dream...
I actually miss the days of the 11.6" netbooks. Yeah, I know, tablets have pretty much taken over the space. But there are times I want something small and light to travel with that also has decent computing power.
I'm guessing this is probably a baseless rumor. But still, one can dream...
I would happily buy a 12" over my 13" Air. When I want a bigger screen, I use a monitor.
As for chromebooks, that's all my parents want and use; zero maintenance. My father has an Asus Chromebox, technically, connected to a regular monitor and keyboard, but my mother uses a Chromebook.
Where didn’t say that?
Under Tim Cook, they developed the M1 chip and changed computing.
Why not allow dual boot with our $1000+ smartphones with usb c? 
Apple claims it has the CPU power, GPU power, ram and storage built in.
Apple claims it has the CPU power, GPU power, ram and storage built in.
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amen!
I contemplated over three months between the Air and Gun 10 iPad.
especially when a pencil and keyboard is in the mix!
anyways
a nice $699 MacBook pewter color with 128GB and a A14 chip would entice those googlers
then they would get mad when non- apps wont full work and eat battery life.
Why not allow dual boot with our $1000+ smartphones with usb c?
You claim it has the CPU power, GPU power, ram and storage built in.
My phone is my phone and my computer is my computer. Keep the two separate.
These would be useful for the education market, where low-cost Chromebooks have really eaten into Apple's previous stronghold and where districts are looking for devices that are more substantial than an iPad.
yep, and a device with that chip without any keyboard, display, or a camera costs 600 bucks
Oooh a Mac with A14 CPU, 128GB low speed SSD, 8GB RAM, 1366x768 low quality LCD display & made from a material that's unapologetically plastic! Sounds amazing. Where do we queue up for this?
None of Apple's computers outside of the Mac Pro have an upgradeable SSDs. You'll need to use external storage if you need more space than what you purchased it with.
Apple needs a $500 notebook if they want to take on Google. $700 because there are some high-end Chromebooks isn't going to cut it.
I know there are fans, but a 12in. laptop, particularly a somewhat expensive one (relatively speaking) strikes me as truly absurd. Now an affordable 13in. MacBook could make a killing. A new 13in. with even an M1 chip could make a serious dent in mainstream Windows laptop sales given some people don’t seriously consider a Mac given the price point. But iif one were within reach of their budget, well…
Seriously, for the same price as a current iPad Pro 11 this is doable.
Seriously, for the same price as a current iPad Pro 11 this is doable.
New models?
Nah, they just saved more $ on producing the current lineup so will be increasing 8GB RAM upgrade increments to $100 per GB instead of the $50/GB atrocity they already do.
Or - it'll be optioned right out of sane pricing.
As others have mentioned, unless they're offering 'give it away' level of discounts, can't compete with Chromebooks in the US school system, at least elementary. Pricing is just too wildly different/more than Chromebooks. The theory is right - get kids using Apple devices sooner and they become customers for life.
My wife's K-5 regularly-underfunded elementary does have a small handful of iPads, but we're talking like 1 per 6 students kind of ratios. I think the Chromebook ratios are better, maybe 1:2 so half-ish of a grade level can be using at a time.
Nah, they just saved more $ on producing the current lineup so will be increasing 8GB RAM upgrade increments to $100 per GB instead of the $50/GB atrocity they already do.
Or - it'll be optioned right out of sane pricing.
As others have mentioned, unless they're offering 'give it away' level of discounts, can't compete with Chromebooks in the US school system, at least elementary. Pricing is just too wildly different/more than Chromebooks. The theory is right - get kids using Apple devices sooner and they become customers for life.
My wife's K-5 regularly-underfunded elementary does have a small handful of iPads, but we're talking like 1 per 6 students kind of ratios. I think the Chromebook ratios are better, maybe 1:2 so half-ish of a grade level can be using at a time.
There has always been that one weird old model in the lineup. For the longest time there was a single optical drive model long after everything else switched to dropping it. After that the old Air filled that slot after everything else had Retina displays.
As neat and tidy as getting everything on the latest and greatest may seem, Apple’s probably trying to deliberately spread out across as wide a mix of new and old manufacturing processes as possible so they don’t get bottlenecked when one of the new ones runs into problems.
Because trillions? I'm sure by now they have Market Segmentation Architects.Why not allow dual boot with our $1000+ smartphones with usb c?
You claim it has the CPU power, GPU power, ram and storage built in.
Because that's the go-to model for most businesses that deploy MacBooks. Always has been.