Macbook 12" that uses iPhone chip?

[dgdosen]

Apple might not want this market, but I can see an ARM Windows/Linux laptop in this space... Say Lenovo or Dell uses the latest Snapdragon chip and puts it in a chassis very similar to the latest Macbook. Make it full-size-keyboard width and very light. Bonus points for an OLED screen.

Call it a reimagined Netbook?

I'm sure Apple will bring back back something like the MacBook with an M chip. I don't think Apple would ever introduce it as a sub $1K machine. First they'd they'd sell it at a premium to milk the users that really want one (I'd buy one), then discount it as a new generation of chips comes out and they start discounting through outlets like Costco.

 

[leman]

Apple might not want this market, but I can see an ARM Windows/Linux laptop in this space... Say Lenovo or Dell uses the latest Snapdragon chip and puts it in a chassis very similar to the latest Macbook. Make it full-size-keyboard width and very light. Bonus points for an OLED screen.

You can already get an Alder Lake i3-class with OLED at this price point though. ARM will have difficulty getting into this market because of software issues.

 

[Joe Dohn]

You can already get an Alder Lake i3-class with OLED at this price point though. ARM will have difficulty getting into this market because of software issues.

Ironically, the one doing the most for ARM to advance in this realm is Microsoft itself. While not perfect, their x86-ARM translation layer is impressive.

 

[leman]

Ironically, the one doing the most for ARM to advance in this realm is Microsoft itself. While not perfect, their x86-ARM translation layer is impressive.

Oh, absolutely, and I expect the first strong contenders to be in the premium business notebook space, where users want performance but are unwilling to sacrifice the efficient operation/battery life. Then again, given the rumours that Nuvia chips don't offer dynamic frequency scaling it doesn't sound like they are going to compete in that domain any time soon.

 

[MacPoulet]

$699 is not possible. Again, it'd cost more to make a 12" Macbook than a 13" Macbook Air due to smaller component requirements.

I'm with you. I think Apple should release an inexpensive, sub $900 Macbook.

I've advocated for a $750 Macbook SE based on the 13" M1 MacBook Air chassis since 2020. Check my post history. Now that inflation is so high, I think a Macbook SE for $850 - $899 is more reasonable in 2023 and beyond.

Heck, they could do a polycarbonate case like the old MacBooks and target them to education users. I’d buy one of those for my kid in a heartbeat. The iPad isn’t a great device for K-12 and a lot of schools now buy chromebooks, which is a shame as those kids are future buyers.