Will there ever be a cheaper 16" laptop?

[motulist]

I need a 15+ inch screen, but I otherwise would be fine with the MBA level computing power. I just can't stomach paying an extra 1500 dollars just to get a couple extra inches of screen size.

I'm getting pretty desperate for a new laptop. Will there be a cheaper 15+ inch laptop withIn the next year? Two years?

 

[thenewperson]

There have been no rumours on that so far + Apple hasn’t done it before so I wouldn’t bet on it.

 

[senttoschool]

We are discussing here:

An new entry-level Macbook Pro makes no sense

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/05/apple-planning-five-new-macs-for-2022/ We know the 13" M1 Macbook Pro is a dead end. We know the gap between a $1000 Macbook Air and a $2000 Macbook Pro 14" needs to be filled by something. Gurman says it's going to be an entry-level 14" MBP. This makes...

forums.macrumors.com

There have been rumors on a 15" or 16" Macbook Air-like laptop:

Apple Developing Larger 15-Inch MacBook Air

Apple may offer a larger version of the MacBook Air with a 15-inch screen, according to a recent report from well-connected Bloomberg journalist Mark...

www.macrumors.com

 

[Wando64]

Within the next year, your best chance of getting a cheaper 16" laptop is to wait for refurbs to hit the store.

 

[CWallace]

Will there be a cheaper 15+ inch laptop within the next year? Two years?

Apple will not be releasing a "de-contented" 16" MBP with a less-powerful SoC or only 8GB of RAM / 256GB of storage to lower the price.

There are also reports that Apple has cancelled studies of a 15.4" MacBook Air so do not expect a model with a display larger than the current 13.3" model.

So that leaves a third-party sale (Amazon, B&H) that might save you a few hundred on a new base model 16" MBP. You can also go the Apple Refurbished route to save around 15%.

And two-years out, there will be people selling their 2021 models as they move to 2023 so that will likely save you some money.

 

[darngooddesign]

I personally would also like a 16" MBA.

 

[motulist]

Just give us a 15 inch screen on a lower end model. No expensive stuff like a notch, rounded corners, extra ram, faster processor, extra ports, etc. Keep all that stuff off it, just a give us a low end machine with a 15 inch screen.