The new product would be much cheaper than the current Air and Pro models. How is this possible? According to unofficial reports from the website, the cheap MacBook would be made of other, cheaper materials and components. This is supposed to reduce costs.
Apple will reveal a new MacBook? The date has fallen
As we read, such a device could compete with Chromebooks from Google in the education sector. According to sources cited by a foreign portal, the new low-cost Apple company would enter the market in the first half of 2024.
The Chromebook market grew from 13.9 million models in 2019 to 33.5 million in 2021. As MacBook sales decline, the new low-cost model could help the company expand its education market share, especially to provide users with an alternative to entry-level iPad models – points to digitimes.com.
Currently, the cheapest laptop in the Apple offer is the MacBook Air – a 13-inch device with an Apple M1 processor costs PLN 4,556. Meanwhile, we will pay PLN 999 for the cheapest Chromebook – the CB315 model.
Apple will try to conquer the education market? This one belongs to Google and Microsoft
Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, believes that Apple will fight for market share and sooner or later will reveal a new low-cost MacBook. – The education market is a hard nut to crack, because it really belongs to Microsoft – he said in an interview with “”. “Many households have an Apple – you’ll find it everywhere except in classrooms,” he added.
Source: Gazeta
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