Kuo said he expected the affordable MacBook to enter mass production in late Q4 of 2025 or early Q1 of 2026, putting it slightly ahead of the rumored M5 and M6 MacBooks in terms of potential availability. If any of these leaks pan out, next year will be a major one for fans of Apple's laptops.

The site reported, based on anonymous “supply chain sources,” that there’s a 12.9-inch MacBook in the works that could hit the scene this year. Better yet, it will cost between $600 and $700. The reason it will go for close to $400 under the current MacBook Air M4 is because it will use one of Apple’s A-series mobile chips,

Apple is developing a budget-friendly MacBook that could shake up the low-end laptop market with a starting price as low as $599, according to