What Would a Cheap, Apple A18-Powered MacBook Actually Be Good At?

What would a cheap, Apple A18-powered MacBook actually be good at?

Some Apple rumors just don't go away, hanging around in perpetuity either because they reflect things that Apple is actually testing in its labs or because hope springs eternal. A HomePod-like device with a screen? A replacement for the dear, departed 27-inch iMac? Touchscreen MacBooks? The return of TouchID fingerprint scanning via a sensor located beneath a screen? Maybe these things are coming, but they ain't here yet. However, few rumors hav…

What would a cheap, Apple A18-powered MacBook actually be good at? - WorldNL Magazine

Op-ed: A Mac with an iPhone chip inside could be great—for the right audience. The 2018 MacBook Air, which still lives on today as the low-cost M1 MacBook Air. Credit: Valentina Palladino The 2018 MacBook Air, which still lives on today as the low-cost M1 MacBook Air. Credit: Valentina Palladino Some Apple rumors just don't go away, hanging around in perpetuity either because they reflect things that Apple is actually testing in its labs or be…

Upgrade 571: Am I a Legacy Node?

Fueled by charts, we compile our wish list for a new, low-cost Mac laptop. Will it be a recycled M1 Air or something new? And how disappointingly high will the price be? Also, Apple tries to balance product priorities with its internal teams. Go to the podcast page.

Apple Could Launch A Cut-Price MacBook Powered By An iPhone Chip, New Report Claims – Here’s Why That Would Be A Massive Hit

(Image credit: Romancev768) Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on TechRadar. Apple’s MacBook range offers some of the best laptops money can buy, and there’s no doubt that they’re premium offerings across the board. That focus on high-end quality means they don’t come cheap, but there are whispers now that Apple might be about to change its tune. That’s because reputable tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has just floated the idea that Apple…

Hey Apple, keep the iPhone out of my Mac!

Macworld The tech rumor mill almost lost its wind vanes last week when product identifiers for no fewer than 15 new Macs leaked all at once. Apple journalists, normally starved for information during the post-WWDC summer months, were suddenly able to gorge on the entire M5 roadmap, with four M6-based MacBook Pro models thrown in for good measure… plus a little surprise that doesn’t involve an M-class processor at all. Labeled J700, the wild-car…