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

It will feature Apple's A18 Pro processor, the same chip powering the iPhone 16 Pro, and offer color options including pink, blue and yellow. The timing looks the same, too, with mass production to begin by the end of this year and shipments to start in early 2026.

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,