Overview
- Bloomberg reports Apple’s budget notebook, code‑named J700, is in active internal testing and early production with overseas suppliers for a first‑half‑2026 debut.
- To hit a price well under $1,000, the model is expected to use an A‑series iPhone processor and a smaller, lower‑end LCD that sits just below the MacBook Air’s 13.6‑inch size.
- It would be the first consumer Mac to run an iPhone chip, with internal testing said to show performance exceeding the M1 used in recent years.
- The laptop is reportedly aimed at students, businesses and casual users, with an eye to drawing buyers from Chromebooks, entry‑level Windows PCs and some would‑be iPad customers.
- Apple has not confirmed the device, and coverage places the effort within a broader 2026 Mac refresh that includes new M5‑based Macs and a later M6 MacBook Pro.