Apple has tested a number of playful color options for its upcoming budget MacBook that go well beyond the muted tones available on its current line of laptops. Bloombergis Mark Gurman.
In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says the colors tested so far include light yellow, light green, blue, pink, classic silver and dark gray, though he says it’s unlikely they’ll all ship. This palette would make the budget MacBook the most colorful laptop Apple has offered since the polycarbonate MacBook era that ran from 2006 to 2010.
As previously reported by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the budget machine will sell for significantly less than $1,000 and will be powered by an iPhone chip — potentially the A18 Pro — rather than an M-series processor. According to Gurman, it will have a display measuring just under 13 inches and an aluminum chassis, built using a new, faster manufacturing process that Apple has developed to cut costs.
Apple is targeting the MacBook at students and business users and is reportedly preparing to launch as early as March.
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