That’s exactly what’s happening right now with the new 2025 MacBook Air, released in March. The 256GB version launched at $999 but for Prime Day, Amazon has dropped the price to $849. This is not only the lowest price ever for this model, but it’s also half the price of the least expensive MacBook Pro which starts at $1,699

Rumors out of Asia captured the attention of Apple fans in 2023 with claims that Apple planned to offer a more affordable MacBook

Previous rumors have all contended that the MacBook Pro and Air with M5 chip would arrive later this year, but Apple may have changed its mind.

Apple is rumored to be readying a new low-cost MacBook with an A18 processor that if real, will sell by the millions and further drive market share. Let's talk about what's been rumored.

We won’t see any new MacBook Pro in 2025, according to Bloomberg’s regular Apple leaker Mark Gurman, who says Apple may delay these devices to the first half of 2026. In the last few years, Apple has launched a new MacBook Air in the first few months of the year before offering a new Pro model in the fall.

Apple was meant to release its new M5-based MacBook Pro this year, but new rumors suggest it's delayed, meaning the M6 MacBook won't hit until 2027.