Apple prepares its first budget MacBook with an iPhone chip, an affordable laptop priced under $1,000 that aims to challenge Chromebooks.

Apple is preparing to enter the low-cost laptop market for the first time, developing a budget Mac aimed at luring away customers from Chromebooks and entry-level Windows PCs. Bloomberg News: The new device -- designed for students, businesses and casual users -- will target people who primarily bro...

Apple is preparing to launch a budget Mac in the first half of next year, entering the low-cost laptop market for the first time, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The device, aimed to lure customers away from Google's Chromebooks and entry-level Windows PCs, is made for students, businesses and casual us

Watch out, Chromebooks?

Apple's next MacBook could be a budget model to compete with mid-range Windows laptops (and high-end Chromebooks)