Budget-friendly Chromebooks and Windows PCs could have an Apple competitor next year. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is reporting that the Cupertino company is developing a less expensive Mac aimed at more casual users, students and businesses.

According to Gurman, the new laptop will be meant for browsing the web, document work, and some light media editing.

Apple may also be going after Chromebooks, as well as people who might buy an iPad but would prefer a traditional laptop experience. The iPad Pro M5 may nearly be a laptop replacement, but at $999 it also costs as much as a laptop before you add in accessories like a Magic Keyboard.

This new wallet-friendly Mac is supposed to launch in the first half of 2026 and cost "well under" $1,000 by using less powerful components like an iPhone pro

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