Apple will announce a lower-cost iPad at its event in Chicago next week ... which would likely replace the MacBook Air. However, that laptop will not be ready in time for next week's event, according to the report. Apple's event in Chicago kicks off ... ( read original story ...)
Best Buy Debuts New Apple Sale: Get Up to $300 Off MacBook Air & $100 Off iPad mini 4
1.4 GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive - $399.99, down from $499.99 2.6 GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive - $599.99, down from $699.99 Those interested can head to Best Buy to make their purchases before the MacBook Air and iPad mini sale expires this Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Apple may unveil a new 9.7-inch iPad with Pencil support on March 27
Apple currently supports Pencil on its 9.7-inch, 10.5-inch and the 12.9-inch iPad models, some of which are more expensive than the current MacBook Air and are touted as viable laptop replacements. The new iPads Apple is expected to launch are supposed to ... ( read original story ...)
More Details Emerge About Apple’s Education Event
Then there was the rumored update and price cut to the MacBook Air, as well ... Now, well known Apple prognosticator Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has predicted that the iPad being unveiled will have Pencil compatibility. Well, sort of. ( read original story ...)
Apple wants to make iPads cheaper. Here’s how that might happen
Lowering the entry price for iPads could help win some of that market share, and Apple is already moving in this direction. Last year's iPad price cut -- where the 2017 iPad at $329 replaced the iPad Air 2 at $499 -- was the prime driver that finally ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Tries to Win Back Students and Teachers With Low-Cost iPad
The MacBook Air, introduced about a decade ago, hasn’t seen a major change since 2010, the same year the iPad came out. Although the laptop is popular with college students, it has languished as Apple focuses on more expensive Macs. Rival laptops have ... ( read original story ...)
Budget MacBook Air reportedly not ready for Apple’s ‘Field Trip’ event
Gurman also confirms an earlier report from Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple is working on a new lower-cost MacBook Air, though he says that model probably won’t be available to release at this event. Both the MacBook Air and the iPad were originally launched in ... ( read original story ...)