Ultra-light MacBook with Apple chip is reportedly coming this year

Apple is putting its new ARM-based chips to good use.

According to a report by The China Times (via MacRumors), Apple is planning to launch a 12-inch MacBook powered by its new A14X chip near year's end.

The report, which cites sources from Apple's supply chain, claims the device will have a USB-C slot (no surprise there) and weigh less than one kilogram, which is made possible by the low-power ARM-based processor. It will have a battery life of 15-20 hours.

This same chip will be used in the next generation iPad Pro, the report claims.

Apple's transition from Intel chips to Apple-branded, ARM-based silicon was made public during this year's WWDC conference in June. Apple said the first Mac to include the new chip should ship before the end of 2020, but hasn't provided any other details. Read more...

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