Apple is preparing to launch a new, low cost laptop – with a familiar chip inside of it, according to a new report.

The computer would be Apple’s first firmly low-cost laptop, aimed at competing with other computers such as Google’s Chromebooks and cheap PC notebooks, according to a report from Bloomberg.

Those computers are popular in settings such as education, where schools need to buy multiple computers cheaply for relatively non-intensive tasks. The new Apple laptop will be focused on allowing users to easily browse the web or work on documents, for instance.

Apple is already testing the computer at its headquarters and production is beginning, according to the Bloomberg report. It could be ready to launch in the first half of next year.

Apple plans to enter the low-end market

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