Apple may be expanding its efforts towards a budget MacBook notebook, as an internal Apple debug kit that was recently discovered noted that the company has tested a MacBook powered by an A15 chip. This appears alongside a separate A18 Pro-based MacBook that appears to be closer to a shippable product.
The kit document was accidentally released on the Apple website earlier this year, with Apple quickly pulling the information after leaks began to surface from its publication.
Within the document itself is a line that explicitly describes an unreleased MacBook configuration running an A15 chip. The row appears under a project label “mac14p” on a platform labeled H14P. It’s speculated that this A15 MacBook corresponds to the codename “J267.”
The same dataset also includes a separate MacBook entry tied to the A18 Pro. It has the identifier J700 and is described as using an A18 Pro chip with a “Sunrise” wireless subsystem attributed to MediaTek. Between the A15 and the A18 Pro test configuration, the A18 Pro MacBook entry reads as a more defined product configuration, as it includes a specific internal codename and accompanying subsystem details.
It seems unlikely that Apple would release a Mac powered by the A15 Bionic chip in 2026, as the A15 Bionic chip debuted in 2021, and the A18 Pro chip would be markedly more capable, future-proof, and in-step with the company’s current selection of chips.
Still, this helps shore up rumors of Apple working on a low-cost MacBook powered by an iPhone chip. Other rumors as to the forthcoming notebook cite a 13-inch display, and silver, blue, pink, and yellow color options.
Stay tuned for additioknal details as they become available.
Via MacRumors
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