Source: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222556/apple-planning-500-macbook

Speculation is mounting that Apple plans to enter the £500 laptop fray with a MacBook sporting a 13in screen.

Gene Munster, an analyst at investment bank Piper Jaffray, told Apple Insider that the move is part of an overall strategy to cut gross margin to 31.5 per cent for the current quarter and down to 30 per cent for 2009.

“We believe there is an 80 per cent chance Apple will introduce redesigned MacBooks and possibly new MacBook Pros at lower price points,” he said.

Woaa, might be the one thing that will really start to push Apple in to a lot more homes. More often then not Apple products are considered a niche or too expensive. If they dive into the 500 range it will definately help them target a lot more people. This will be interesting to see