Apple may soon be launching their very first sub-$1000 laptop, and embarking on a new path to appeal to a broader range of consumers. According to a source at Inquisitr.com, some Apple retailers in the US have been given price lists for a new Apple laptop line, and one of the surprising features on the list is an $800 laptop.

According to their source, the stores were given price sheets with 12 price points for the new range. Prices on the list range from $800 to $3100. Currently the cheapest Apple laptop configuration, MacBooks, starts at $1099. The current line of laptops also only has 8 price points - 3 MacBooks, 3 MacBook Pros, and 2 MacBook Airs.

The source went on to say that the retailers usually get the price lists 10 days before products are launched. Specs are not included in the price sheets, so at this point there is no way to know whether Apple is launching a new ultra-portable laptop or something a little more low-end, or if they're just restructuring prices to compete in today's worsening economic conditions.