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Apple didn't raise the price of its budget iPhone and iPad Air — but it is increasing its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro prices by at least $100.

The 15-inch M4 MacBook Air with 256GB storage is down to $999 (originally $1,199). This MacBook Air has 16GB of RAM, 12 MP camera, Touch ID, and a Liquid Retina display.

This week’s Apple headlines: the iPhone 17e, the MacBook Neo, the MacBook Air M5, the MacBook Pro M5 Pro and M5 Max, the iPad Air and the Studio Display XDR, and

Amazon is making room for M5 MacBook Air inventory by clearing out M4 models, with the 13-inch laptop with 24GB of RAM and 512GB of storage now $300 off.

The iPad Air with M4 chip will be available for preorder on Wednesday, March 4 at 6:15 a.m. PT. Apple has already updated the iPad Air's listing in the Apple Store to reflect the new model.

It's Apple pre-order week, and we're already tracking solid discounts across every new product that was announced this week. This includes free Best Buy gift cards when ordering the new MacBook Neo, Air,