That’s exactly what’s happening right now with the new 2025 MacBook Air, released in March. The 256GB version launched at $999 but for Prime Day, Amazon has dropped the price to $849. This is not only the lowest price ever for this model, but it’s also half the price of the least expensive MacBook Pro which starts at $1,699

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We won’t see any new MacBook Pro in 2025, according to Bloomberg’s regular Apple leaker Mark Gurman, who says Apple may delay these devices to the first half of 2026. In the last few years, Apple has launched a new MacBook Air in the first few months of the year before offering a new Pro model in the fall.

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Of note, the four colors mirror those available with the MacBook Air, which comes in Midnight (black), Starlight (gold), silver, and sky blue. It makes sense that an iPhone Air model would align with the same options. Plus, black, silver, and gold are the most common iPhone colors.

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