1TB M4 MacBook Air, Apple Solo Loop, Ocean Band, more 9to5Mac

Alongside the ongoing $100 price drop on the 512GB M4 Mac mini, today we spotted a rare deal on the 24GB M4 MacBook Air with the upgraded 1TB SSD at $200 off the list price. From there we move over to some official Apple Watch band deals – the Solo/Braided Loop bands start from just $15 today and we have a rare savings opportunity on the official all-black Apple Ocean Band at 20% off. Those offers join a host of charging and accessory offers, some discounts on M4 iPad Pro, and more.

Rare deal has Apple’s 13-inch M4 MacBook Air with 24GB RAM/1TB SSD down at $1,399 ($200 off), more from $849

Amazon officially carries just about all of the most popular configurations for just about all of the latest Apple releases, save for brand new iPhones of course. But B&H is stepping in this morning with a notable $200 price drop on an upgraded M4 MacBook Air configuration you won’t find on Amazon – the 13-inch Midnight with 24GB of RAM and the upgraded 1TB of internal storage.

Over at Amazon this model is only available in the 24GB/512GB storage setup, and it is currently on sale for $1,249 in all four colors for $150 in savings off the $1,399 list price. However, if you configure this same M4 MacBook Air on the Apple site with 24GB of RAM and upgraded 1TB of storage you’ll notice the total jumps to $1,599.

Over at B&H right now, as part of its MacBook Air sale event, you’ll find this 13-inch M4 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM and the 1TB storage setup on sale for $1,399 shipped. That’s $200 off the list price and the lowest price we can find online.

Now clearly the upgraded 1TB setup isn’t for everyone, but this is a $200 price drop and among the best deals we have tracked on any MacBook Air carrying Apple’s latest M4 chip. At this point, especially considering you can land just about every model at $150 off starting from $849 at Amazon, anything in the $200 off range is particularly notable. We have seen some select configs in this range at Amazon over the last month or so, but they are typically quite short-lived offers.

Here’s a rare chance to save some cash on the official all-black Apple Ocean Band at 20% off

Deals on the latest and official Apple Watch Ultra 2 bands that released last fall have all but dried up completely. There was a time when we saw regular 14% price drops down to $86 on the usually $99 Alpine and Trail Loops, but the latest Ocean Bands are almost never on sale and even less so on the all-black model. That’s why today’s “excellent” condition open-box offer deserves some attention. Details below.

Apple unleashed a collection of new band colors last fall to match the latest satin black titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2. One of those straps was the all-black Ocean Band – this model has never been on sale at Amazon and is rarely even seen with even a slight discount.

That said, Best Buy is now offering the regular $99 model down at $78.99 shipped in “excellent” condition with the same 1-year Apple warranty you would get paying full price at the Apple Store.

• Works and looks like new.
• Includes all original parts, packaging and accessories (or suitable replacement).

Again, it might seem like a lot to pay for an open-box unit, but we are talking about one of the most premium official Apple Watch Ultra 2 bands that is basically never on sale here. If you are looking to add the blacked-out Ocean to your strap collection, this is one of the best opportunities we have seen yet.

Official Apple Watch Solo/Braided Loop bands on sale again, deals from just $15 (Various colors, Reg. up to $99)

Woot has now launched another sale event featuring the official Apple Watch Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop bands. You’ll now find another wide selection of color options on both models starting down at just $14.99 and $29.99, respectively, with free shipping for Prime members (a $6 delivery fee will apply otherwise). These official Apple bands carried list prices at $49 and $99, and are now once again seeing some giant prices drops at up to 70% less than that.

Much like last go around, you’ll find various collection of colors for both band styles waiting on this landing page. From more natural tones, grays, and black treatments right through to vibrant green, blue, orange, yellow, red, and more, there appears to be some additional sizes options available on many of them (but you’ll want to get in there as soon as possible to ensure your favorite colors and sizes don’t completely sell out on you).

At this point, we have tracked a number of opportunities to score deals on these models at Woot, some not quite as deep as today’s and some with extra bonus coupon codes for less. But you are looking at some of the best prices ever, landing within a few bucks of the lowest we have tracked.

There was also a mystery box offer of sorts on these previously where you could score 3 for $20 or 2 for $30 – but just keep in mind it was a mystery multi-pack so you had no choice of the colors you received with that offer.

Either way, this is an affordable way to score some new vibes for your summer wearable setup as there are options for all Apple Watch sizes available in the sale.

Amazon just knocked $160 off the list price on Apple’s 1TB 11-inch M4 iPad Pro

While we recently tracked a major price drop on the 2TB model, today Amazon has knocked the 1TB 11-inch M4 iPad Pro down to $1,439 shipped in Space Black. This is a regularly $1,599 configuration seeing a solid $160 price drop, landing roughly $60 under the most readily available deal price we have been tracking across 2025 at Amazon.

While we did see a brief dip to $1,399, that deal only lasted for about half a day back in late April. Today’s deal is on par with the lowest we have tracked on Amazon in 2025 otherwise.

Deals on the M4 iPad Pro lineup have been harder to come by this year in any official capacity. We did see a number of opportunities to score $100 and even $150 price drops across the entire lineup of storage capacities in 2024, but lineup-wide price drops have more scarce this year.

Today’s $160 price drop on the 1TB 11-inch model is the lowest price we can find online right now. Best Buy is still charging the full $1,599 and the open-box listings we can find available there right now are the “fair” condition units starting from $1,352.

Clearly a $1,400+ iPad isn’t exactly the kind of thing everyone is looking for, but if you are on the hunt for a proper tablet-based workstation, and perhaps even something that can replace a MacBook setup in an even more portable way, today’s deal is a notable one.

But if you’re in the market for a far more affordable iPad solution, scope out some of the deals we have spotted recently on the iPad Air lineup – Apple’s latest 512GB M3 iPad Air now $100 off again, but M2 models are up $400 off from $599.

Today’s accessories and charging deals:

Apple’s mid-range 512GB M4 Mac mini is $100 off again at Amazon, now $699 shipped

Stock is seemingly running low (or completely gone) on select M4 Mac mini configurations at Amazon. While we are still tracking the $150 price drop on the more pricey 24GB model down at $849 via B&H, Amazon has, at least for now, brought back the $100 price drop on the upgraded 16GB model with the 512GB SSD at $699 shipped.

Regularly $799, this model takes the entry-level setup and doubles the internal storage to 512GB. Now $100 off at $699 shipped with what appears to be limited stock, you can once again land one within $10 of the 2025 low.

This particular configuration still clearly comes in at well above the base model’s $599 list and $499 or less deal prices we have tracked, but at this point the 256GB of internal storage is starting to become a bit a pain point (or just simply not enough) for many users, leaving the deal we are featuring here today as the least pricey option in the M4 mini lineup with a manageable amount of internal storage. You can of course always just use external storage, but if you ask me, that can be a bit of hassle when it comes to installing larger apps and the assets libraries they can sometimes come along with.

Either way though, if you do have your eye on the mid-range 512GB model, the $100 price drop has returned once again today. It does not appear as though it is going to last for very long, but you can scoop one up now if you’re quick.

Now even lower: Apple’s Desert Titanium 256GB iPhone 16 Pro hits new Amazon low at $908 (Renewed Premium), more up to $349 off

The Amazon Renewed Premium program is now offering its lowest price to date on the mid-range 256GB iPhone 16 Pro in the golden Desert Titanium colorway down at $908 shipped. This is an unlocked unit that carries a $1,099 list price at Apple seeing a solid $127 price drop to deliver the lowest price we have tracked on this configuration at Amazon.

While we have seen the white 256GB model in Amazon Renewed Premium condition go for $11 less than this, today’s offer on the Desert Titanium is a new Amazon all-time low. You’ll find the lowest pricing we can find straight from Amazon on each storage capacity below, but the 1TB black model at $400 off – the deepest deal we have tracked to date – has now gone out of stock and is only available from less than desirable third-party sellers.

iPhone 17, or whatever it might be called, is going to land in September by all accounts, but it took nearly half way into 2025 to start seeing notable renewed offers on iPhone 16 Pro via Amazon and that will likely be the case for the new models as well. We certainly wouldn’t blame folks for holding off until September before scoring a new iPhone, but if you’re looking to save some cash on an unlocked unit, these Amazon Renewed Premium options that deliver a higher-quality renewed handset are one of the best ways to do so.

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