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Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 17 Pre-Orders

Apple's online store is down ahead of iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro pre-orders, which are expected to be available at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time in the United States.

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"We love that early energy," reads the Apple Store's message when visiting the U.S. website. "Almost ready for you. Pre-order begins at 5:00 a.m. PDT. See you soon." Apple has been doing 5:00 a.m. pre-orders for the last several years instead of the 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time pre-orders that it used to have.

Customers in more than 40 countries and regions, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the UAE, the U.K., and the U.S., will be able to pre-order ‌‌iPhone 17‌‌ models when the store comes back online.

The iPhone 17 will be available in Lavender, Sage, Mist Blue, White, and Black, in 256GB and 512GB storage capacities, while the iPhone Air will be available in Sky Blue, Light Gold, Cloud White, and Space Black, in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities.

The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max come in Silver, Cosmic Orange, and Deep Blue, and are available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options. This year, there's also 2TB storage tier exclusive to the Pro Max.

The ‌‌‌iPhone 17‌‌‌ is priced starting at $799, while the ‌‌‌iPhone Air is priced starting at $999. The ‌‌‌iPhone 17 Pro‌‌‌ is priced starting at $1,099, and the ‌‌‌iPhone 17 Pro‌‌‌ Max is priced starting at $1,199. After pre-orders take place, a launch will follow on Friday, September 19.

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Top Rated Comments

tonie walker Avatar
11 months ago
happy for those preordering!
- sent from my iPhone 14PM Deep Purple 1TB Fully Paid
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
11 months ago
I can’t for the life of me figure out why they need 5 hours to update their store for a few new products. Or why they have to take down their entire store, preventing the ability to buy anything else.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MathersMahmood Avatar
11 months ago

I can’t for the life of me figure out why they need 5 hours to update their store for a few new products. Or why they have to take down their entire store, preventing the ability to buy anything else.
To stop the bots from preordering phones. And also to build excitement.

Shutting the site down also limits the possibility of a DOS.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Marty80 Avatar
11 months ago
Good bye 12 pro max gold, hello 17 pro max orange.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Karlitr0s Avatar
11 months ago
It's funny - If I ever want to see a full-on anti-Apple attitude and people moaning about whatever Apple are releasing next, I won't have to go to an android-oriented site, I'll just come to Macrumors.

Literally every single blog post on this site is followed up with a stream of comments moaning about whatever was posted. I honestly can't understand why a lot of you hang around here.

FWIW I'll be getting a 256gb 17 Pro this year, upgrading from a 13 Pro, and this is the first year I've seen an upgrade worth having. Looking forward to better battery life and a better telephoto camera :)
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
thebellnd Avatar
11 months ago
I've spent all my life waiting for a moment like this.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)