Appleās M1 iPad Air has dropped to a new low price of $399, just as the latest model prepares to hit store shelves. This sale is from Amazon and it doesnāt include every color, though both blue and purple are covered by this steep discount. The other colors are also on sale, but the deals arenāt quite as spicy. Amazonās sale is for the base 64GB model.
This device tops our list of the best iPads, though thatās likely to change once the new models enter the chat. No matter what happens with our list in the future, however, this is still a powerful and highly capable tablet with plenty of bells and whistles. We love the gorgeous screen, which is a serious step up from the bottom rung 10th-gen iPad. This one also gets you a more powerful chip.
We also enjoyed the form factor. Itās called the iPad Air and it shows. This is a lighter-than-average tablet thatās easy to hold and maneuver, even for long periods of time. The M1 chip is powerful enough to handle just about any app or game you throw at it and the 10.9-inch display is bright, sharp and accurate. Itās pretty much the Platonic ideal of a tablet. We even called it āthe closest to being universally appealing and the best iPad for most people.ā
Thereās no Face ID, which isnāt a huge deal by my estimation as tablets are harder than phones to wrangle into that sweet spot for a quick facial scan. The 64GB of available storage is also on the smaller side, making this device more of a content consumption machine than anything else. The only major downside is that the new iPad Air is a hair better in just about every aspect, though itās also at least $200 more expensive.
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