While not quite Apple's most powerful tablet, the ipad air remains the best choice for most customers. Its mix of specs and features close to the iPad Pro level with more accessible pricing has made it one of the Engadget's Top iPad Picks for 2024. If you're considering a new model and don't want to spend a fortune, you can buy the latest iPad Air at Best Buy for a record low price of $450 (usually $600).
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THE iPad Air 2022 features a 10.9-inch screen with True Tone (auto-adjusting display warmth), P3 Wide Color (for vivid, accurate color presentation) and anti-glare coating. Feeding it is the M1 chipwhich places it a generation behind the most expensive ($750 and up) iPad Pro 11 inch. However, the M1 is still more than fast enough for almost anyone's daily tablet use.
The $450 price tag gets you the base model with 64GB of storage. If that's not enough, Best Buy also has the 256GB model discounted to $600 (usually $750). Both storage tiers come in five color options: space gray, starlight, blue, purple, and pink.
iPad Air works with Apple's best tablet accessories, including the second-generation Apple Pencil and the Magic Keyboard, which turns it into a portable laptop-style workstation. It also includes a USB-C port for universal charging and connecting external drives or cameras.
Apple is rumor to launch a new iPad Air model in the coming months, so you might consider waiting if saving money isn't your top priority. But on the other hand, it's almost certainly the best value you'll get from a $450 iPad anytime soon.
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