It’s never too late to get that budding student in your life a back-to-school gift that can help with their studies. An iPad can be useful for note-taking and writing papers (especially those with keyboard attachments), doing research and not streaming the new TV during class.
So if you’ve been thinking about a back-to-school gift or just want to treat yourself to one of Apple’s iPads, you’ll be happy to know that the iPad Air is currently on sale. The 128GB storage is available in purple, space gray and starlight for $720. That’s a $79 discount, almost a record low. Be sure to clip the coupon to Amazon before going to checkout to get the full discount.
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The M2 iPad Air 13-inch is down to $720, which is close to its lowest price.
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The 11-inch M2 iPad Air is also on sale. It is in gray space, starlight and blue colors.
The latest version of the iPad Air is our pick for the best iPad for most people. Sure, it’s more expensive than the basic iPad, but it’s more powerful. Aside from the real estate of the screen, the main difference between the two sizes of iPad Air is that the 13-inch variant has a brighter display (600 nits vs 500 nits). Although the fully laminated display is an improvement from the previous iPad Air, the refresh rate is 60Hz, so it doesn’t look as smooth as the iPad Pro’s 120Hz OLED panel.
It can handle basic tasks like web browsing and video streaming with ease, thanks to its M2 chipset and 8GB of RAM. The hardware can handle the most demanding tasks as well – it can run high-end games like as well as . The tablet is also compatible with Apple Intelligence, a framework of AI tools that .
On top of all that, the M2 iPad Air should last up to 10 hours or more on a single charge. It has a USB-C port for charging and peripherals, while a fingerprint scanner for Touch ID is built into the power button.
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