{"id":53385,"date":"2025-08-08T01:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T01:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/53385\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T01:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T01:45:07","slug":"the-latest-ipad-air-is-cheaper-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/53385\/","title":{"rendered":"The latest iPad Air is cheaper than ever\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Laptops are great, but sometimes it\u2019s simply just more convenient to use a tablet like the iPad Air. The Air\u2019s easier to carry, after all, and still powerful enough to handle everything from streaming to taking notes and reading. And right now, the latest version of the Air is down to a new low price. The M3-powered 11-inch iPad Air with 128GB tablet is available for $449 ($150 off) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DZ74YQ1V?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbuy.7tiv.net\/c\/482924\/614286\/10014?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-11-inch-ipad-air-m3-chip-built-for-apple-intelligence-wi-fi-128gb-space-gray%2F6578280.p%3FskuId%3D6578280%26irclickid%3D1ngXNix1oxycUYK11Bwh9QfKUkpxLkQlQ2yxU00%26irgwc%3D1%26ref%3D198%26loc%3DVox%2520Media%26acampID%3D0%26mpid%3D482924%26affgroup%3D%2522Content%2522%252C%2522Howl%2520Migrated%2520Partners%2522%252C%2522May%2520Contract%2520Change%2522%252C%2522Partners%2520to%2520Keep%2522%252C%2522Roku%2520AO%2520-%2520ROP%2522%252C%2522Temp%25200%2525%2522\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best Buy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/goto.target.com\/c\/482924\/81938\/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fapple-ipad-air-m3-wi-fi%2F-%2FA-94651514%3Fpreselect%3D91122026%23lnk%3Dsametab\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Target<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/goto.walmart.com\/c\/482924\/565706\/9383?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2F2025-Apple-11-inch-iPad-Air-M3-Built-for-Apple-Intelligence-Wi-Fi-128GB-Space-Gray%2F15450254481%3Fwmlspartner%3Dwlpa%26selectedSellerId%3D0%26wmlspartner%3Dwlpa%26cn%3DFY25-ENTP-PMAX_cnv_dps_dsn_dis_ad_entp_e_n%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds%26adid%3D2222222229715450254481_0000000000_21407473164%26wl0%3D%26wl1%3Dx%26wl2%3Dc%26wl3%3D%26wl4%3D%26wl5%3D9031030%26wl6%3D%26wl7%3D%26wl8%3D%26wl9%3Dpla%26wl10%3D8175035%26wl11%3Donline%26wl12%3D15450254481%26veh%3Dsem%26gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D21690411341%26gbraid%3D0AAAAADmfBIopyD55D8VGUT2nJ68ufWYP8%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjwndHEBhDVARIsAGh0g3AJ6_SCFPsVTE4BtBKX5aaGAi5VPVRFNhDQ04TCZzk6tS-wtyLpCIEaAvULEALw_wcB\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Walmart<\/a>. The 13-inch 128GB model is on sale as well, starting at $649 ($150 off) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DZ749BQ2\/?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbuy.7tiv.net\/c\/482924\/614286\/10014?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-11-inch-ipad-air-m3-chip-built-for-apple-intelligence-wi-fi-128gb-space-gray%2F6578280.p\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best Buy<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/goto.target.com\/c\/482924\/81938\/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fapple-ipad-air-m3-wi-fi%2F-%2FA-94651514%3Fpreselect%3D91122010%23lnk%3Dsametab\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Target<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">As the midrange tablet in Apple\u2019s lineup, the iPad Air combines everything we love about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/apple\/636335\/ipad-2025-11th-generation-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">entry-level iPad<\/a> with many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24155440\/apple-ipad-pro-2024-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPad Pro\u2019s<\/a> most useful features. It\u2019ll support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/hands-on\/712266\/you-can-actually-multitask-on-an-ipad-now-and-its-the-best-new-feature-in-15-years\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">windowed multitasking<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/apple\/679420\/apple-ipados-wwdc-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPadOS 26<\/a> becomes available this fall. (My colleague Todd Haselton has called windowed multitasking the iPad\u2019s \u201cbest new feature in 15 years.\u201d) Powered by the M3 chip, the Air is more powerful than the entry-level iPad and works with both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CL7J12YK\/ref=fs_a_pen_us1?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Pencil USB-C<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-Pencil-Pro-Pixel-Perfect-Industry-Leading\/dp\/B0D3J71RM7?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Pencil Pro<\/a>, the latter of which has features like Find My support and squeeze gestures for quickly switching tools. Plus, the Air comes with support for Apple Intelligence, so you can take advantage of extra perks like generative AI-powered writing and image editing tools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The top-of-the-line M4-powered iPad Pro is still the most powerful iPad, capable of handling demanding games and advanced creative apps. But if you\u2019re looking for a fast tablet for everyday work and play, the iPad Air strikes the perfect balance especially now it\u2019s cheaper than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laptops are great, but sometimes it\u2019s simply just more convenient to use a tablet like the iPad Air.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1572,49,48,1639,3693,64,61],"class_list":["post-53385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-deals","tag-ipad","tag-tech","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}