It’s back to school season, which means many students and/or their parents are looking for a laptop that they can use to do their school work. Depending on your needs, a tablet might do the trick (but you’ll probably still want a keyboard attachment for long typing sessions). Tablets offer flexibility in terms of learning and gaming, and these days it’s pretty hard to go wrong iPad.
Lucky for us, the 13-inch iPad Air M2 has dropped to its lowest price since Apple launched it in May. Blue and space gray models . That’s $70 off the regular price.
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Apple’s M2-powered iPad Air has dropped to its lowest price yet. You can get one with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $729.
While not the most powerful iPad around — the latest iPad Pro is the first device to use Apple’s M4 chips — the M2 iPad Air is a great choice. is our recommendation for and we gave .
The M2 iPad Air offers an excellent balance of performance, features and price. The 13-inch model has a brighter screen than its 11-inch sibling and more screen space to get things done. However, the 60Hz refresh rate isn’t as smooth as the 120Hz OLED panel on the latest iPad Pro.
The included 8GB of RAM and 128GB of main storage should be enough for basic tasks. iPad Air will also work for up to 10 hours on a single charge.
There are cheaper and less powerful iPads out there, but you’ll be somewhat future-proofed with this one. controlled by artificial intelligence These features will be available on the M2 iPad Air when Apple launches them later this year, and you’ll be able to play some modern games. and on a tablet (there’s always the option to stream games from the cloud or local hardware as well). Another feature we appreciate about this model is that Apple has finally moved the front camera to the horizontal edge, which makes more sense for FaceTime or landscape video calls.
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