Article 6VTCX Six thoughts on Apple’s new M3 iPad Air

Six thoughts on Apple’s new M3 iPad Air

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David Pierce
from The Verge on (#6VTCX)
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This yearas iPad Air was a surprise to me. Apple launched the last Air less than a year ago, and that was a very good device that could already support Apple Intelligence a and most of Appleas recent gadget upgrades have been about supporting Apple Intelligence. I figured Apple might launch a better Magic Keyboard for the Air (which it did), and that maybe wead see some big new software ideas at WWDC this year. But a whole new model? Didnat see that coming.

In fairness, thereas really only one new thing about the new model: it runs on an M3 chip instead of last yearas M2. So maybe instead of a whole new iPad Air, this is more like a mid-cycle refresh. Appleas chip production changes, and so its devices change too. The new one, just like the old one, starts at $599 for the 11-inch model and $799 for the 13-inch screen. It comes in the same very pale colors. You get it.

Iave had a 13-inch M2 Air for many months and an 11-inch M3 Air on my desk for the last several days. The story is the same as ever: itas an excellent tablet, and I wish Apple would use iPadOS to make it a more versatile one. But we donat need to litigate the reason for tablets to exist ayo …

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