Following the announcement of new iPads last week, the press has just published the first reviews of the iPad Pro M4. We now also have reviews for the iPad Air M2 and they praise the balance between having sufficiently powerful hardware at a reasonable price.
iPad Air M2 Review Summary
According to Engadget, the new iPad Air M2 is the “iPad to get.” While the website states that it is difficult to recommend the iPad Pro M4 due to its high price, the iPad Air offers a “compelling combination of features while maintaining a reasonable price.” The review highlights the storage upgrade for the base model (now with 128GB) and the new 13-inch version.
But for the rest of us, the iPad Air is still here and offers about 80 percent of the iPad Pro experience for much less money. And for the first time, there’s a big-screen iPad at a much more affordable price. My heart may want an iPad Pro, but my head (and my wallet) agree that the iPad Air is a much more reasonable option.
ArsTechnica calls the iPad Air M2 the “iPad for everything.” Although the review emphasizes that the basic iPad will probably be enough for most buyers, the new Air offers the full iPad experience at much lower prices than the iPad Pro. The website also says that the M2 chip is “powerful enough to do everything people use on the iPad today.
The 13-inch Air in particular could appeal to people who want to replace their laptops with an iPad. The screen is large enough and the device is certainly fast enough. The price is fine, although you’ll have to take into account the cost of the keyboard accessory (if you just want a giant piece of glass to read, the 13-inch Air is still fine, but I think the device is a little too big and awkward to handle if you plan to use it only as a tablet).
Keynote USA seems to agree with other critics. Additionally, the review also notes that new iPad Air buyers will also have to purchase an Apple Pencil Pro, as the Apple Pencil 2 is not compatible with it.
It looks and feels exactly the same when you hold it, but has new rotation capabilities and a haptic squeeze gesture for compatible apps. The new Pencil Pro is the same price as the Pencil 2 ($129), which is great, except… the new Air won’t work at all with your old Pencil 2. So you have to buy a Pencil Pro or use the smallest USB-C stylus that lacks pressure sensitivity. Boo this: it’s wasteful and forces you to upgrade an accessory you wouldn’t otherwise have.
The Verge, on the other hand, says that the iPad to buy is not the new Air, but the basic iPad that just got cheaper, now starting at $349.
Aside from a couple of specific scenarios, I don’t think I would recommend purchasing this year’s iPad Air. Not because it’s not cool, it’s cool! It’s just that for $250 less, you can get the basic iPad, which is almost as good at all the common iPad activities. The 10th generation iPad is a couple years old at this point, but it’s still a great device, especially after Apple dropped its price from $449 to $349. The iPad, not the iPad Air, is the right iPad for most people.
The iPad Air starts at $599 for the 11-inch version and $799 for the 13-inch version.
Video reviews
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