Apple
iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
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$519.99
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iPad A16 (Brand New) or iPad Air M4 (Used - Like New)
Air M4 100% Better in every way, aside from the price. Much faster, with more RAM, so will last far longer and can run the "AAA" games Apple is advertising if you want. Support for the better Apple Pencil Better (laminated) display Will likely support more features as the OS updates go on, whilst th
...Subsyxx in r/ipad
April 13, 2026 2:19 PM
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Weekly 'What should I buy?' Thread
I’m still using my 2020 11“ iPad Pro (A12Z) purely for note-taking in GoodNotes. Overall it still works perfectly fine, but it’s showing its age in a few annoying ways: - Gets noticeably hot due to poor Goodnotes 6 optimization. - Thermal throttles, pauses charging, dims display etc during note taki
...Thekevin1011 in r/ipad
May 19, 2026 3:47 PM
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Art IPad Advice
I'd go with the M3 iPad Air. It's practically identical to the new M4 iPad Air(just with slightly less ram). And it will be supported longer than the M1 iPad Pro. The M3 iPad Air also supports the Apple Pencil Pro which the M1 iPad Pro does not. The Apple Pencil Pro has some nice features like a squ
...BikeTall65 in r/ipad
May 24, 2026 8:00 PM
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Should I buy the iPad Air M4 Cellular or Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Cellular?
Both are good tablets. I'm currently using S11 Wifi. If you want something cheap but reliable, you should get S11. Stylus of S11 is coming in the box. But if you buy iPad, you need to buy Pencil separately. Apple using Desktop grade processor in the iPad Air. S11 uses the Mediatek Dimensity 9400+ wh
...BBPROP_TR in r/tablets
May 8, 2026 1:12 PM
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Should I splurge?
kinda sounds like you already convinced yourself. for $30 more the M4 Air is a no-brainer - better screen, faster chip, and that extra year or two of updates. your mini 6 still has trade value too. the pencil pro is worth it if you draw or take notes. iPad Air M4 will last you 5+ years easy. Apple P
...LetterheadClassic306 in r/AppleWhatShouldIBuy
April 18, 2026 1:57 PM
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New iPad Air M4 release date?
No one knows for sure. If you look at previous years we see kind of a pattern or trend. The m3 was released in spring 2025. The m2 was released last spring in 2024. Then before that the 5th generation iPad Air was released in 2022. Then 2020 for the 4th. 2019 for the 3rd. 2013 and 2024 for the 1st a
...Hot_Delivery_9150 in r/ipad
November 6, 2025 7:18 PM
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