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Apple
iPad Air (11-inch, M3, 2024)
280 positive 8 neutral 76 negative
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M1 iPad Pro to M2 iPad Pro
It's giving iPad Air M2 to iPad Air M3... little to no difference. iPad Pro M5 is gonna be the same thing as the M4 for the most part.
Racer_101 in r/iPadPro
August 22, 2025 12:19 AM
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I sincerely believe the iPad Air never makes sense. Budget: Base iPad. Pro: iPad Pro. What do you think?
Switched from a base iPad to an iPad Air M3 13" and it's been night and day. The Pro is overpriced to me. Got the Pro feels and power for cheaper.
Manaberryio in r/ipad
March 11, 2026 9:24 AM
11
My new iPad Air M3 can handle more than 100 layers in 4k drawing on Procreate but it heats up and starts to lag when I try to write a paragraph in default Notes/Journal apps
have to get Goodnotes/Notability with your iPad because how bad optimized default Notes app is To be fair, GoodNotes has horrible input lag when writing to the point that I find it basically unusable. And that's on a 2025 iPad Air with an M3 processor, their writing engine is just that old. Notabili
...Sjoerd93 in r/ipad
September 15, 2025 3:41 PM
21
This is what I call an upgrade
I went from an iPad 6th gen with 32 GB to an Air M3 with 256GB the difference is monumental!!
juancarlord in r/ipad
November 7, 2025 8:31 PM
16
Made iPhone 2x smooth again on 26.4.2 | Works 100%
It only was bad for some, the majority didn’t experience any problems, but you’ll only see people here complaining, the ones who has a flawless experience obviously won’t be here complaining. Me myself haven’t experienced any problems at all on either my iPhone Air and previous one 16 Pro max, iPad
...realnik in r/ios26
May 6, 2026 7:52 PM
6
Is there any reason to get an iPad m4 air instead of the cheaper iPad m3 air?
Unless the price difference is small, I’d just get the older iPad Air M3. The newer iPad Air M4 is a bit faster, but for normal stuff like browsing, notes, streaming, or light work, you probably won’t notice the difference.
DannHutchings in r/ipad
April 6, 2026 5:16 PM
7
Sidecar: Do you use it? How? Are you satisfied with what it does and with how it works? Are you missing something?
When traveling for work, it serves as an iPad on the flight (unless I need to get actual work done on the flight). When I arrive, it serves as my second monitor. I'll use the magsafe port on my MacBook Air to power the laptop, then USB-C from MacBook Thunderbolt port to iPad charging port. Unless I'
...Nectarine-Quirky in r/iPadOS
November 27, 2025 4:10 PM
12
How’s your iPhone 14 Pro holding up in 2025
It’s doing great. Also the camera is very good and I do not miss at all Apple intelligence (I have an iPad Air M3 and frankly I disabled all the AI features). I’ve replaced the battery 1 months ago and it’s snappier than ever. Only minor complaint is that is my last device without usb-c. But hot is
...TonyVillage in r/iPhone14Pro
June 25, 2025 4:37 PM
11
The iPad's "Sweet" Solution
I have an iPad Air 5th and an iPad Mini 6th. Neither is up-to-date, but neither is really bad. Looking at the current line-up of iPads, there is absolutely nothing I would need of them that my current iPads don't already do. Apple Intelligence? (Expletive) please, I have Macs with local LLMs for tha
...Density5521 in r/apple
March 15, 2025 11:09 AM
30
Which iPad currently offers the best combo of affordability and anticipated longevity?
The answer to your question is iPad Air M3 11 inch $449 on sale right now. M3 chip will likely last longer than A16 or A17. All iPads have at least 5 years of software support from the time of release so if $449 is too much for you, the base iPad at $274 right now will get you to 2030. I won’t say “
...Life-Inspector5101 in r/ipad
November 28, 2025 2:38 AM
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