iPad Air (5th Gen)

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iPad Air (5th Gen)

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Ipad Air 5 with M1 has been so great me with all this time since i got as gift it in September 2022

As long as you take care of the device, those M1 devices are something else. My iPad and MacBook Air (both M1) still function amazingly well and the battery life isn’t bad at all.

Gizmo135 in r/ipad

October 25, 2025 2:21 PM

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What are the best iPads widely used by students right now?

Honestly, get any iPad with an M chip in it. The general consensus seems to be that iPadOS isn’t even really capable of using the full power of it, and I’ve found that to be true. My iPad Air 5 with the M1 has never shown any signs of slowing down and I am consistently multitasking. My recommendatio

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starsnstripes_ in r/GoodNotes

March 26, 2026 7:16 PM

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Need advice! Should I get a iPad for drawing? If so which one?

I would say either an iPad with at least 256GB of storage, usb c port & support for either Apple Pencil 2 or Apple Pencil Pro So I would suggest either iPad Air (5th (M1), 6th (M2), 7th (m3) & 8th (m4)) or an iPad Pro (5th (M1), 6th (m2), 7th (M4) & 8th (M5)) I would strongly recommend m4 iPad Pro w

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supa-mariu in r/ipad

May 8, 2026 1:07 AM

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Is updating my iPad Air 5th Gen (2022) to iPadOS 26 worth it in 2026 ?

Of course it’s worth it , my m1 iPad Air is on fire on ios26 , 1000% the best this device has ever been, still an overpowered beast of a device and ios26 could not have been any more perfect for my fairly basic everyday usage ,have used developer beta since first AI previews dropped for usa only so

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realmccoyredbus in r/ipad

March 29, 2026 5:14 PM

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Minimum/cheapest iPad for running auv3/effects in 2025?

There isn’t a clear answer to get USB-C, decent storage and an M processor for “cheap”. 64GB was the base storage size until the current gen and that’s isn’t great for iPadOS 26. Jumping up in storage adds $100 150 for the models newer than 2019-2020. I just did EXTENSIVE research and the answer is

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moosebaloney in r/ipadmusic

December 3, 2025 12:34 PM

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Which Ipad would suit me the best?

An iPad Air 5th Gen 5 (M1) used seems like a good fit for you. The M1 would make video editing faster, and it has the Apple Pencil 2, without being as expensive as a iPad Pro. Base iPads require plugging in the Pencil 1 to the Lightning port. The iPad Air also has USB C (older base iPads don't).

Sardonic29 in r/AskTechnology

May 14, 2026 7:01 PM

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Help deciding which iPad to buy

I’d go for the iPad Air 13” M3 256GB WiFi + Cellular ($750). It’s the newest/most future-proof with M3 chip, great for school apps, note-taking (full Apple Pencil Pro support), and multitasking with your 70GB+ stuff. Bigger screen than your current Air 5, 256GB solves storage, cellular adds flexibil

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MIGUELENNO in r/ipad

April 16, 2026 3:14 PM

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Devices you play on?

There’s certified refurbished iPads on the apple website. Any of them would honestly do you good but if it’s quality you want I’d look for anything above the M1. In my opinion the iPad Air 5th gen is the best and since it’s older it’s significantly cheaper. Just make sure you get enough storage. Lea

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Charming-Zombie-3285 in r/loveanddepression

March 30, 2026 4:12 PM

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How would you spend your USD 1,100 if you were a student (Mac a18 pro + iPad a16 or Macbook Air M5)?

Yeah, for iPad I think the iPad Air 5 is great because it’s more than enough power and has same or more ram then everything up until the new m4 air. And while the prices have gone up with ram crisis, I love the M1 Pro 14” with 32GB that I got for $650. The main thing I could ask for in addition woul

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Reversi8 in r/ipad

March 18, 2026 4:31 PM

2

Tablette pour les études

11 pouces c’est la taille parfaite, c’est la dimension la plus répandu, c’est pas pas pour rien. En termes de rapport qualité/prix je trouve ton choix éclaté. Pour 500 euros, j’ai acheté un iPad Air 5 + magic keyboard folio + Apple Pencil 2. C’est plus performant (puce M1) La durée de vie est largem

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AdWild2566 in r/etudiants

December 7, 2025 12:32 PM

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