iPad Air (5th Gen)

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iPad Air (5th Gen)

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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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Why is the iPad 11 cheaper than the iPad 10?

specially when sold by third parties and because the 10th gen is not officially sold anymore, sellers dont do sales or depreciate the product over time, its wild bc they can have brand new devices in their boxes sitting for years and not sell them ive seen the 2022 iPad Air 5th gen being sold for mo

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wilo962 in r/ipad

October 17, 2025 12:09 AM

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What ipad should I get?

Refurbished iPad air, 2022 if you're on a budget? Or just use that one for now and save. You don't need the newest tech to do what you need to do. 32gb is decent if you're just using it for procreate, and when the storage is full just offload your work into a Google drive. Edit: 8th gen iPad support

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ten-gallon in r/ProCreate

March 29, 2026 12:27 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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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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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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the rumored upcoming iPad 12 gen in the spring orrr ipad 11 gen a16

Why would you downgrade in every aspect from an M1 iPad Pro to a base iPad? If you really want a smaller size, get a used M1 iPad Air 5th gen. Cheaper than iPad A16

AirFrance447 in r/ipad

November 7, 2025 10:02 PM

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New iPad Air 5th gen M1

That's a solid deal. I had the same model and the M1 is pretty fast with plenty of memory for multitasking. The major downside of this model is the cheap non-OLED display but honestly at that price who cares. It's still a fairly bright 500 nits panel with good colors although black will be more grey

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Jarasmut in r/ipad

November 16, 2025 3:26 PM

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