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Apple has way too many iPad models. iPad Air should be the base iPad at $399. The lineup should be Air, Pro, Mini. I really enjoy my M1 Air but I waited until it dropped to $399. There’s no way I can justify getting it at $599, even the new M4 that just came out… the screen is my biggest gripe and t
...Quentin718 in r/ipad
March 4, 2026 7:23 PM
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I wouldn't call going from iPad Air M1 to iPad A16 an "upgrade" (less RAM, less processing power, no laminated display, etc) But if it works for you, it works.
unoanddougie in r/ipad
December 3, 2025 9:03 PM
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15 Pro here, I have better performance on iPad Air M1 than the iPhone, I guess having desktop grade graphics is still more preferred than mobile grade graphic processor. Really looking forward to see how DE optimised for Android, as the Android market is pretty... diverse in term of hardwares.
ornithobiography in r/Warframe
June 9, 2025 7:12 PM
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iPad Air has M processor, 8GB RAM, Apple Pencil 2 support, laminated display with better colour support and anti-reflective coating, and the ability to use Apple Stage Manager on an external display. Even a refurbished M1 iPad Air (direct from Apple online store) is better than the recent base iPad.
parka in r/ipad
May 20, 2025 7:04 AM
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IPad Air is never getting oled screen, you have a choice between oled in pro or 60hz in iPad Air , the difference is in £€$ hard cash . M5 iPad Pro & m4 iPad Air both have 12GB it’s a simple choice to pay a lot more for premium oled screen or ipad Air IPad Air is mid price because it doesn’t have ol
...realmccoyredbus in r/ipad
March 22, 2026 4:58 PM
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Actually during last year I ditched iPhone in favour of Android and completely abandoned Windows for Mac :P For me its fine. I'm not using Safari anyway. All I need is browser history sync. If I need to send files I use localSend so yeah, for me that famous synergy is not big deal. Same for tablet.
...RogueHeroAkatsuki in r/mac
April 1, 2026 11:54 AM
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Honestly you might benefit more from a 12.9-inch M1 or M2 iPad Pro. You get a (still) stunning miniLED display, 120Hz, Face ID, and more performance than your use case would ever call for, all for around the same price as the new iPad Air.
Appropriate_Ad_4773 in r/ipad
March 22, 2026 11:36 PM
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Performance wise the Air will be better, but the display will make the device feel slower than the Pro. I had an iPad Air M1 and I almost never used it due to how unsatisfying it was to look at the 60hz LCD display. I have an OLED monitor on my PC, MiniLED display on my MBP, and a 17 Pro Max, so the
...NathanCE227 in r/ipad
March 19, 2026 8:37 PM
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For digital art, the iPad Air line with the Apple Pencil 2nd Gen will be better than the USB-C Pencil, because it has pressure sensitivity. However, you said you could get an adapter for your current pencil… does that mean you have the 1st generation Lightning pencil with pressure sensitivity? If so
...fuguseci in r/ipad
June 16, 2025 2:41 AM
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There’s nothing inherently wrong with the iPad Air, but if you’ve used an iPad Pro before, you give up a lot going back to an Air even if it’s a newer model with a more performant chip. I enjoyed using my M1 iPad Pro way more than I did using my partner’s M3 iPad Air. I cannot get used to the halved
...Appropriate_Ad_4773 in r/iPadPro
April 15, 2026 2:23 PM
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