Unlike the Pros, the iPad Air at least comes in a couple extra colors that add some panache. In the case of the iPad Air M3, you can pick from Blue, Purple, Starlight, and Space Gray. The colors are not super-vibrant, but add a tasteful hue to the chassis.

The iPad Air 11 with M3 is fine for certain tasks, but it can’t be your cheaper MacBook with a touchscreen. It’s better than last year’s model, but good enough may not be enough to justify the upgrade for lingering M1 iPad Air users.

The iPad Air and iPad Pro were updated a year ago; the iPad Air got an M2 processor, while the iPad Pro got an M4 and a total makeover, including a fancy new OLED display. The iPa

The iPad Air M3 makes one of our favorite tablets even faster, though folks who own a recent Apple tablet won’t find much new here.

Now bolstered by the mighty M3 chip, the iPad Air retains its throne as the best all-around option of Apple’s tablet lineup.

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That, however, is fine. And the M3 makes the iPad Air the best iPad most people should consider. It’s powerful enough to do almost anything you might want to do on an iPad, and it’s a meaningful improvement over the base iPad, which also got a spec bump.

The first reviews for the new iPad Air are out, and to no one's surprise, it's still a capable device, if a little boring.