Apple's new M1-toting iPad Air 5 is set to debut this Friday. (iPad Air 5 preorders are now live). However, if paying $599 for a new tablet is too much for your budget, Amazon just slashed the price of the current iPad Air.
For a limited time, you can get the 10.9-inch iPad Air for just $499.99 at Amazon. That's $100 off and one of the best iPad deals we've seen for this tablet. (It's also $10 shy of its all-time price low).
In our iPad Air 2020 review, we called it the best tablet for most people. And it's easy to see why. You get an elegant and thin design and a display that's bright, sharp and colorful. Other highlights include an excellent webcam, USB-C charging and support fo the 2nd gen Apple Pencil.
The only real strike against this slate is the lack of Face ID, but the power button includes a Touch ID sensor for easily unlocking the device.
In our web surfing battery test, the iPad Air lasted an excellent 10 hours and 29 minutes, so you should have no problem making it through most of the day. Not bad for a tablet that weighs only 1 pound.
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