From CNET: Apple has upgraded its iPad lineup -- the Air and entry-level models, at least. The new iPad Air now has an M3 chip compared to the M2 it had last year. It also gets a Magic Keyboard upgrade with added rows of function buttons. But Apple also updated the basic iPad, adding more storage and a better chip for $349, and that's the upgrade that could matter the most.
You can preorder all the new iPads on Apple's site now, but they won't be available until March 12.
Apple has updated its entry-level iPad for the first time since 2022, making an overdue upgrade to a faster processor but leaving out Apple Intelligence. The new iPad still costs $349 (£329, AU$599), but with 128GB of storage and an A16 chip instead of A14, it now seems like a better buy. It doesn't run Apple Intelligence, but really, who cares?
Still, it's somewhat absurd that Apple didn't go ahead and give this iPad the A17 chip that the iPad Mini has, which would have given it Apple Intelligence and more of a futureproofed outlook.
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