iPad Air M4 pre-orders start today, at 9.15am ET to be precise. That's not stopping Best Buy and Apple offering their own early discounts, though, with up to $670 off the device with trade-in or $50 off a new device for the former's members.
Quick pre-order
- 11-inch | $599 at Apple
- 13-inch | $799 at Apple
- Trade-in | get up to $350 off at Best Buy
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Everything you need to know about the iPad Air M4
The iPad Air M4 is the latest generation Air device, launching at the same $599 / $799 price as the previous model.
The headline upgrade here is that M4 chip. The Apple silicon first made its way to the more expensive Pro models last year, but is now scaling down the price brackets to the brand's middle child. Apple claims the upgraded chip is 30% faster than the M3 powering its previous Air device, with the N1 and C1X chips boosting wireless connectivity to boot.
Gamers should also note that the M4 boasts nine GPU cores for ray tracing support. That means four times faster 3D rendering, though Apple is using the M1 processor in that comparison.
The design remains largely unchanged compared to the previous model, with the same spread of four color options and an identical flat-edge form factor.
The new device ships with iPadOS 26, though older models will also have access to the core software benefits, from new window systems for multitasking to the command-center 'menu bar'.
