Apple updates the iPad Air

[Aeromot]

The price ($599 and up) remains the same, but the chip and RAM are upgraded.

Apple Unveils iPad Air With M4 Chip, Increased RAM, Wi-Fi 7, and More

Apple today introduced a new iPad Air, with key upgrades including Apple's M4 chip for faster performance, an increased 12GB of RAM, Apple's N1 wireless networking chip with Wi-Fi 7 support, and Apple's custom C1X modem in cellular models. The new iPad Air has the same overall design as the...

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iPad Air

iPad Air features the M4 chip, iPadOS 26, Apple Intelligence, 11- or 13-inch Liquid Retina display, and supports Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard.

www.apple.com

Not everyone is excited about it...

Even Apple knows the new iPad Air is a worthless upgrade

Try to spot the differences between the old website and the new one.

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Apple Gives the iPad Air a Small Power Boost

The iPad Air enjoys a relatively modest update with the M4 chip and 12 gigabytes of RAM.

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Meanwhile, the old model get substantial discount:

M4 iPad Air is here, but M3 models are up to $250 off right now

The new M4 iPad Air has been announced with some arguably minor upgrades, deals across the Wi-Fi Cell M3 lineup...

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[Jim Carpenter]

Great, so how long before Foreflight makes us throw away our 2 year old models?

 

[Pat76cj]

Great, so how long before Foreflight makes us throw away our 2 year old models?

Foreflight didn't mind my 9 year old model. Only upgraded because battery life was heading down fast. Is Foreflight demanding more processing speed?

 

[Jim Carpenter]

Foreflight didn't mind my 9 year old model. Only upgraded because battery life was heading down fast. Is Foreflight demanding more processing speed?

No, sorry, didn't mean to slam Foreflight specifically. I don't have any info as to new requirements. I'm just too old to keep up with the pace of upgrades (on any tech stuff, in general). And I really don't like the marketing model that "demands" shiny new stuff every few years, to the tune of hundreds or thousands of dollars, especially when the upgrades add bells and whistles of which I'll never use 90% of anyway. (Now you kids get off my lawn!)

 

[Pat76cj]

No, sorry, didn't mean to slam Foreflight specifically. I don't have any info as to new requirements. I'm just too old to keep up with the pace of upgrades (on any tech stuff, in general). And I really don't like the marketing model that "demands" shiny new stuff every few years, to the tune of hundreds or thousands of dollars, especially when the upgrades add bells and whistles of which I'll never use 90% of anyway. (Now you kids get off my lawn!)

I hear you. If it wasn't for keeping up with the kids/grandkids, I would still be using a flip phone. Yes, really, get off my lawn