Apple’s most affordable M series iPad back at its best price ever, M3 Air now starts from $449

$150 off/iPad Air

We are getting another massive collection of deals on current-generation Apple gear this weekend alongside the first delivers of the new iPhone 17 an diphone Air models. One of the highlight deals in this sale for is, among many, is the M3 iPad Air – a 2025 Apple release not getting refreshed until next year at the earliest back down at the best prices we have tracked. 

More specifically speaking, we are zeroing-in on the most affordable model in the M3 iPad Air i the lineup – the 11-inch 128GB. For some the storage upgrades are a must, but for me and many of my colleagues, they are much less important on iPad than they are on say, your MacBook.

Right now over at Amazon, all four colors of the 11-inch M3 iPad Air in its most affordable configuration are marked down to $449 shipped – that’s $150 off the $599 list price and matching the lowest price we have tracked to date. 

This configuration dropped to $479 shipped during the massive Prime Day festivities in early July indicating that we might not see it go for any less until Black Friday rolls around, but nope. 

The most affordable M series iPad that released earlier this year at $150 off might be the best value in Apple tablets all year. 

We have seen some of the upgraded configurations with much deeper deals than this in very short blasts – the 1TB with a single color option, the 1TB Cell model for a day or two, the 512GB at a wild price for a couple hours – but the 128GB model in any color is a far more accessible option than just about any of those deals for most folks. Unless you’re a power user, someone looking to use an iPad like a MacBook, or just have some cash to burn, the base model M3 iPad Air is a wonderful option if you ask me. 

And while you can score the base 11-inch iPad at $299, or the iPad mini 7 down as low as $399 right now, both of which are compelling options for the right person, the M3 Air we are featuring today is the newest of the bunch, the most powerful, and the only one of the three not running on a re-purposed iPhone chip. The iPad A16 and mini A17 Pro are great machines, but they aren’t quite in the same league as the Air. 

M3 iPad Air 11-inch

• 11-inch M3 iPad Air 128GB from $449 (Reg. $599)
• 11-inch M3 iPad Air 256GB from $549 (Reg. $699)
• 11-inch M3 iPad Air 512GB from $749 (Reg. $899)
• 11-inch M3 iPad Air 1TB from $949 (Reg. $1,099)

M3 iPad Air 13-inch

• 13-inch M3 iPad Air 128GB from $649 (Reg. $799)
• 13-inch M3 iPad Air 256GB from $749 (Reg. $899)
• 13-inch M3 iPad Air 512GB from $949 (Reg. $1,099)
• 13-inch M3 iPad Air 1TB from $1,149 (Reg. $1,299)

Apple M3 iPad Air features:

• WHY IPAD AIR — iPad Air is powerful, versatile, and comes in a choice of two sizes. Featuring the incredible performance of the M3 chip built for Apple Intelligence and a stunning Liquid Retina display along with Touch ID, advanced cameras, blazing-fast Wi-Fi 6E, and a USB-C connector.
• APPLE INTELLIGENCE — Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly.* With groundbreaking privacy protections integrated into the core of iPad, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.
• PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE — M3 is a powerful chip built for Apple Intelligence that brings amazing performance for advanced creative and product tasks, graphic-intensive games, and smooth multitasking. And with all-day battery life, you can keep working and playing wherever you go.* Choose up to 1TB of storage depending on the room you need for apps, music, movies, and more.

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