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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 2469 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

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98%would recommend to a friend

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Customers praise the 10.9-Inch iPad Air (5th Generation) for its ease of use, impressive screen size and performance, and long battery life. Many appreciate its lightweight design and consider the price reasonable for the features offered. While some find the storage capacity limiting and miss the inclusion of Face ID, most users highlight the positive aspects of this iPad model.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best note taker!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use my iPad for notes in my college classes and I couldn’t be happier. It’s portable and easy to use on the go. Way easier than my laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Apple IPad 5th Generation

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I’m an Apple lover, this also came with my home entertainment center I bought, w the credit they gave me w 0% interest APR for 24 months. I love this 5th Generation IPad! Does everything I need it to! Would highly suggest.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was planning to buy iPad for a long time and I finally got this item for a discount. It’s a great product and easy to use and long battery life. I love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great iPad for most

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this together without an iPhone to use for my 360 Photo Booth. The last iPad I had was the first mini. Obviously, this beats my old one on every category. I like that I can use a stylus for digital art. I would stick to this rather than buying the overpriced pro version.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love it so much!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I literally use my iPad every single day for everything. It’s the best thing I’ve purchased for myself and I love it! I’ve had no issues. I’ve had it over a year now.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    An reusable book!

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As a student who requires to read on a daily bases, make notes (because handwritten notes help better with memory) I personally enjoy having an iPad. I do find it extremely portable to travel around with and prop it up accordingly!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Incredible, fast, power with mobility and an incredible battery. Still learning some shortcuts. If you already have Apple devices, integration and communication are excellent in the Apple ecosystem.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great stuff apple!!

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect for my daily job search grind. Seamless with finishing my iPhone tasks. Paired with a keyboard and mouse it makes a perfect little desktop computer!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great purchase for the artist in you!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchesed this as an artist to use pro create, i couldnt be happier with the IPad Air. It looks great, is smooth and does exactly what i want it to do in a tablet

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product!

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Ipad, purchased in January and use it everyday!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    An awesome device.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A massively cheaper option than the iPad Pro, but is still compatible with the Magic Keyboard 2. It has all of the performance of the iPad Pro and lacks only in the camera and screen fidelity department.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my iPad Air! No complaints.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product at an even greater price! Order pick up was quick and easy. Thank you Best Buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for college art student

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    With the 2nd Gen pen and procreate the world is yours. Gifted my girlfriend this to help with her art classes and she loves it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    iPad Air review

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent ipad. You can do a lot of things for a fraction of the price of a good laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    iPad Air. All you need.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Buy this instead of Apple pro. Amazing!!! It’s does all that you will ever need. I got this for traveling instead of taking my Mac.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Excellent, BUT I had to return it ...

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So I got this iPad Air 5th because I wanted to upgrade from my old tablet that I've had for almost 4 years. I was thinking between the 10th Gen regular iPad, and this one, and I went with this one because of the many benefits, like better screen, M1 chip, better keyboard support, Apple Pencil Gen 2 support etc. I was super excited to get it, and I was impressed with the craftsmanship (in typical Apple fashion), how sleek it looked, how light it is and just the whole experience of using it. ESPECIALLY the Magic Keyboard, which is one of my favorite keyboards out there. I think it's almost as good as my MacBook's keyboard. Anyway ... the reason I give it ONLY 2 stars is because it fails miserably on the ONE THING I actually need out of a tablet. WRITING. I use my tablets JUST to journal and take notes. Just plain written text. That's IT! And while the writing experience is very smooth and as close to writing on paper as possible (at least at the beginning) ... there are a few problems with it that I just couldn't live with. 1. Within 5 min of writing (I only used Apple's Notes app), my iPad starting heating up quite a bit on the right side, where the Apple Pencil magnetically attaches. And within 10-15 min it was getting really HOT! 2. I wouldn't have minded that if the battery held up. But it didn't. When it would heat up, the battery would drain as fast as an open dam. It went from 96% to 72% in little over 30 min of writing, which is very lame. You could almost see it draining in real time. That's not acceptable. 3. And last but not least, the BIGGEST problem of them all is the LATENCY. As soon as I continuously wrote for 2.5 pages or more (2.5 screens filled with text) ... the latency of the pen becomes ridiculous. And it only gets worse the longer I keep writing. Like it gets SO BAD that on many instances it was taking almost a second for the writing to show up on my screen, after I had written it. Too bad BestBuy won't allow me to post a video of it. For some weird reason though, if after writing for a while, I switch to typing on that same note ... and THEN continue writing, the latency would be good for another page or so, and then it would start again after 2 pages. It just BLOWS MY MIND how Apple could let such a fatal flaw slip by. ON A TABLET! That's a tablet's main differentiator that separates it from other smart devices. You can WRITE on it. And this tablet is TERRIBLE at it! It's great when you start a new note in the first few minutes, but after a while ... it's BAD. And it has an M1 chip in it ... Like how is this even possible? Very disappointing ... My 4-year-old Samsung tablet didn't even come close to having a latency like this. And I was writing continuously on it for over 1,000 pages in a single note. I kid you not. (my daily journal) So this was VERY disappointing to say the least. Considering that I JUST completely switched over to Apple a few months ago, after being a lifetime Windows and Android user. I absolutely LOVE everything else Apple, but this ... was my first Apple disappointment. So no ... if you are a heavy writer like me, I DO NOT recommend this iPad. I tried testing my friend's iPad Pro 3rd Generation the other day, and while it DID have the heating and battery problem too ... it didn't have the latency problem. I only noticed very minor latency after 3 or so pages of continuous writing. And if this iPad behaved the same, I would have kept it. But unfortunately, it didn't. So I DO NOT recommend it. But if you're the average casual user that uses this to browse the Internet and watch some videos on youtube ... then sure, by all means. Go for it. It's an excellent piece of technology. FOR the average user. Hope that helps in your decision making.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works excellently, fluid and compared to 9th gen ipad i used previously. It works flawlessly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Satisfied

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love my new Ipad! It helps me be productive on campus because of the many different ways I can take notes on it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent IPad Air

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent iPad, I use it for my studies and watching videos, fast, responsive, and efficient. I recommend it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth every penny

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent ipad with premium capabilities of ipad pro but at a more reasonable price. Fingerprint on the power button might be an issue for some as opposed to having a face unlock. Base model should be already at 128gb instead of 64gb. Screen is excellent with vibrant colors. Recommend for students and semi professionals.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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