The 2020 iPad Air is $100 off

Save 17%: As of March 17, the 2020 iPad Air is on sale for $499 at Amazon and Best Buy, putting it $100 below its $599 MSRP. Though the updated model comes out tomorrow, the 2020 model remains an excellent lightweight and powerful option.

Eventually, all things must come to an end. Winter turns to spring, we grow older, and iPad models get replaced.

In its last day as Apple's reigning lightweight tablet before the updated M1 model officially drops, the 2020 iPad Air (64GB) is on sale for $499, putting it at just $10 above its lowest price ever at both Amazon and Best Buy. That's every single color at 17% off, minus the rose gold at Amazon, but including the sky blue we'll lose with the 2022 generation.

We get that some people are all about the newest and the shiniest, meaning that a sale on an almost outdated tablet isn't all that spectacular. The thing about the 2020 Air though, is that its specs don't really put it in the outdated category. For starters, it has an A14 Bionic chip with a Neural Engine, which is a step ahead of the A13 Bionic chip found in the standard model iPad released in the fall of 2021. Though not M1, it can still run games and handle editing with ease.

Speaking of editing, the 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display and anti-reflective coating make it nice and easy to get into your workflow where ever you are (it also weighs one single pound, so that helps with working on-the-go too). To top it all off, you get up 10 hours of battery life, so gone are the days of constantly scrambling for a charging cable.

Will it be the most top-of-the-line option? No. But you're not paying top-of-the-line prices and there's a reason this was our favorite tablet for content creators for so long. Plus, seeing a sale like this on every single color isn't all that common, so you'll want to check out the 2020 iPad Air at Amazon or Best Buy if you're interested.

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2020 iPad Air (64GB, WiFi)

$499 at Amazon (save $100)

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