Less than a year after updating it with the M2 chip and introducing a larger-screen option, Apple gave the iPad Air another hardware refresh with a power bump. To boost its already formidable productivity chops, Apple also treated the iPad Air to a new, more affordably priced Magic Keyboard with a dedicated function row.

By most standards, 2025’s iPad Air is not an especially remarkable creation. It is more or less the same device as last year’s offering, only with an upgraded M3 chipset and improved compatibility with Apple’s Magic Keyboard.

As of March 20, the 11-inch Apple iPad Air (M3, WiFi, 128GB) is on sale at Best Buy for $549. That's 8% off its list price of $599. Revealed at the start of March, the brand new iPad Air with the M3 chip is already enjoying a nice discount at Best Buy.