The new Apple iPad A16 has dropped to a new low of $278

The pinkish and yellowish models of Apple's latest entry-level iPad with the A16 chip person conscionable deed a caller debased of $278 astatine Amazon, down from the retail terms of $349. Walmart is presently matching that discount for the tablet successful pink. The different colors are inactive connected sale, but for a lesser discount astatine $299. That's inactive $50 disconnected and is disposable from Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Walmart. All discounts use to the basal configuration, which includes 128GB of retention and 6GB of RAM.

Apple released the iPad A16 backmost successful March, and we've since named it the fund prime successful our iPad buying guide. It's not rather arsenic refined oregon almighty arsenic the iPad Air, arsenic it's a spot slower for much progressive tasks, and its non-laminated show has a harder clip fending disconnected glare. That said, it costs importantly less, and it's inactive much than capable tablet for the things astir radical bash with an iPad. We gave it a people of 84 successful our review.

Apple didn't summation the terms of this latest basal iPad compared to the erstwhile model, but it added 2GB of RAM, doubled the retention abstraction and slotted successful a much almighty chipset that's accelerated capable for astir communal tasks, including mean gaming and lighter media editing. However, the iPad doesn't enactment Apple Intelligence — which whitethorn beryllium a affirmative oregon negative, depending connected your feelings astir generative AI.

The physique prime is inactive arsenic coagulated arsenic ever, portion the artillery lasts astir 10 hours connected a charge, depending connected the tasks you transportation retired with it. On the downside, the accessory concern isn't ideal. It lone supports the much basal USB-C and first-gen Apple Pencils, neither of which tin complaint wirelessly erstwhile you magnetically connect them to the tablet's broadside — instead, you'll request a USB-C cablegram and/or USB-C to Lightning adapter to foodstuff those up. The Magic Keyboard enactment isn't large either, arsenic the exemplary that works with this basal iPad is pugnacious to stabilize connected your lap.

Now, it's worthy noting that the existent iPad Air M3 is connected merchantability for $100 off close now, too. That exemplary is astir identical successful presumption of size and weight, but adds the amended antireflective screen, Apple Intelligence compatibility and enactment for the much robust Magic Keyboard add-on. But if those step-ups don't entreaty to you — or, astatine least, aren't worthy different $200 — the iPad A16 is inactive an perfect mode to ticker immoderate movies portion you're flying oregon to work the quality without breaking the bank.

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