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Apple - 10.9-Inch iPad Air - (4th Generation) with Wi-Fi - 64GB - $499

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Model: Apple iPad Air (Latest Model) 4th Gen. 10.9" Wi-Fi 64GB Space Gray A14 Bionic

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May 1, 2022
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02nz
May 1, 2022
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I would not buy the Air 4 for $50-$100 less than the 5 (which sometimes gets discounted to $550). The processor and camera upgrades aside, the 5 got a huge jump in RAM - from 4GB on the 4 to 8GB on the 5. RAM makes a bigger difference than most people realize - more apps will be kept in memory and switching is instantaneous, rather than having to re-load from storage. The 5 will likely get iPadOS updates for longer because of the extra RAM - the reason the iPad Mini 4 (A8 processor) is still getting updates through at least iPadOS 15, even though the iPhone 6 with the same A8 processor lost updates after iOS 12, is because the Mini 4 has double the RAM of the iPhone 6.
May 1, 2022
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Athlaka
May 1, 2022
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Quote from 02nz :
I would not buy the Air 4 for $50-$100 less than the 5 (which sometimes gets discounted to $550). The processor and camera upgrades aside, the 5 got a huge jump in RAM - from 4GB on the 4 to 8GB on the 5. RAM makes a bigger difference than most people realize - more apps will be kept in memory and switching is instantaneous, rather than having to re-load from storage. The 5 will likely get iPadOS updates for longer because of the extra RAM - the reason the iPad Mini 4 (A8 processor) is still getting updates through at least iPadOS 15, even though the iPhone 6 with the same A8 processor lost updates after iOS 12, is because the Mini 4 has double the RAM of the iPhone 6.
Are people still experiencing build quality issues with their air 5s? If I'm coming from an air 2 should I be going for the 4 or 5? Right now the 5 is $100 more than the 4
May 1, 2022
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tissuehime
May 1, 2022
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5th gen air is $549 which you can purchase from apple education site all the time, so this basically is only $50 less than the newer model.
May 1, 2022
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Athlaka
May 1, 2022
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Quote from tissuehime :
5th gen air is $549 which you can purchase from apple education site all the time, so this basically is only $50 less than the newer model.
Looks like that's only for students or faculty. Cheapest I see for a regular consumer would be $570 from Costco.
May 2, 2022
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tissuehime
May 2, 2022
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Quote from Athlaka :
Looks like that's only for students or faculty. Cheapest I see for a regular consumer would be $570 from Costco.
You don't need to verify anything if you purchase online.
May 2, 2022
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02nz
May 2, 2022
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Quote from Athlaka :
Are people still experiencing build quality issues with their air 5s? If I'm coming from an air 2 should I be going for the 4 or 5? Right now the 5 is $100 more than the 4
I had no build quality issues with the Air 5. Can always return if you do. No question you should go for the 5 - with the newer processor and esp. 2x the RAM (memory, not storage) it'll be more future-proof than the 4, and if you keep it as long as you did the 2 (from 2014) that matters.

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