Apple iPad Air M3
The latest digital art resources are put to the test by the ImagineFX team…
BREATHE IT IN Desktop-class power comes to one of the finest tablets on the market for creatives thanks to an updated chip
Artist’s Choice Award Art resources with a five-star rating receive the ImagineFX Artist’s Choice award!
You can pick up the new iPad Air in either Space Grey, Blue, Purple or Starlight shades.
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Price From £599/$599 (11-inch), £799/$799 (13-inch)
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The 2025 edition of the iPad Air, its 13-inch incarnation at least, feels like an iPad Pro. It has the same flat sides and heft in the hand but has the powerful M3 chip inside.
The extra processing grunt means apps like Affinity Photo and the iPad versions of Photoshop and DaVinci Resolve absolutely fly, and the Apple Pencil Pro makes it ideal for sketching. There’s a keyboard case that turns it into a kind of laptop, and the USB-Cport means there’s no scrabbling for a compatible charger. It’s not cheap, but with a surprisingly reasonable starting price (though you’re going to want to upgrade the base specs, which gets expensive fast), this might be the best tablet for creatives right now.