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86 statements about iPad Air in 10 sources, by upload date.

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2020

2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — Ali Abdaal (channel): To a viewer who wants an iPad Pro that keeps up for many years, the channel answers that the iPad Air will keep up for many years too. — creator comment
2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — recommendation: Ali Abdaal (channel): Upgrading from a 2019 iPad Air to the 2018 iPad Pro is pointless unless you have cash to burn, the channel says. — creator comment
2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — recommendation: Ali Abdaal (channel): To a viewer choosing between the iPad Pro and the iPad Air to replace a laptop, the channel suggests the Air. — creator comment
2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — Ali says he bought the iPad Pro in 2018 without needing it, because he had spare cash and considers himself a tech reviewer; he could have got by with the iPad Air. — 00:01:35
2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — Ali: For practically everyone else the iPad Pro is overkill, Ali says: you will not notice its processor speed over the iPad Air, and the Apple Pencil attaching and charging on top is too minor to be worth the extra money. — 00:08:03
2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — recommendation: Ali: Unless you are a genuine professional, the only reason to get an iPad Pro, Ali says, is being desperate for the best hardware, objectively slightly nicer than the iPad Air, with a ton of spare cash to burn. — 00:08:32
2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — Ali's 2019 video "Which iPad should you buy", analysing the budget iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air and iPad Pro, is still as relevant, he says, because basically nothing has changed between the 2018 and 2020 iPad Pro. — 00:10:05
2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — recommendation: Ali: If you can get a refurbished 2018 iPad Pro for about the iPad Air's price, Ali says go for it: it is really no different from the Air, but the Apple Pencil locks onto it. — 00:10:34
2020-04-09 · I WAS WRONG - iPad Pro 11 vs. 12.9 inch — recommendation: Ali: If the price difference between the two iPad Pro sizes worries you, Ali suggests you probably lack the cash to burn on an iPad Pro and would be much better off with the iPad Air. — 00:01:22
2020-04-09 · I WAS WRONG - iPad Pro 11 vs. 12.9 inch — recommendation: Ali: Students really do not need an iPad Pro, Ali says: just get an iPad Air. — 00:10:03
2020-04-20 · HEAD TO HEAD - iPad Pro vs MacBook Air (2020) — recommendation: Ali: Someone whose needs are basic enough to use an iPad as a laptop could easily get by with the budget iPad or the iPad Air, both much cheaper than the iPad Pro, Ali says. — 00:02:09
2020-04-20 · HEAD TO HEAD - iPad Pro vs MacBook Air (2020) — Ali prices the iPad Air with 256 GB at $650; with the Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard it costs $910, about 30% more than the budget iPad. — 00:05:15
2020-04-20 · HEAD TO HEAD - iPad Pro vs MacBook Air (2020) — recommendation: Ali: The iPad Air is certainly not 30% better than the budget iPad, Ali says, but it is probably the one he would recommend. (hedged) — 00:05:15
2020-04-20 · HEAD TO HEAD - iPad Pro vs MacBook Air (2020) — Ali: The iPad Pro suits someone for whom money is no object and who wants the best tablet; Ali admits that is why he has an iPad Pro rather than an iPad Air, and says on any budget it would be indefensible. — 00:06:36
2020-04-20 · HEAD TO HEAD - iPad Pro vs MacBook Air (2020) — recommendation: Ali: For people who care less about productivity and efficiency than he does and are on a budget, as he imagines most students are, Ali advises the budget iPad or the iPad Air, according to what they can afford. — 00:07:05
2020-04-20 · HEAD TO HEAD - iPad Pro vs MacBook Air (2020) — Ali calls $689 a very reasonable price for a budget iPad that will easily last through student days; another $230 buys the iPad Air, which should last a little longer. — 00:07:58
2020-09-23 · The Book That Changed My Relationship With Money — recommendation: Ali suggests pricing a purchase in life energy: an $800 iPad Air bought on a $10-an-hour job costs 80 hours, two weeks of full-time work, and then asking whether it is really worth it. — 00:03:53
2020-11-11 · A Productive Day on Vacation in the Canary Islands — announcement: Ali Abdaal (channel): Asked whether the iPad Air seen in the video means an iPad Air review is coming soon, the channel says yes. — creator comment
2020-11-24 (said on 2020-11-20, implied) · A "Productive" Day in my Life (Lockdown) — Ali wakes at 8.30 and, after a few minutes in bed, begins his morning journaling practice on his iPad Air in the app Day One. — 00:00:00
2020-11-24 (said on 2020-11-20, implied) · A "Productive" Day in my Life (Lockdown) — announcement: Ali Abdaal (channel): Asked about Ali's iPad Air 4 review, the channel replies that it comes out on Friday (27 November 2020). — creator comment
2020-11-24 (said on 2020-11-20, implied) · A "Productive" Day in my Life (Lockdown) — Ali keeps his iPad Pro for his desk and uses the iPad Air in bed. — creator comment
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — recommendation: Ali's upfront conclusion on the 2020 iPad Air: anyone in the market for an iPad should get it, while a student on a really tight budget would be completely happy with the budget iPad. — 00:00:00
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The 2020 iPad Air starts at $599 or £599, and Ali says buyers will be really happy with it because it is perfect in almost every way. — 00:00:29
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The 2020 iPad Air is not quite as good as the iPad Pro, which Ali will keep using, but it is his recommendation for the vast majority of people. — 00:00:29
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali calls the 2020 iPad Air basically an 11-inch iPad Pro in the form of a 10.9-inch iPad Air, with bezels apparently only 1% bigger than the 11-inch iPad Pro's. — 00:00:58
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: On Ali's scales the 2020 iPad Air weighs 463 grams and 1,068 grams with the Magic Keyboard, so the keyboard is heavier than the iPad itself. — 00:01:46
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — recommendation: Ali always keeps his iPad Air attached to the Magic Keyboard and recommends that to most people. — 00:01:46
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The 2020 iPad Air now has USB-C, so loads of USB-C accessories work with it and it charges with the same cable as a MacBook. — 00:01:46
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The 2020 iPad Air has only one rear camera, which Ali puts down to Apple realising that no one seriously cares about the cameras on an iPad. (overstated) — 00:02:30
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali prefers the 2020 iPad Air's Touch ID on the power button to Face ID, which was always a bit annoying, especially when wearing a mask. — 00:02:30
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The 2020 iPad Air's screen lacks ProMotion: it runs at 60 Hz, which feels painfully slow to Ali after the iPad Pro's 120 Hz. — 00:03:11
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: Someone not used to a 120 Hz display will not really notice the 2020 iPad Air's 60 Hz screen, Ali says. — 00:03:50
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The 2020 iPad Air's screen goes up to 500 nits and the iPad Pro's to 600, a difference Ali says you rarely notice in everyday life. — 00:03:50
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: On a trip to Tenerife a couple of weeks earlier, Ali found the iPad Air a bit harder to use than the iPad Pro in very bright sunlight by the hotel pool and on the beach. — 00:04:19
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: Apple says the 2020 iPad Air gives about 10 hours of web browsing, which Ali found roughly accurate. — 00:04:19
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali could take the iPad Air with the Magic Keyboard out for a whole day without worrying about charging, plugging it in only towards the end of a very long day. — 00:04:59
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The second-generation Apple Pencil now snaps magnetically to the top of the iPad Air, charging and pairing there, where earlier iPad Airs needed it plugged into the Lightning port. — 00:05:28
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: Having graduated from medical school, Ali no longer does a lot of handwriting on the iPad. — 00:05:49
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — recommendation: Ali: For handwriting on the iPad Air Ali would definitely use a matte screen protector: he has used the Paperlike for about three years. — 00:05:49
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: Writing on the iPad Air's 60 Hz display, Ali can just about notice a tiny lag that the iPad Pro's 120 Hz screen does not have; people not spoiled by an iPad Pro probably won't. — 00:06:30
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The 2020 iPad Air has the A14 Bionic chip, which Ali calls ridiculously fast. — 00:06:30
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: In Geekbench scores, the 2020 iPad Air's single-core performance is faster than the A12Z chip of the older iPad Pro, Ali says. — 00:07:09
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali has not noticed any real-world difference in performance between the 2020 iPad Air and the iPad Pro. — 00:07:09
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Rene Ritchie says the 2020 iPad Air's A14 chip is the fastest at single-core work such as keeping the interface responsive, launching apps and rendering web pages. — 00:07:38
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Rene Ritchie: The iPad Pro's A12Z, two generations older, has two more high-performance CPU cores and four more GPU cores than the iPad Air: eight and eight against six and four, Rene Ritchie says. — 00:08:07
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Rene Ritchie: The iPad Pro has 6 GB of RAM against the 2020 iPad Air's 4 GB, and higher memory bandwidth, so memory-heavy work is better on the Pro, Rene Ritchie says. — 00:08:36
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Rene Ritchie likens the 2020 iPad Air to an incredibly fast sports car and the iPad Pro to a really fast truck. — 00:09:06
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — recommendation: Ali: If you already have an iPad, Ali would not upgrade to the iPad Air or iPad Pro just for speed unless you have actively noticed it is too slow for what you do. — 00:09:35
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The vast majority of people will not notice a performance difference between the 2020 iPad Air and the more expensive iPad Pro, Ali says, unless they push the iPad to its peak for hours every day. — 00:10:05
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The keyboard case for the 2020 iPad Air is a ridiculously expensive extra of about $300, but Ali calls it a really nice typing experience. (hedged) — 00:10:05
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali types 127 words per minute in a typing test on the iPad Air's keyboard, which he calls a bit crap. — 00:10:52
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: The 11-inch keyboard feels more cramped and he hits the trackpad more often, so if he could have any iPad Ali would still choose the bigger 12.9-inch size, easier to type and multitask on. — 00:11:24
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali rates the iPad Air at about 98% of the value and the iPad Pro at 100%, with significant diminishing returns on what you spend on an iPad. — 00:14:25
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: There is very little point in getting an iPad Pro over the iPad Air, Ali says, unless you are so used to its 120 Hz screen that the Air's 60 Hz bothers you. — 00:14:55
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali keeps his 10.9-inch iPad Air in a sleeve at the side of his bed. — 00:14:55
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: With the iPad Air at his bedside, Ali types night-time ideas into Notion or Drafts, and in the morning does his journaling, plans his day or scrolls Twitter without getting up. — 00:15:24
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: When he is sick of sitting at his desk, Ali takes the iPad Air or iPad Pro out onto the balcony or lies on the sofa with it. — 00:15:24
2020-11-26 · iPad Air Review - Productivity Powerhouse — Ali: For any extensive writing, such as an essay, a blog post or a video script, Ali prefers writing on the iPad to sitting at his desk, which feels a bit depressing when all he does is write. — 00:15:53
2020-12-20 · 20 Lessons that Improved My Life — Ali writes his homework for life in Notion every evening on an iPad Air on his bedside table, though he sometimes forgets. — 00:15:32

2019

2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — recommendation: Ali: For creation work on an iPad, such as a student using the Apple Pencil, Ali recommends the $489 iPad Air. — 00:00:58
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali tried planning some of his videos on the iPad mini and found it doable but would not want to do it all the time, while the iPad Air is a joy for handwritten notes. — 00:03:19
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali gives the prices of the budget iPad (£319), the iPad mini (399) and the iPad Air (about £479, or $479). — 00:04:29
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali: Taking the iPad Pro as 100%, Ali values the budget iPad at about 91%, the iPad mini at about 90–92% and the iPad Air at about 95%. (hedged) — 00:04:29
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali recommends the iPad Air for most people because he thinks the £180 price jump from the budget iPad to the iPad Air is worth it. — 00:05:31
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali names three differences that make the iPad Air worth £180 more than the budget iPad: screen quality, keyboard attachment and power. — 00:06:01
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali: The iPad Air has a very nice glass screen, while the budget iPad's screen feels plasticky, a difference Ali calls significant though fine if budget is really an issue. — 00:06:01
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali calls the iPad Air's Apple Pencil writing identical to the iPad Pro's, feeling like writing directly onto the screen. — 00:06:28
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali says the screens of the budget iPad and the iPad Air differ only a little, but writing on a Paperlike screen protector and writing on glass differ by a world. — 00:07:46
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali: Apple's origami Smart Keyboard attaches to the iPad Air and semi-easily turns it into almost a laptop replacement; Ali likes typing on it. — 00:08:15
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali: The iPad Air has the newest processors and higher Geekbench benchmark scores than the budget iPad. — 00:08:50
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali thinks the iPad Air will probably last longer than the budget iPad. (hedged) — 00:09:19
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali: The value of delight: the iPad Air does the same things as the budget iPad but is a little nicer and more delightful to use, and that justifies the £180 for Ali. — 00:09:19
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali thinks spending £180 to upgrade from the budget iPad to the iPad Air is worth it, because time he spends on his iPad, as a student and now as a doctor, is inherently productive. — 00:11:37
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali: For someone using an iPad for productive, creative work, Ali says the iPad Air's extra delight encourages more use, making it an investment that adds value over time rather than a liability. — 00:12:14
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali says the iPad Pro is a slight increase in quality of life over the iPad Air, but unless you have a lot of money to spare it does not justify the extra £300. — 00:12:53
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali: Apple Pencil writing on the iPad Pro and the iPad Air is identical and the screens are nearly so, Ali says; the only real difference is that the Pencil sticks magnetically to the Pro. — 00:12:53
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali: For anyone on some kind of budget, Ali calls the iPad Air the sweet spot between price and value. — 00:13:48
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — recommendation: Ali's own reasons for choosing the iPad Pro are not a recommendation he can in good conscience pass on to other students: he asks them to get the iPad Air. — 00:13:48
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — recommendation: Ali recommends students get Apple's official keyboard for the iPad Air, which makes it more of a laptop replacement, if they can afford the extra £150. — 00:15:55
2019-04-23 · Which iPad should you buy - Analysis of iPad Pro vs iPad Air vs iPad Mini vs iPad — Ali uses his iPad Pro for over 10 hours every day, but says that without it he would use an iPad Air just as often and probably not notice much difference. (hedged) — 00:16:25
2019-06-04 · iPad Mini Review - The Perfect Consumption Device — recommendation: Ali would not recommend the 2019 iPad mini for students. — 00:00:00
2019-06-04 · iPad Mini Review - The Perfect Consumption Device — recommendation: Ali: Instead of the iPad mini, Ali tells students to get the iPad Air if they can afford it, or the budget iPad if budget is an issue. — 00:00:29
2019-06-04 · iPad Mini Review - The Perfect Consumption Device — Ali puts the iPad Air at about £80 more than the iPad mini and the £319 budget iPad at £80 less. — 00:00:29
2019-06-04 · iPad Mini Review - The Perfect Consumption Device — Ali: The iPad mini has no Smart Keyboard connector like the iPad Air's, so a keyboard means a Bluetooth attachment, which Ali finds a less nice experience than a built-in one. — 00:02:37
2019-06-04 · iPad Mini Review - The Perfect Consumption Device — Ali: For this video Ali bought the iPad mini, the budget iPad and the iPad Air from the Apple Store two weeks earlier and is returning all three within the two-week window. — 00:03:53
2019-06-04 · iPad Mini Review - The Perfect Consumption Device — recommendation: Ali highly recommends the iPad mini to someone who only consumes content, such as Netflix, YouTube and web browsing; any kind of creator is far better served by the budget iPad or the iPad Air. — 00:04:27

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