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iPad Air

tablet · in 11 sources (2019–2020)

Made by: Apple

Sources by year: 2019: 3 · 2020: 8

Also known as: iPad Air (2019)

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iPad Pro (31) · iPad (24) · Magic Keyboard (8) · Apple Pencil (9) · Apple (11) · Paperlike (3) · MacBook (7) · Notability (4) · Twitter (3) · Not Overthinking (3)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

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
    • 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
  • 2020-04-20 · 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
  • 2020-09-23 · 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
  • 2020-11-26 · 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
  • …and 47 statements more in 2020 — all statements of 2020

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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • For anyone on some kind of budget, Ali calls the iPad Air the sweet spot between price and value. — 00:13:48
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Ali puts the iPad Air at about £80 more than the iPad mini and the £319 budget iPad at £80 less. — 00:00:29
    • 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
    • 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
  • …and 15 statements more in 2019 — all statements of 2019

Also named in: Do students need an iPad or a MacBook?