Deals: iPad Air Drops to All-Time Low Price of $499.99 ($99 Off) [Update: Sold Out]

Apple's 64GB Wi-Fi iPad Air has returned to its all-time low price of $499.99 on Amazon today, down from $599.00. This sale is currently available in Sky Blue and Space Gray, with an estimated delivery of early February.

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This is a match of the best price we've ever tracked on this version of the iPad Air, and one we haven't seen in a few months. You can find the same sale happening at Best Buy this week as well.

For even more iPad deals, head to our full Best Deals guide for iPad. In that guide we track the best discounts online for iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro.

Update: This sale has expired.

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Top Rated Comments

DEMinSoCAL Avatar
41 months ago

64GB is plenty if all you do is browsing, reading and doodling.
Then one must really ask oneself "Do I need a $600 tablet for browsing and reading and doodling"? There are certainly MUCH cheaper choices for such basic tasks.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DEMinSoCAL Avatar
41 months ago

But one could argue “I want best browsing experience, reading experience and doodling experience”, which this $600 iPad probably can’t deliver that level experience. It’s a tricky balance only the buyer know.
Even so, if that were all you wanted it for, the $329 iPad could do all that with pretty much the same experience.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Yonizzle Avatar
41 months ago
Best Buy’s sale has the same discount on both capacities and unlocked cellular models, not just the 64 GB Wi-fi.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Sir_Macs_A_Lot Avatar
41 months ago
iPad Air 4 256GB also just dropped to $649.99. Space Gray is going fast!
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Frixos Avatar
41 months ago

Even so, if that were all you wanted it for, the $329 iPad could do all that with pretty much the same experience.
When I bought the IPad Air 4 64GB this past summer on discount, I considered the iPad, but I’ll mostly read and highlight on it, and the screen is far superior on iPad Air. True Tone makes for a much more comfortable reading experience, and pencil 2 is much more convenient than pencil 1.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jeffpeng Avatar
41 months ago

A whole 64GB. Wow. Hope you don't plan on keeping much on it!
64GB is plenty if all you do is browsing, reading and doodling.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)