M3 iPad Air Gets First Big Discounts of 2026 With Up to $140 Off Select Models - MacRumors
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M3 iPad Air Gets First Big Discounts of 2026 With Up to $140 Off Select Models

Amazon this week has introduced a few notable discounts across the M3 iPad Air lineup, with as much as $140 off select tablets. These are among the first big discounts we've tracked on the iPad Air in 2026, with prices starting at $489.99 for the 128GB Wi-Fi 11-inch iPad Air, down from $599.00.

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These deals are all solid second-best prices on the M3 iPad Air, but it's been well over a month since we last tracked record low discounts, so if you've been waiting for a sale now is a great time to purchase the tablet. All of the deals in this sale have been automatically applied and do not require any coupon codes.


11-inch M3 iPad Air

13-inch M3 iPad Air

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Top Rated Comments

6 weeks ago

Okay, though the base model M3 iPad Air was on sale for $499 at Amazon all throughout the holiday season. I'll wait for the M4's to cause these to be perpetually discounted until they're out of production.
It dropped to $450 the week of Thanksgiving. I bought 2 on Nov 20 at that price.
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7 weeks ago
Okay, though the base model M3 iPad Air was on sale for $499 at Amazon all throughout the holiday season. I'll wait for the M4's to cause these to be perpetually discounted until they're out of production.
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7 weeks ago
I bought the base 11" for $499 at Best Buy in December. At this point I would wait until the new models hit the shelves to get a better discount on the M3.
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