Amazon's $150 M3 iPad Air discount offers the steepest price drop to date on the 2025 model — just in time for back-to-school.

For a lot of people, the iPad Air is Apple’s goldilocks tablet. It’s more powerful and available in a larger size than the entry-level iPad, but a lot less expensive than the iPad Pro, which can be overkill for some.

The iPad Mini is the smallest iPad in the stack, measuring 7.7" x 5.3" and only 0.23" thin. It weighs just 10 ounces. It's not that much bigger or heavier than an iPhone 16 Plus. The current generation model is equipped with an A17 Pro processor,