Apple's new iPad Air is on sale already

Save up to $70 when you place your preorder through Walmart.
By Haley Henschel  on 
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The new Apple iPad Air (WiFi) is on sale at Walmart as of March 11:


Walmart is usually pretty quick to offer deals on new Apple products, but this might be a new personal best.

The big box store had the 2022 iPad Air on sale as of March 11 — as in, the tablet's very first day on the market. (It's technically still in its preorder phase but will start shipping out next Friday, March 18.) Grab the 64GB base model for only $559 or upgrade to the 256GB configuration for $679 to score a savings of $40 or $70, respectively.

FWIW, these are the tablet's first and only discounts to date: Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and even the Apple website itself all had it listed at full price when we last checked.

Introduced at Apple's "Peek Performance" event earlier this week, the fifth-generation iPad Air stars the M1 chip that was previously exclusive to last year's powerful-but-pricey iPad Pro. This affords it "faster graphics performance, all-day battery life, better AR features, Smart HDR photos, and more," says Mashable tech reporter Jennimai Nguyen.

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Other highlights include 5G support and an Ultra Wide front camera with Apple's Center Stage feature — two more firsts for the iPad Air lineup.

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Haley Henschel
Senior Shopping Reporter

Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.

Haley received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and honed her sifting and winnowing skills at The Daily Cardinal. She previously covered politics for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, investigated exotic pet ownership for Wisconsin Watch, and blogged for some of your favorite reality stars.

In her free time, Haley enjoys playing video games, drawing, taking walks on Lake Michigan, and spending time with her parrot (Melon) and dog (Pierogi). She really, really wants to get back into horseback riding. You can follow her on X at @haleyhenschel or reach her via email at [email protected].


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