The iPad Air M3 offers a performance bump over its predecessor through the new M3 chip, which brings benefits like ray tracing to Apple’s relatively budget iPad. That said, much of the rest of the device is a carry-over from the previous model, including the design, display, and battery life.

Less than a year after updating it with the M2 chip and introducing a larger-screen option, Apple gave the iPad Air another hardware refresh with a power bump. To boost its already formidable productivity chops, Apple also treated the iPad Air to a new, more affordably priced Magic Keyboard with a dedicated function row.

The new iPad Air perfectly represents what a tablet should be—thin and light, fast enough to run all the must-have apps, yet capable of functioning as a personal computer.