It's a refresh to Apple's solid mid-range tablet, but it lacks the versatility, power, or price of Apple's other iPad options. The iPad Air 11 with M3 is fine for certain tasks, but it can’t be your cheaper MacBook with a touchscreen.

Apple’s new tablet is exactly what you think it is. Which is fine.

The iPad Air M3 makes one of our favorite tablets even faster, though folks who own a recent Apple tablet won’t find much new here.