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.

There are reasons to spend more on this Air than the entry-level $349 iPad, even if you're spending $250 more to get it. The two big ones are the M3 chip and Pencil Pro ($129, sold separately) compatibility.

That, however, is fine. And the M3 makes the iPad Air the best iPad most people should consider. It’s powerful enough to do almost anything you might want to do on an iPad, and it’s a meaningful improvement over the base iPad, which also got a spec bump.