Amazon is selling an 11‑inch iPad Air with a 1TB SSD for $699, the same price Apple lists its 512 GB version at.
The deal pairs the M2‑powered iPad Air with a full‑terabyte of storage, a $400 drop from Apple’s own pricing for that configuration. Apple’s current 512GB iPad Air also costs $699, so the Amazon offer essentially gives you double the storage for the same out‑of‑box cost. The hardware is unchanged from Apple’s standard model – an M2 chip, Liquid Retina display and all‑day battery – but the storage upgrade makes a noticeable difference for media‑heavy users.
For most buyers the extra space outweighs any performance edge newer M‑series chips claim. The M2 already handles multitasking, photo editing and even graphics‑intensive games without a hitch, so the $400 saving is hard to ignore. It also narrows the gap between the iPad Air and higher‑priced iPad Pro models for anyone who needs storage but not the latest silicon.
In short, the Amazon discount makes a 1TB iPad Air as cheap as a mid‑range tablet, forcing Apple’s own pricing into question and giving consumers a clear value proposition that the official store can’t match.