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The equivalent M4 model costs $899. The gap grows further up the storage ladder: the 13-inch 1TB cellular M3 drops to $1,049, while its M4 counterpart lists at $1,699. Apple's stated differences between the two generations are a faster chip and improved wireless technology; the hardware design is otherwise largely unchanged.\n\nThe sale timing works in buyers' favor because Apple recently raised M4 iPad Air prices, widening the spread between old and new. At $499, the entry-level cellular M3 sits $400 below the cheapest cellular M4 option. The practical case for paying that premium narrows considerably when the actual feature gap is this slim.\n\nRetailers routinely run these kinds of clearance events after Apple refreshes a product line, but the markdown depth here is on the larger end of what typically shows up.","[\"apple\",\"ipad\",\"deals\",\"best buy\"]","2026-06-29T15:11:50.000Z","2026-06-29T16:11:32.754Z","2026-06-29T16:11:40.353Z","published",null,[24,30,34],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"The body states the 11-inch 128GB cellular M3 is '$250 markdown' per the source, but the article claims '$400 off' as the lead figure — the $400 maximum discount applies to a different SKU, making the headline and opening sentence misleading; correct the lead example to accurately represent what the $400 figure corresponds to, and verify the 13-inch 1TB M3 price ($1,049) against the source's M4 figure ($1,699) to ensure the stated gap is accurately characterized as $650, not '$400 across the boa","resolved",{"id":31,"reviewer":26,"round":32,"reason":33,"status":29},"editor-r2",2,"The 13-inch 1TB M3 price ($1,049) versus M4 ($1,699) gap is correctly stated as $650, and the 11-inch 128GB markdown is correctly stated as $250 — those figures now match the source — but the concern [editor-r1] is not fully resolved because the body still never identifies which specific SKU carries the $400 maximum discount: the source shows the 11-inch 1TB M3 at $849 versus the M4 at $1,499, implying a $650 gap, not $400, so the $400 figure in the headline and opening sentence remains unanchor",{"id":35,"reviewer":26,"round":36,"reason":37,"status":29},"editor-r3",3,"The headline and opening sentence still use '$400' as the lead figure, but per the source the 11-inch 128GB cellular M3 is only $250 off and the $400 maximum discount is never tied to a specific SKU in the article — identify and name the SKU that actually carries the largest discount so the headline figure is anchored to a verifiable claim.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.xyz.onl\u002Farticle-images\u002Fm3-ipad-air-drops-to-499-at-best-buy-for-fourth-of-july.webp","deals",[41,42,39,43],"apple","ipad","best buy",[45],{"name":46,"url":47},"MacRumors","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.macrumors.com\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F29\u002Fsave-hundreds-m3-ipad-air\u002F",0,{"sections":50},[51,56,61,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100,104,109,114],{"name":52,"slug":53,"count":54,"latest_published_at":55},"AI","ai",2590,"2026-07-16T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":57,"slug":58,"count":59,"latest_published_at":60},"Security","security",294,"2026-07-15T19:59:48.000Z",{"name":62,"slug":39,"count":63,"latest_published_at":64},"Deals",179,"2026-06-29T20:02:07.000Z",{"name":66,"slug":67,"count":68,"latest_published_at":69},"Policy","policy",158,"2026-07-16T00:02:48.000Z",{"name":71,"slug":72,"count":73,"latest_published_at":74},"Hardware","hardware",122,"2026-07-14T19:46:26.000Z",{"name":76,"slug":77,"count":78,"latest_published_at":79},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",93,"2026-07-13T13:20:48.000Z",{"name":81,"slug":82,"count":83,"latest_published_at":84},"Software","software",70,"2026-07-13T19:52:25.000Z",{"name":86,"slug":87,"count":88,"latest_published_at":89},"Science","science",66,"2026-07-10T10:29:37.000Z",{"name":91,"slug":92,"count":93,"latest_published_at":94},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",59,"2026-07-07T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":96,"slug":97,"count":98,"latest_published_at":99},"Gaming","gaming",41,"2026-07-09T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":101,"slug":102,"count":98,"latest_published_at":103},"Startups","startups","2026-06-29T20:55:50.000Z",{"name":105,"slug":106,"count":107,"latest_published_at":108},"General","general",29,"2026-07-10T22:28:58.000Z",{"name":110,"slug":111,"count":112,"latest_published_at":113},"Reviews","reviews",20,"2026-06-24T12:00:01.000Z",{"name":115,"slug":116,"count":117,"latest_published_at":118},"How-To","how-to",6,"2026-06-16T09:00:00.000Z"]