Question 1

Does Amazon offer a trade in? Apple offers a $125.00 trade in for my current iPad.

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Yes there is an option. My iPad Air 3 64g has a trade in value of $150 is very good condition. And apple only offered me $30!

Question 2

Can you add an external hard drive?

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Add the magic keyboard ( expensive $300, to be honest yes you’ll want it as it magnetically attaches to ipad and on bottom left it has a usb-c port for charging only but frees up the ipads usb-c port for external ssd OR ( delete keyboard and grab $70 compatable dock with multi usb-c and og usb ports and hdmi out ) get both. Expensive yes BUT the ipad air 2022 has the m1 cpu 8 core 8 gpu core and 16 core nueral learning engine and 8 gigs of ram. I have apple mini mac, mac air 2021 and 11” ipad pro all with m1 processor and even though m2 is out its still a desktop class chip capable of blowing away anything from intel in its class range. tbh i’d wait to see if it drops back to $519 but hooked to a dock and tv/monitor its pretty close to a full laptop ( it doesnt run full mac op system but as a trade off it is close with its apps AND its a touch screen that can be removed from magnet keyboard ( with dock still plug in mouse use on tv etc ) and mac laptops except ipad set ups are not touch screen. Sorry to sound like a fan boy but yea i am a big fan of m1 chip! Became believer replacing my windows tower which sounded like a jet taking off to completely quiet system! Cheers!

Question 3

How does the 5th gen compare to 4th gen apple ipad air 256gb?

Accepted Answer

DjSjR provided a great answer. One additional note is that the M1 processor in the 5th gen Air will allow it to support full screen external monitor use with stage manager.  It’s a great feature and is currently in iPad OS 16.2.1 Dev Beta. Only M1 iPads will support this addition. When plugged into a 4K external monitor, it looks a lot like Mac OS with windowing, a dock, and drag and drop files and windows between the iPad and the external monitor. I think this upcoming feature / better CPU / GPU performance, plus the improved camera make the 5th gen Air a good choice vs the 4th gen Air. That said, the 4th gen Air is also a great device.

Question 4

is it compatible with the 2nd gen apple pencil?

Accepted Answer

Yes. One hundred percent. Ordered this for my mom for Mother’s Day and bought the 2nd gen pencil from target they correspond well. This sticks right to the side no problem at all, charges, connected and works with all the apps and goodnotes and other downloadable products.

Brand	Apple
Display Resolution Maximum	2360 x 1640 Pixels
Memory Storage Capacity	256 GB
Model Name	iPad Air
Screen Size	10.9 Inches

iPad Air (5th Generation): with M1 chip, 10.9-inch Liquid Retina Display, 256GB, Wi-Fi 6, 12MP front/12MP Back Camera, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life – Space Gray

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