When the iPad first arrived on the scene it took the world by storm and basically brought the idea of tablets into the mainstream. Now, Apple is facing tough competition from other manufacturers and has seen their sales flatten out in the past couple years.

Reduced weight and thickness; Incredibly fast performance; Beautiful display with vibrant colors and deep blacks

Potential issues with bending; 16GB base model not worth the price; No real improvement in battery life

When Steve Jobs introduced Apple's tablet in January 2010 , he delivered an unequivocal answer. "The iPad, if you were to sum it up, is our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price," he said.

Terrific display; So very thin; Great battery life; Super fast

No multiuser support; No multitasking; Safari icon still objectively terrible

The Good Ultra thin - Ultra light - Ultra fast - Excellent OS - Outstanding ecosystem - Industry-leading support The Bad Battery life still the same Apple continues to dominate the tablet market with good reason -- its pace of innovation since launching the original iPad just four years ago must...

Ultra thin - Ultra light - Ultra fast - Excellent OS - Outstanding ecosystem - Industry-leading support

Battery life still the same

I received my new iPad Air a few weeks ago. I am totally in love. I was able to transfer everything I needed to do business with ease. Smart purchase indeed.

I purchased this item yesterday. It might sound dumb, but I wanted to play a game that I love. The game kept kicking me out and causing me all kinds of headaches. So, I bit the bullet and purchased the apple ipad air 2 and boy am I happy. It is like stepping into the 21st century from the dark ages.

I bought this because my iPad2 was really slow and starting to act up and do strange things.The iPad Air2 is lightning fast in comparison. It's retinal display is a real pleasure as well.

I've had an iPhone for several years and this is my first iPad. i bought it to use for work. So far I'm very happy with it. It's much easier than carrying my laptop around with me and I can do pretty much the same things with it that I could do with the laptop.

I purchased this item expecting it to be new and not refurbished costing me an excessive amount of stress and difficulty. I've had it only 3 months but it is now outside the return period so I am left with a device that barely is functioning, and needs to be trashed.

The only pitfall with my purchase is that it is not eligible for Apple Care Plus, being that my first IPad motherboard fried, I thought being able to protect my refurbished one would be a great idea......not so. I will pray that this one lives a much longer life than my first one!

If you're short of time and need to get off then all you need to heed is this, the iPad Air 2 is the best tablet we've ever reviewed. Apple has done it again and improved on the already excellent iPad Air (that's remains on sale for a lower price) from 2013.

Screen doesn't reflect much; Great performance; Ultra-slim design; Improved camera

Battery life a little lower; 16GB version storage too low