Apple's iPad Air maintains the simple elegant design of its predecessor but comes in a very lightweight design. The performance is great and with its high-resolutionretina display screen.

Very nice design that is thin and lightweight

No camera flash; no external storage option; Siri does not speak Arabic

I bought this item refurbished. It looked brand new. there were no scratches on the screen or the case. the battery life was also at 100%. I am so happy I didn't spend the money on a new one.

Apple tends to slowly evolve their product lines, instead of making sweeping and drastic changes. I have noticed a trend where users skip a generation because it seems the processor is a bit faster, hardware a bit better, but seldom a WOW factor that compels you to drop everything and buy it.

Smaller Bezel; Does not get as Hot as prior models; Noticeable difference in hues; colors and tones being more defined; Lighter and More Portable; Stereo Speakers; Amazing Battery Life

Still Expensive; Video Quality is on par with 3rd generation iPad; Still no way to bulk delete emails; Camera received no major upgrade

In many respects a triumph, the iPad Air also introduces compromises to hit the low-weight/thin-case targets. Sound quality through the new stereo speaker has deteriorated, and although a matter of taste we found the iPad mini-style case loses the premium feel of preceding generations of iPad.

In contrast to the last iPhone 5S, iPad Air brings this important news both for design and for the hardware sector as well as for the new operating system. Overall, the result is a user experience revamped, mainly thanks to the more compact chassis and easy to handle.

Spectacular design; high performance; Improved front-facing camera and autonomy

Missing Touch ID; Price

It's been tempting lately to conclude that Apple doesn't have it anymore, and tablets in particular is where Cupertino does need to silence the prophets of doom and gloom after an iPad 4 that was more like a 3.1 and a mini that should've had a retina display.

9.7" LED-backlit IPS LCD touchscreen, 1536 x 2048 pixels, ~ 264 ppi; scratch-resistant, oleophobic coating, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity with MIMO dual antennas, LTE connectivity (data only, GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS support (for the Cellular model only, Dual-core A7 64-bit 1.3 GHz Cyclone...

Non expandable memory; Price of storage climbs steeply; and storage is largely overpriced; Tied into iTunes for uploading most of the content; iOS 7 could've made better use of the bigger screen; No standard USB port; No GPS receiver in the Wi-Fi-only version

This is the best version of the iPad we've seen to date with fantastic performance from a light, slim chassis. The Retina display is as it always has been, but the iOS has had an overhaul, which was much needed.

Light, slim chassis; speedy A7 processor; slick new iOS 7; Impressive battery life

Pricey; iTunes; no memory card slot

It wasn't intuitively obvious how to set it up but with my son's help via Skype I was up and running and having fun. He showed me all kind of neat things to do. I'm sure the user guide would have gotten me there but the hour spent with my son "teaching" me was priceless.

The iPad was always a slim tablet, but it started gaining a bit of weight in 2012. The addition of the Retina Display meant that Apple could not reduce or maintain the same weight as the iPad 2.

The original iPad Air told us all we needed to know about Apple's changed approach to tablets – with a 43% thinner bezel and a 28% lighter body than the iPads that came before it, the Air champions the 'easier to live with' ideal.