The consensus is that this is the first, real successor since the last major iPad, the iPad 2. And that consensus is correct. The iPad Air not only feels different (lighter, faster, less calories) but it is different, from the way it has been designed, to the hardware lurking inside it, to iOS 7...

For a company that obsesses over making devices thinner and lighter, it must have been torture for Apple to spend nearly three years making a series of iPads that were better than their predecessors, but not smaller. Now it has.

Ten hours of battery life; twice as fast as fourth-generation iPad; light and thin

Still too big for long-term one-handed use; no Touch ID

There's no question that you'll get a thrill the first time you pick up the iPad Air. It's so much more holdable, even in just one hand, than the previous full-size iPads. The new iPad has shed a quarter of the old weight, has the nicer-feeling case design of the iPad Mini, and has lost a quarter of...

Imbued with first class design and aesthetics, within the full-size tablet universe, the iPad Air is second only to its newer sibling, the Air 2.

The iPad Air delivers solid performance and battery life in an attractive and impossibly thin-and-light package. The front-facing camera delivers excellent FaceTime capabilities and the Retina Display is top-notch.

No Touch ID fingerprint scanner, meaning you’ll have to type in a passcode with every unlock and a password with every purchase.

The iPad Air is probably the best 10-inch tablet we've ever used, but if you want one tablet, we recommend holding out for the iPad Mini with Retina.

Thin and light; looks great; Powerful 64-bit processor; New Wi-Fi antennas are fast; iOS 7 runs best on Air; Battery life is a solid 10 hours

Speakers are a step down from iPad 4; Camera quality has not improved; Not as comfortable as iPad Mini

Part of the genius of Steve Jobs was his ability to predict future trends. The parts he couldn't predict, he invented or tweaked, and then convinced consumers they had to have it. Think about smartphones before the iPhone and tablet computing before the iPad.

Light and Sturdy; Sexy Display; Hello A7; How Do You Do?; Amazing Battery Life; Improved FaceTime Camera

High Expectations; Stale Features; Put Those Speakers Up Front

This iPad is one of the best electronics I have used. First, the touch screen is very good, it's sensitive and easy to use. The size is very good for traveling. You can bring it with you and won't take too much space.

"Amazing design

"A bit overpriced

Standard product for Apple.. does what it says on the tin. still find it frustrating that Apple don't have expansion sockets for micro SD cards which in my opinion restricts the devices capability. however performance and look of product is second to none...

I've been a Mac user since the eighties and have been wanting and I-Pad for quite some time. An important thing that I read online about tablets is that you shouldn't expect them to behave as laptops so: be aware that the apps for a tablet have a totally different interface than software written for...

Apple first introduced the "Air" branding scheme in conjunction with its ultra-slim and portable MacBook line back in 2008. The term was meant to connote a laptop that wasn't just lighter, but also uber thin, and able to achieve epic battery life.

Incredibly lightweight with a super-slim, redesigned form factor; A7 chip, in addition to helping provide an impressive 10-plus hours of battery life, offers superb overall performance whether you're surfing the web or streaming media.

No TouchID, just a regular old home button; Despite upgrading to stereo speakers - audio separation remains poor; 5-megapixel rear-facing shooter could use an update