Did you all get the iPad memo?
Today Apple rolled out the fifth generation of the iPad.
The highlights are that it’s thinner, lighter and faster. Thus it’s dubbed the iPad Air.
The iPad Air will weigh 1 pound, down from 1.4 pounds. It’s 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the current fourth-generation iPad. (Honestly if this thing is any smaller I will destroy it.)
It will have the same 9.7-inch screen as previous iPads and pack the same A7 processing chip that’s in the iPhone 5S. That will make it 72 times faster than the original iPad, according to Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller.
iPad Air will go on sale November 1. Prices will start at $499 for a 16GB Wi-Fi-only model and go up to a whopping $629 for a 16GB with 4G LTE connectivity.
The revamped iPad Mini will be released later in November and will start at $399. It will be available in silver or space gray and will pack the A7 processor and the same high-resolution “Retina display” as bigger iPads.
Just as a FYI, the older iPad Mini will still be around and will cost $299. The full-size iPad 2, launched in 2011, will also still be available for $399.
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