re: The best tablet you can buy is the iPad Air

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What's the difference between the iPad, the iPad Air, and the iPad Mini?

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When you say (just) iPad, I assume you mean the 4th gen, which was originally released in October 2012. It has a 9.7" retina screen and starts at $399. It replaced the iPad 2 at that price point earlier this year. It has the A6X processor, retina display, & lightning connector.

The iPad Air also has a 9.7" retina screen but is thinner in all 3 dimensions and 30% lighter than the 4th gen. It also has an A7 Processor which boasts 2x the CPU performance compared to the A6X. Starts at $499.

The iPad Mini with retina display has the same hardware as the Air, except the screen is squashed to 7.9" diagonal but maintains the same resolution and it starts at $399.