Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote in a post on X on Monday that there was "something in the air." Now it's clear what that "something" was — a new iPad Air with Apple Intelligence. On Tuesday, Apple introduced the new iPad,

Apple’s new tablet is exactly what you think it is. Which is fine.

The iPad Air 11 with M3 is fine for certain tasks, but it can’t be your cheaper MacBook with a touchscreen. It’s better than last year’s model, but good enough may not be enough to justify the upgrade for lingering M1 iPad Air users.