After a week on pre-order, Apple's refreshed iPad Air with M3 processors is now available to buy immediately and the first pre-ordered ones are arriving in users' hands.

The M3 processor is the big selling point of the new iPad Air. Apple says this will make the device nearly twice as fast as the M1 iPad Air (which came out in 2022), and up to three times faster than the iPad Air with A14 Bionic (which came out in 2020).

The new sky blue base model seemed likely to be in high demand, but quick checks on countries in timezones where stores are open shows immediate availability … Of these, it’s the M4 MacBook Air generating the most buzz.