You can preorder the Apple iPad Air (M4) from $249 at Best Buy when you trade in your old tablet

Apple recently announced a new iPad Air and there’s already a great way to save on preorders. From 9:15am ET on March 4, you will be able to preorder the Apple iPad Air (M4) at Best Buy from as little as $249 when trading in.

To grab the best discount, you need to trade in a fairly new device. For instance, if you trade in the iPad Air (M3) 11-inch model or an iPad Pro 12.9 (4th Gen), you get $350 trade-in towards the iPad Air (M4). If you trade in the iPad mini (6th Gen), you get $200 off.

It’s worth playing around with the trade-in system to see how you can save while getting rid of unwanted older tech. Bear in mind that how cheap that makes the Apple iPad Air (M4) depends on which model you’re aiming for.

The Apple iPad Air (M4) provides the same design as previous models, but it now uses Apple’s much more powerful M4 chip. There’s also Wi-Fi 7 support, and LTE or 5G for relevant models. Think of this all as a small but important upgrade if you want the fastest iPad Air around. It's sleek enough to carry around easily, too.

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Apple iPad Air (M4): was $599 now $249 at Best Buy

The newly-announced Apple iPad Air (M4) is sure to be popular for anyone who wants plenty of power for work or play while on the move, but at a more affordable price than the iPad Pro. The M4 chip is what we see in many highly competent MacBooks, promising to be up to 30% faster than the M3, so it’s capable of a lot in tablet form. There are 11-inch and 13-inch screen models with storage options ranging from 128GB up to 1TB, along with Wi-Fi only or 5G/LTE models.

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As the Apple iPad Air (M4) has only just been announced, we haven’t had any hands-on time with it yet. However, we gave the iPad Air (M3) a highly respectable 4.5 stars out of five. We appreciated the power that the M3 chip offers, its “vibrant screen”, and “strong battery life and audio."

That seems almost certain to carry over to this M4 model, so we’re counting on it riding high in our look at the best iPads soon.

For Apple enthusiasts, it’ll be one of the best tablets to upgrade to, even if it’s a relatively subtle improvement over the previous model. If you need something more powerful than your phone but more portable than your laptop, this is a great way to bridge the gap.

If you can’t wait for the latest model or you want to buy something a little cheaper, take a look at the other iPad deals currently going on. There are some good tablet deals around for every budget and need.