New iPad Air gets revamped, lower-cost Magic Keyboard

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Alongside the new iPad Air, Apple has launched an updated Magic Keyboard which adds function keys, and costs $30 less than before.

White keyboard with a large touchpad, beneath a screen displaying a bright, colorful graphic featuring a silhouette and text related to costumes, music, dancing, food, and prizes.
The new iPad Air Magic Keyboard with larger trackpad plus function keys -- image credit: Apple



Following Tim Cook's teasing tweet about there being something in the air, Apple has launched a new iPad Air and brought it with it new versions of the Magic Keyboard to fit. For both the 11-inch iPad Air and 13-inch iPad Air, there is now a new Magic Keyboard that compared to the previous model features:


  • A larger trackpad

  • A 14-key function key row



These updates follow the ones made in May 2024 when Apple released new versions of the iPad Pro. In its review at the time, AppleInsider said that the differences made for a "massively improved experience" for users.

Both sizes of the Magic Keyboard now cost $30 less than their predecessors. That makes the Magic Keyboard for the 11-inch iPad Air $269, while the one for the 13-inch iPad Air is now $319.



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    ApplePoorapplepoor Posts: 363member
    The "new" iPad Air keyboard design is very similar to the design of my M4 11" iPad Pro keyboard design. Should have not required a lot of design work.
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