Discounts on the ever-popular Apple iPad are always noteworthy, but since we usually see discounts on older models, the price drop on the latest iPad Air model is a pleasant surprise.

Right now, the iPad Air (2020) is available on Amazon for $549. This is $50 off the regular price of $599, which is not a huge discount, but as noted above, this is the latest model of the popular tablet, so it remains one of the best deals on the iPad right now.

Specs-wise, the 2020 iPad Air has a beautiful 10.9-inch retina display, an A14 Bionic processor, 64GB of storage, and support for Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil accessories. iPads have been known for the past very elegant tablet with all the great features it has become known for over the past decade.

If you're worried that 64GB of internal storage isn't enough to store all your apps, music, and downloaded streaming content, the 256GB iPad Air (2020) is $699 on Amazon. That's $50 off the regular price of $749.

In our review of the iPad Air (2020), we declared it "one of the best tablets ever" and praised it in every way. In particular, its impeccable design, smooth functionality, and speedy performance impressed us the most.

Overall, the iPad is a highly recommended product for everyone. Even at full price, this iPad ranked high in our best tablets rankings.

If you want to see how this iPad Air deal stacks up against the rest of the discounts currently available on Apple's range, we have a run-down of the best Apple deals as well.