At Amazon, the iPad Mini is once again on sale for $400.

If you’re looking for a smaller tablet, Apple’s iPad mini is the best option available. We believe it to be the greatest little slab on the market, and the manufacturer significantly improved the most recent model, which debuted over a year ago. The 2021 iPad mini is currently available for $400, which is $100 cheaper than market value and the greatest bargain we’ve seen. You’ll pay that much for the 64GB WiFi models, but the 256GB ones also qualify for the same $100 discount, allowing you to purchase one for $550.

The sixth-generation iPad mini is an improvement over the previous model in almost every respect. It now resembles a mini iPad Air thanks to changes made by Apple, including reduced bezels, a power button that supports Touch ID, and a USB-C connector for charging. It sports an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display and can accept input from the second-generation Apple Pencil, making it a viable option as your primary tool for taking notes and creating sketches in digital form. We were happy with the tablet’s nearly 12-hour battery life and the way its A15 Bionic CPU handled every task we threw at it.

Along with Center Stage cameras that keep you in the centre of the frame while you’re on FaceTime chats, Apple also added 5G compatibility to the iPad mini, which will come in handy if you decide to invest in an LTE-capable model. Finally, the lack of a headphone port and the possibility that many users may quickly exhaust the 64GB of storage on the base model are our biggest complaints about the mini. Additionally, it costs more than the previous-generation mini, but Amazon’s most recent offer makes up for that. It’s also important to note that we don’t anticipate Apple to reveal a new iPad mini during its iPhone event this week, meaning the model currently on sale will probably continue to be the most recent and greatest small for a while.