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Looked at these but then decided to go with the new M4 that’s currently discounted through Best Buy. It wasn’t that much more, and got a better display in the 11” Pro.
 
This is not the time to buy refurbished, the holiday deals will be far better than refurb for rest of the year.
 
New M2 128 GB iPad Air $599 - 60 Hz LCD, Touch ID, landscape camera, 2 speakers, 2 microphones
Refurbished M2 128 GB iPad Pro $639 - ProMotion mini-LED, FaceID, portrait camera, 4 speakers, 5 microphones
Not to mention the Edu price (-$50) and current back to school offer (-$100 as gift card) on the M2 Air. Also, brand new 64GB M1 Airs were available for $399 at several retailers for a little while recently (probably all gone now).
 
Here only 5th gen. available

And a price comparison to a 6th gen. 3rd party refurbished:

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11" and Air only up to 4th gen. available at Apple Store.
 
$549 seems reasonable for the 256 GB M1 iPad Air. $469 for the 64GB version is a little bit of an insult though.
 
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