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Since you keep your devices for a long time, as do I, the Air 2 is the absolute best way to go. The Air 2 has double the amount of RAM of the original Air, and the retina mini's. The Air 2 should last you much longer than the single generation different from the Air/Mini 2/mini 3.
 
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