So the news last week that Apple is entering the low-budget laptop market may have seemed to some like a marked shift in strategy, to the point that a few observers are interpreting it as an ominous indication of macroeconomic headwinds.

Apple’s new M4 iPad Air arrives in users’ hands this Wednesday, and today the first reviews of the upgraded iPad have arrived. Here’s an overview of what reviewers are saying. Many reviews compare the M4 iPad Air’s performance not only to the M3 model—which it’s modestly better than—but also the much more expensive M5 iPad Pro.