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Business computersENERGY STAR certified

Apple iPad Air 13"

8 GB slate/tablet computer, model number A3268.

Memory

8 GB

Typical electricity use

8.5 kWh/yr

NPU installed

No

Screen

12.9 in

Of 94 certified slate/tablet business computers, 49 have a lower typical electricity use than the iPad Air 13" (8.5 kWh/yr).

Its certified typical electricity use of 8.5 kWh/yr costs about $1.11 a year at 13¢/kWh.

Maker
Apple
Model
iPad Air 13"
Model number
A3268
Type
Slate/Tablet
Memory
8 GB
NPU installed
No
Screen
12.9 in
Battery
0 Wh
Operating system
iOS
Marketed as a workstation
No
Typical electricity use
8.5 kWh/yr
Power in sleep
0.2 W
Power at long idle
0.2 W
Power when off
1.5 W
On the market since
Mar 2025
ENERGY STAR certified
24 Oct 2025

Source: ENERGY STAR certified business computers dataset, US EPA, record 4512706, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the iPad Air 13"

Certified business computers from other makers, same color class, within 20% of its speed.

ModelTypeProcessorMemoryTypical electricity use
Lenovo TB336FUSlate/Tablet-8 GB11.1 kWh/yr
Acer N25H8***Slate/Tablet-8 GB9.3 kWh/yr
GETAC ZX10Slate/Tablet-8 GB16 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB330FUSlate/Tablet-8 GB6.1 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB311FUSlate/Tablet-8 GB4.8 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB352FUSlate/Tablet-8 GB7.4 kWh/yr

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