Do I still need to sync a new iPad Air to a computer

I am buying a new iPad Air and would like to know if I need to sync it to a computer or laptop for start up as I did with ipad 2

No. You can activate it directly.   If you have music on the Pc you wish to transfer then you would want to sync.  But you don't need to.

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    Hi dear all,
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    I have a brand new ipad with iOS 6.1.3 and an imac with OS 10.5.8. I cannot update my OS on this machine, but want to sync the new ipad. What can I do?

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  • Does anyone else think that the AppleMac group of products are marketed in a greedy way? I have MacBook Pro 10.5.8 and am now told that I have to upgrade to Snow Leopard to sync my new iPad. Of course there isn't enough memory on the MacBook? I'm angry!

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    Hi there - do you know if I will be able to sync a new ipad with ios5 (or even an ipad 3 if it ever gets released !) with a backup from my now defunct ipad2 ios 4.3.3 ?
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