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Apple Store Down Ahead of iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Pre-Orders
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Order completed with the Apple Store app. 128gb, Space Gray, cellular, iPad Air 2!
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Apple store app is up
Just placed my order for 128 GB Air2 space grey and the blue case. (Finally a nice dark blue case!)
Just placed my order for 128 GB Air2 space grey and the blue case. (Finally a nice dark blue case!)
128GB Gold w/ LTE, AppleCare & (Red) cover
I leave on a cruise on Sunday the 26th. Hoping this arrives before then. My 32GB Air doesn't hold a lot of TV shows so the extra space is going to be fantastic for these weeks away from reliable Internet.
Crossing my fingers for a 23rd arrival date!
I leave on a cruise on Sunday the 26th. Hoping this arrives before then. My 32GB Air doesn't hold a lot of TV shows so the extra space is going to be fantastic for these weeks away from reliable Internet.
Crossing my fingers for a 23rd arrival date!
This post speaks volumes. This is a moderator on THIS MACrumors forum.
I am not abandoning Apple by any means, I love their software 1st, their hardware (Sadly recently) 2nd. Just as my need for a PC sitting next to my PowerPC G4, Mac Mini, and Mac Pro, I sometimes need to use a different tool for a given job. I would also not be the 1st Moderator to have both iOS and Android, many of them dabble in both worlds, like many tech fans tend to do.
As far as a Tablet, The rear facing, mono, speaker on the iPad kills me. I often use my tablet to show clients finished videos, and I enjoy having a tablet for casual video / youtube browsing online, or within my library. Having to pull my iPad out of a case, to hear it properly just kills me. The front speakers on HTC, nVidia and similar products are leaps and bounds better.
I also use SD cards in many of my camera equipment, and I often need to review footage quickly, do a quick edit for Instagram / YouTube when I am covering an event for a big client. While the cameras I use do support WIFI file sharing, it is abysmally slow when working with HD files, and the transfer process sucks down valuable battery life on the cameras, and the tablets I use.
Since my GoPro, and other action cameras have had no issues with Micro SD cards for years now, I have now (call me crazy) switched to Micro SD cards in my SLR cameras too. Having a Tablet that will support this will be huge for doing quick edits, and posts while I am on the road.
I am fully aware that an adapter exists for our devices, however I also fully admit that in the heat of the moment (I often leave for a shoot at a moments notice) I am a complete Space Case! For the same reasons I forget Thunderbolt connectors for my MacBook Pro, I will also forget the lightning SD card reader for my tablet. Apple, You gave us SD readers in our Mini, and MacBook models, why not sacrifice a tiny bit of Thin for the convenience of having it in an iPad!!??
There are also a few Android Applications that I would like to try that some colleagues in the field are running. And lastly, one of the models (the nVidia Shield) is tempting me, as I can stream my PC games anyplace in my house so I can have a little more than 'casual' gaming while I am away from my gaming tower. The last thing isn't productivity related, but hey a tablet has to make a great toy too right?
In the end, I am not 100% sure what I will do, it's a tough call either way. Hopefully I can have both down the road, just need to get some other work done first and earn some more toy funds!
Best Buy is doing pre-order and their site says order for launch day pick on of 10/23/14 next Thursday.
I've had a rethink on this. I think the original mini is still around to clear out inventory and will be gone within 6 months. I think the A8 was destined for the mini but supply constraints are an issue. If Apple was planning to phase out the mini what's the point of the mini 3? Just reduce the price on the mini 2 and be done with it. Apple could hardly do nothing to the mini and keep the $399 price point. At the same time getting rid of the $399 mini only to reintroduce it next spring makes no sense either. So perhaps the current mini 3 is a placeholder for an upgraded device next spring. And maybe this moves the mini upgrade cycle to the spring (being a quarter or so behind the Air keeps the Air and possibly future "pro" as the flavship device).
I got my order processed at 11:27 with a 4-6 business day estimate. Hopefully it will come a little sooner.
Ordered mine, on its way. Just as an FYI, I tried ordering from MacMall. You have to call, they don't have available online. Got all the way through my order, and then was told it expected to *ship* (not arrive) on 10/31, which is too late for me (need it as a gift). It sounds like the 3rd party retailers have to order from Apple, have it shipped to them, then ship to you. Seems like a raw deal for resellers.
So I paid the sales tax and got directly from Apple. Expected delivery is 10/24 or 10/25.
So I paid the sales tax and got directly from Apple. Expected delivery is 10/24 or 10/25.
Likely so replication can occur to all edge servers to ensure each user is being presented with the same data, no matter where their location.
Regardless we can only speculate. I am sure their IT department has limited opportunities to implement server or database changes. I wouldn't be surprised if they had a lot more going on than a simple store update / change.
