Apple Store Down Ahead of iPad Mini Pre-Orders

[ethana]

Man this place is empty compared to other Apple launches.... not good.

 

[tCdemon]

12:02 PST and Apple.com still down! Servers crashed before it launched!...Sounds premature!...Theres a pill for that...I mean an App for that!...lol

 

[pure3d2]

Store still closed.

 

[clumsythief83]

Bought the iPad mini 32gb Black using the Apple App store!

Tip: Use the Apple App Store!

 

[SuperNU]

Still waiting ....

 

[zmunkz]

What time??

So much for 3:01...

 

[allamoureux07]

Bed time

Ordered! 32 GB Wifi Only Black & Slate and Dark Gray smart cover. Goodnight.

P.S. the Apple Store app is so fast.

 

[tiguk]

Order complete!

 

[shartypants]

Ordered it! That was FAST!

 

[chr1s60]

I learned during the iPhone 5 launch that the Apple Store app is 100x easier.

 

[Fruit Cake]

16gig wifi, I'll give it a go

 

[RemE]

There won't be a retina mini for the same reason there won't be a MacBook Air with retina display. These two products have these things in mind: weight, battery life, thinness. Adding a retina display will always cause a sacrifice in all three of these points. They will choose to shrink the mini to an even thinner form factor if they can increase battery performance rather than keep the same thickness and add a retina display, for example. They will keep the retina models in the "pro" camp which offer the fastest processors. I think it's a great distinction.

That makes sense, but the iPhone 5 shows that the display can be thin, with in-cell touch etc. and have good battery life. I do tend to agree with you but I could still envision one, we'll see.

I really do want to see the rumor come true of a full sized pad shaved down in thickness and weight, it's currently at the limit for comfort and the long charge time vs the older pads isn't the best.

All done, orders placed, night all.

 

[jontech]

Store back up

32GB White Wifi $614.66 shipped to Hawaii

 

[ethana]

I always use apple.com/store because with my Discover card I get 5% off.

 

[bitcloudrzr]

Canadian prices and US prices are on par.

 

[chrismarle]

Got myself a black 16Gb iPad mini (WiFi) and a black 64Gb iPad 4 (WiFI+4G).

 

[ethana]

Got myself a black 16Gb iPad mini (WiFi) and a black 64Gb iPad 4 (WiFI+4G).

Why both? Why not one or the other?

 

[rols]

Singapore store up .. all models .. unavailable. That's rather disappointing.

 

[jdugan4859]

Got a black 4 32GB LTE, and a black mini 32GB ordered no problem on the app store app, but can not pre-order a phone for pickup.

Now I need to unload an iPad 2 32GB 3g, an iPhone 4 32GB, and an iPhone 4S 16GB.

 

[AzN1337c0d3r]

Ordered iPad 4 - White - 32 GB - Verizon + Dark Grey Smart Case.

 

[pure3d2]

Had to use the Apple Store App to place the order.

 

[bcoffeecat]

Sorry, I'm new to this preordering stuff, but...

When can I expect my iPad mini to be delivered? Because it says "Available to ship: Delivers 11/2" which seems to suggest that it'll be in my mailbox on the 2nd, but then below that it says "Delivers Within 5 days after shipping by Standard Shipping."

 

[chr1s60]

So are we thinking these will mostly ship from China or will Apple have warehouses of them already stocked in the US?

Sorry, I'm new to this preordering stuff, but...

When can I expect my iPad mini to be delivered? Because it says "Available to ship: Delivers 11/2" which seems to suggest that it'll be in my mailbox on the 2nd, but then below that it says "Delivers Within 5 days after shipping by Standard Shipping."

It will be delivered the 2nd.

 

[Musubi]

mini white 64GB order placed on the Apple Store once it came up. Took less than 2 minutes.

 

[bitcloudrzr]

Sorry, I'm new to this preordering stuff, but...

When can I expect my iPad mini to be delivered? Because it says "Available to ship: Delivers 11/2" which seems to suggest that it'll be in my mailbox on the 2nd, but then below that it says "Delivers Within 5 days after shipping by Standard Shipping."

If you got in early enough, it should arrive on the 2nd. There is a buffer in case the shipping service has problems though. Mine actually says 11/2/12-11/6/12, which is normal for any Canadian order, but I always get it on the 2nd.