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iPad Guess what I just bought!

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ardchoille50

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I finally broke down and purchased a new iPad Air 2, space gray, 64 GB. It's updating to the latest iOS right now, but I plan to use it for books and movies/TV. It cost me zero down and $34 per month for 24 months, thanks to Verizon Edge. I love it so far, much lighter than my iPad with Retina display.

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I've been eyeing it, but I think it might be too big compared to my iPad Mini2. After watching an AT&T Tech struggling with a standard iPad, I'm not sure I'd be happier with the larger size.
 
ChinaRye said:
Congrats. Yeah, compared to the iPad 3, this must be like holding a sheet of paper.
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It's very close! :)

MaxinMusicCity said:
I've been eyeing it, but I think it might be too big compared to my iPad Mini2. After watching an AT&T Tech struggling with a standard iPad, I'm not sure I'd be happier with the larger size.
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Excellent point, each use case will be different. Although, the carrier techs are usually struggling with the older, heavier models. The weight difference between the iPad Air 2 and the iPad with Retina display is like night and day for me. You might think about going into an Apple store and looking at the new models.
 
Enjoy , I recently got a gold air 2, so much faster then my old iPad 4. The 2gb of ram really is nice to have.
 
congrats! I got a white/silver air 2. it's so light and the screen is beautiful. No wrist fatigue from holding it a long time.
 
Congrats, just got mine last week. It really is a great tablet.

Upgraded from a 4 that I was planning on keeping until the 2015 model, but the recent BestBuy sale got me to bite. Saved $200 on my model compared to what Apple wants for it.

My old 4 could do just about everything the Air 2 can do, just the Air 2 is much faster, better to use, and easier to carry around. It is a very refined version of a very good tablet. Because its so light and portable, I find myself carrying it everywhere now.

With how powerful and light this one is, I'm hoping I'll be happy with it for two and a half years like my 4. The 4 had very impressive hardware specs when it was released and so does this Air 2. That means I'll be eyeballing the 2017 model.
 
NoWayBehind said:
Uhm no.
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Elaborate instead of posting an absolutely useless response. There have been non-stop sales at Best Buy, Staples, and other retailers where they have been knocking off $100 off WiFi models and $130 off cellular models.

64 GB Air 2 is 599 + tax. $34 a month for 24 months is over $800. Tell me how that works? Even if OP got the cellular model at MSRP, it is still overpaying if you include tax.

64GB + cellular can be found for $599. Just take it to Verizon and activate. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-i...=8575135&loc=0&id=1219093517476&skuId=3782054
 
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af21187 said:
Elaborate instead of posting an absolutely useless response. There have been non-stop sales at Best Buy, Staples, and other retailers where they have been knocking off $100 off WiFi models and $130 off cellular models.

64 GB Air 2 is 599 + tax. $34 a month for 24 months is over $800. Tell me how that works? Even if OP got the cellular model at MSRP, it is still overpaying if you include tax.

64GB + cellular can be found for $599. Just take it to Verizon and activate. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-i...=8575135&loc=0&id=1219093517476&skuId=3782054
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Your forgetting the data plan....
 
Not to derail the conversation, but...

Yesterday I picked up an iPad mini Retina (the one without Touch ID) 64 GB cellular model for $279.00 at Microcenter. It was originally priced at $729.00. It was the last one they had. Very pleased with the deal I got!
 
af21187 said:
You're*, and no, the data plan isn't included in the monthly cost on a Verizon Edge device payment. It is separate.
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I can never be bothered to fight with autocorrect when using my iPad. Also please be sure to read the forum rules on gramma correcting for the future.
 
af21187 said:
$34 a month for 2 years? You overpaid big time.
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My employer reimburses us for our mobile device payments so long as we obtain the devices directly from our carriers. This is why I chose to get my iPhones and iPads from Verizon.

According to Apple's website, the iPad Air 2, 64 GB, Wi-Fi+Cellular is $729.00. Twenty-four monthly payments of $34.00 = $816.00. If my employer chooses to overpay by $87.00, that's up to them.
 
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I bought in Air 2 in Space Gray due to a Best Buy sale in March. I thought about waiting for the 3, but the iPad's finally got a ram bump, which was tipped the favor with the BB sale. I'm loving it so far.
 
Congrats on your purchase! :cool:

I have the 64gb model as well, but just wifi. I came from an iPad 4 and it's definitely a huge jump in performance.
 
I'm expecting delivery of a gold iPad Air 2 tomorrow too, very excited! I had the first iPad and finally upgraded to an iPad 2 but haven't had one since - I think I will notice a difference :D

Being in the UK where everything is more expensive, I had to pay £49 up front and £38 per month for 2 years but that does include 15gb of data.
 
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