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So quad speakers are worth a $300 price difference? And your logic of depreciation doesn't pan out as well. You have no idea what the trade in price of a 9.7 iPP will be in 2 years. Even if it's $300 the Air 2 will be worth something on trade. Hell my iPad 3 is still worth around $100 at BB. So spending $325 vs the price of an iPP right now still makes the Air 2 the better deal.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see BB discount the Air 2 between $125-150 during Black Friday. They've done DEEP discounts on the Mini 3 in the past. That's a good way to clear out back stock and create floor traffic.

I sold iPad 3 (16 Gb Wi-Fi only) Apple refurbished about 2-3 weeks ago for $160 on Craiglist.
 
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