iPad iPad Air 2 pre-order/launch UK

[cRuNcHiE]

Has anyone found a third party case to order yet?

Buggered if i'm paying £69 for apples smart case! That is crazy money

 

[StefanWolves]

Has anyone found a third party case to order yet?

Buggered if i'm paying £69 for apples smart case! That is crazy money

Ill just wait for the Yoobao ones to come out

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I'm assuming sales will start at the same moment world wide.
As the New Zealand store is mentioning October 18 as starting date for the preorder, orders will not start in at least the next four hours, as it is October 17, 8.32pm in NZ right now.

That's a logical explanation

 

[BadMelonFarmer]

Has anyone found a third party case to order yet?

Buggered if i'm paying £69 for apples smart case! That is crazy money

i know what you mean, but they are good quality and the one I have on my Air 1 still looks as good as the day I bought it ... a year ago.

Maybe I have had bad luck, but all the 3rd party cases I have ever had have looked shoddy pretty quickly.

 

[TheDeviceUser]

Do we have any other logical times when pre-orders could go live? 6pm UK Time?

 

[Radeon85]

I think pre-orders may go live here between 1 or 2pm here if going by the Australian and New Zealand time, as pre-orders go live on the 18th for them.

 

[KeithJenner]

As it didn't go live at midnight California time, I'd think it will now be unlikely before 8am their time (4pm here). Probably more likely 10am (6pm).

I could be wrong of course, but I can't see any particular reason why they would choose to do it in the early hours of the morning.

 

[Shearwater]

Apple UK stores open at 9am..presumably you could walk in and pre-order from the store?

 

[StefanWolves]

I'll go for midday UK.

 

[MrGimper]

Anyone recall if we get the option to pre-order online and collect in-store?

 

[TheDeviceUser]

Anyone recall if we get the option to pre-order online and collect in-store?

No idea, but that would be my preference.

 

[IvanX]

I had the air after the 3 and noticed a huge difference! It almost felt like a completely different device from the 3.

It should have done, because it was

 

[PilotWoo]

I have just asked Apple via online chat when the pre-orders start. They didn't know!

 

[Pluto88888]

I been sitting here since 8am refeshing the Apple online store hope I don't need to wait till 6pm.

 

[atlatnesiti]

Can those in the UK start hitting that live chat and seeing if you can't get the rest of the world some news here?

Aus was always the first, but not this time,
It is 17th of Oct in all areas of the world now...
Yet another Apple **** up I'm afraid...

 

[IvanX]

It is 17th of Oct in all areas of the world now...

No, it is not. For example, it is not Friday yet in Honolulu, which is part of the US. And there are areas even further west than that. You should brush up on your geography

 

[Shearwater]

Just been in to the Apple store in Leeds. They have no idea on pre-order time!!

 

[BadMelonFarmer]

Just been in to the Apple store in Leeds. They have no idea on pre-order time!!

Could you pre-order in store yet? or are they in the same boat too?

 

[Vidd]

Must say, I feel like I'm going mad here waiting.

 

[zetti]

I was planning on getting an iPad Air 2..but now I think Im gonna stick with my iPad 4

 

[Shearwater]

No pre order in store...they had no idea when pre order would be available!

 

[BadMelonFarmer]

No pre order in store...they had no idea when pre order would be available!

ouch .... I would not like to be the customer facing staff at times like this .... I would feel like a right numpty not being able to answer a customer.

 

[matttye]

I don't understand why everyone goes crazy for preorders on the iPads when you can always just walk into the store and take your pick on launch day.

They're not nearly as popular or hard to get as iPhones on release day, although where I live you can walk in on release day and buy iPhones with minimal waiting time as well.

 

[TheDeviceUser]

Do we think they could go live at 12:00am Australia Time. 2PM UK time?

 

[StefanWolves]

I don't understand why everyone goes crazy for preorders on the iPads when you can always just walk into the store and take your pick on launch day.

They're not nearly as popular or hard to get as iPhones on release day, although where I live you can walk in on release day and buy iPhones with minimal waiting time as well.

Where's that then? Apple stores up and down the country were rammed on iPhone 6 launch

 

[matttye]

Where's that then? Apple stores up and down the country were rammed on iPhone 6 launch

Lincoln.

We don't have an Apple Store but we've got various network stores. I went into the Three store about 1pm on launch day and had a play with both new iPhones. They had lots of iPhone 6s available but no 6+s.

I didn't get one though, don't see either of them as that much of an upgrade over the 5s.