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iPad mini iPad Mini 4 Pre-Order Thread

I went for a run during "We're sorry - We're sorry - We're sorry" order tracking-gate, and I'm now preparing for shipment.
I ordered on 9/12
 
Windowsrefugee said:
Good news. Web site back up and is now preparing to be shipped. How long has it taken others from that change until you have tracking info? I ordered it on Sept 9 for overnight delivery and it was originally scheduled for Sept 15-17. 15th won't happen and not sure about 16th...
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I don't have any tracking yet. Got the shipment notification 12 hours ago. This is very very odd.
 
Sigh. Ship already!! I'm still holding onto some irrational hope that it will arrive tomorrow :p
 
Was just at the Apple Store in LA and the guy told me they won't have the mini until November! I placed an order now hoping to get by the 18!!!
 
royinla14 said:
Was just at the Apple Store in LA and the guy told me they won't have the mini until November! I placed an order now hoping to get by the 18!!!
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I don't think the store employees actually know anything. The Pro won't be available until November, so he's probably going off that date.
 
applejunkie2014 said:
Yeah the stores literally don't know anything... the apple store near my house said they wont know till they get the iPads, they literally just "show up"
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I agree: I brought my macbook in to have the battery checked out and the tech support guy didn't know anything about the firmware lock I had on the macbook. They told me that my computer had another issue that they could not identify, then I figured out that they were using a boot cd so I unlocked it. After that, they never fixed my battery issue...said it was normal for the battery to not charge at random times.
 
applejunkie2014 said:
Yeah the stores literally don't know anything... the apple store near my house said they wont know till they get the iPads, they literally just "show up"
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you probably right! It's almost like they're trying to do as much as possible to keep the mini quiet and not meaningful...it was briefly mentioned on the keynote and even last year when announcing the 3 it was so brief (well not that there was so much to talk about then)
 
royinla14 said:
you probably right! It's almost like they're trying to do as much as possible to keep the mini quiet and not meaningful...it was briefly mentioned on the keynote and even last year when announcing the 3 it was so brief (well not that there was so much to talk about then)
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Well, to be fair, this is the case for all product releases, not just the mini.
 
Nobody has a shipping notice? Here's what I think - Apple probably has massive shipments brought in from China to different distribution centers and maybe to spokes beyond those centers (major cities).

Figure those shipments are getting to those major cities tonight - which they'll then break out for local shipping starting tomorrow. We'll then see an activated/trackable shipping notice in the system.

I predict we'll all get a shipping notice tomorrow with the device already in or around your location and arrival within a day or two depending on whether you paid for overnight vs standard delivery...

Logistically, Apple is probably starting their own internal containerization system if they haven't already.
 
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dgdosen said:
Nobody has a shipping notice? Here's what I think - Apple probably has massive shipments brought in from China - at least to different distribution centers, and maybe to spokes beyond those centers (major cities).

Figure those shipments are getting to those major cities tonight - which they'll then break out for local shipping starting tomorrow. We'll then see an activated/trackable shipping notice in the system.

I predict we'll all get a shipping notice tomorrow with the device already in our around your location and arrival in a day or two depending on who paid for overnight vs standard delivery...

Logistically, Apple is probably starting their own internal containerization system if they're not already.
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Best Buy is starting to show them in stock. Apple is not. Best Buy does not have the cell models, though. Available to pick up on the 16th.
 
Update to my previous on Best Buy, it appears only their warehouse has it in stock for all but cell 64 and cell 128 models. They partially enabled the pickup option, but when you actually try to do so, you get a swift kick in the junk when no stores show up near your zip code.
 
Mine has been stuck on preparing shipment since last night. Silver 128gb wifi in UK. Ordered it right after the keynote. Assuming it'll arrive on 17th, it says 16th-18th on my order.
 
I ordered a 128 gold WIFI+4G on monday 14 and is still in "processing items" in Italy.
Promised delivery 17-21 september ... can't wait !
 
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