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I got my AWU3 from CEX. (UK buy/sell/exchange store not entirely unlike GameStop in the US). It was A grade so absolutely mint.

Traded my series 7 and added cash from the sale on eBay of 64GB DDR5 that I wasn't using.

Enjoy.
I didn’t know about CEX, and I just noticed that they sell A grade Ultra 2 more expensively than I paid for a new one on Costco.
Very good price for the Ultra 3 though.
 
Enjoy.
I didn’t know about CEX, and I just noticed that they sell A grade Ultra 2 more expensively than I paid for a new one on Costco.
Very good price for the Ultra 3 though.
Yeah you have to be choosy at CEX to catch the good deals. They can be expensive sometimes but if you have a trade in it makes it easy.
 
I got my AWU3 from CEX. (UK buy/sell/exchange store not entirely unlike GameStop in the US). It was A grade so absolutely mint.

Traded my series 7 and added cash from the sale on eBay of 64GB DDR5 that I wasn't using.
64 GB DDR5.....you were sitting on gold there! Congrats on your purchase!
 
FWIW, I've been using an AW Ultra 2 from when they first came out and it still meets all my needs. The few additional bells and whistles that came with the Ultra 3 weren't nearly enough to get me to move up--in fact, they were so minimal, I can't even remember what they are. At nearly half off (assuming you are getting a new one), I'd say go for the Ultra 2.

If you are worried about battery (shouldn't be an issue if you get a new unit), buy AppleCare+. I use mine all day, every day and do not baby the battery (charge to full shortly before going to bed and again while I'm having breakfast, do not use optimized charging or otherwise limit charging--I always charge to full), yet my battery is still at 89% capacity.
 
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Same here buddy - not a mark or scratch and great battery life still.

It literally comes off my wrist every day at breakfast for 40 mins and has done so for a few years now.....this and the switch are probably my fave tech purchases of the last decade.....
 
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