Apple will play their game as usual, deflate the stock of the product to act like the product has high demand...then demand actually increases due to human ignorance....For the first month or so after release, iPad Pro was a bit hard to get. Most stores had them in stock, but not necessarily the color/storage combo you wanted. I don't know how preorders went, as I didn't preorder this time.
It's true that iPads haven't sold out the last few releases, but a lot of people might be upgrading if it has Pencil support. If you really want it on day one, I'd stay up and preorder, but if you don't mind waiting a week or so, preordering at a normal time or walking into a store should do it.
I think the pencil is too big for the smaller pro, they should make a more petite version....the pencil miniThe iPad likely won't sell out, the accessories for it will, well maybe not the pencil this time.
My 1st gen iPad mini just can't keep up anymore. I've been waiting for this update. Because of this, I would like to get one asap. Trying to figure out if I pre-order on Thursday and wait for it to ship till the 31st? Or do I wait till that day and just go to the store??
Anyone that has pre-ordered iPad before have any advice?
You could always pre-order and if you get a ship date of the 31st then keep the preorder. If not then cancel it and go to the store. That said if you go to the store there is no 100% guarantee you will get the model you want. What ever anyone says in this or other similar threads no one can predict the demand or the supply of the various models. It may well be that they will sell out of the model you want. Preordering is less risky in my opinion. i have always pre-ordered iOS devices online and always had the devices arrive on release day or at least ship on that date and arrive a few days later.
I'm pretty sure they won't be sold out. If you're not an absolute fanboy, wait a while and you'll get tax-free options and significant discounts on eBay. I mean, Target had a 15% discount just about a month after the official launch of the 12.9" iPad....
I purchased the iPad Air 2 64GB today, the Pro isn't worth the price hike for my occasional and simple uses
Keep telling yourself that in year, then 2 years and 3 years. You'd be a fool to not invest the extra $100 to get the latest technology that will last you for a good 3-4 years.
The fact that you're willing to spend $500 on a tablet for "occasional and simple uses" says that an extra $100 isn't out of the question. For simple uses, any cheap Android tablet would have done, but you chose to spend $500 on an Apple product. Pre-order a PRO 9.7 and take back the Air 2 after you get the 9.7.
just when the Pencil was starting to take a breather too...
Are you joking?
I do believe consumer demand for these new iPads will be off the charts. I'm already camped outside my local Apple Store to make sure I get one on launch day.
Hell no, and good for him. We need loyal consumers ready to do this sort of thing still, it keeps the magic alive...Are you joking?
.... tell that to everyone who used iPad 2 for ~5 years.
You'd be surprised how much value people get out of basic iPad functionality. It will not surprise me if people hang on to their iPad Air 2's for a long long time....
I thought that too, but then again you don't use a smaller pencil with different sizes of paper. It does look much bigger than when used on the 12.9" though...I think the pencil is too big for the smaller pro, they should make a more petite version....the pencil mini
Keep telling yourself that in year, then 2 years and 3 years. You'd be a fool to not invest the extra $100 to get the latest technology that will last you for a good 3-4 years.
The fact that you're willing to spend $500 on a tablet for "occasional and simple uses" says that an extra $100 isn't out of the question. For simple uses, any cheap Android tablet would have done, but you chose to spend $500 on an Apple product. Pre-order a PRO 9.7 and take back the Air 2 after you get the 9.7.