Newly announced iPad coming 'next week' to Apple stores, other retail establishments
While the newly announced 9-7 inch iPad can be ordered from Apple's online store on Friday, users wanting to purchase it in Apple Retail stores or other large electronics stores will need to wait until "next week," according to Apple.
Apple has provided a bit more information on the new iPad shopping situation. Orders placed on Friday, the first day of availability, will arrive the following week at some point, with no specific day given.
Additionally, the same timetable has been given for Apple Store availability. Big box retailers like Best Buy and Target have informed AppleInsider that they are expecting stock in stores at some point in the beginning of April, with orders starting on Friday, the same as the Apple online store.
It is not certain why a specific timetable has not been given for availability. The larger-scale iPhone rollouts generally have the first wave shipped directly from China -- but where early 2017 iPad adopters will have their orders fulfilled from is not yet clear.
Apple's new iPad announced on Tuesday returns to the iPad Air's thickness and includes a non-laminated Retina Display and larger battery than the iPad Air 2. An A9 processor drives the new unit, with 32GB of device storage -- all available for $329 to start.
Also on Tuesday, Apple revealed a special edition (Product)Red iPhone 7, the doubling of storage on the iPhone SE without changing the price of the device, and a new Clips app for social media video generation.
For up-to-date product availability on Apple's new selection of 9.7-inch iPads, check out the AppleInsider 2017 iPad Price Guide.
Apple has provided a bit more information on the new iPad shopping situation. Orders placed on Friday, the first day of availability, will arrive the following week at some point, with no specific day given.
Additionally, the same timetable has been given for Apple Store availability. Big box retailers like Best Buy and Target have informed AppleInsider that they are expecting stock in stores at some point in the beginning of April, with orders starting on Friday, the same as the Apple online store.
It is not certain why a specific timetable has not been given for availability. The larger-scale iPhone rollouts generally have the first wave shipped directly from China -- but where early 2017 iPad adopters will have their orders fulfilled from is not yet clear.
Apple's new iPad announced on Tuesday returns to the iPad Air's thickness and includes a non-laminated Retina Display and larger battery than the iPad Air 2. An A9 processor drives the new unit, with 32GB of device storage -- all available for $329 to start.
Also on Tuesday, Apple revealed a special edition (Product)Red iPhone 7, the doubling of storage on the iPhone SE without changing the price of the device, and a new Clips app for social media video generation.
For up-to-date product availability on Apple's new selection of 9.7-inch iPads, check out the AppleInsider 2017 iPad Price Guide.
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The iPad Pro has the A9X (2934/4737 geekbench), which performs better than the new iPad (probably 2397/4013).
There's enough smoke to indicate a fire on new iPad Pros. An event is likely later in the year.
The iPad Pro 9.7 uses the A9X processor, not the A9. Typically, where the iPhone uses an An processor, the iPad released on the same cycle would use an AnX processor.
The X lines tend to have more RAM and a beefier GPU. There are also a whole lot of other components that the iPad Pro has over the iPad. (See the compare page here.)
Here in the UK, not liking this new iPad, because it's not really any cheaper, it's the same price the Air 2 was last year before they increased the prices!
I have an iPhone and I maxed out iPad, but with the prices apple charges for the iPads and the current insanely high prices of Apple products here in the UK, I am thinking of going for an android tablet, there are some nice tablets out there for not a bad price!
I am interested in the Pro, because of Pencil support and the possibility of using it with Duvet Display and Photoshop etc, plus i want something portable and it's cheaper than buying an Apple laptop and would be more useful to me.
The former is the top-of-the-line, state of the art shit. The latter is barely supported, has jokeful software, no good stylus options.
I'm guessing the Fall event at this point for iPad Pros. Get them out for the holiday season. I'm not sure there's a pressing need to get them out earlier, other than our desire to run out and buy them.
Maybe they'll have them at WWDC for the Back To School sales, but they might continue not announcing hardware at WWDC. It's not meant to be a hardware conference as such. On the other hand, if they have an update for the Mac Pro, they may well announce it at WWDC.
Then again, they might decide to crack the seal on the Steve Jobs Theatre as soon as they're moved in, and announce everything then.
It's not Apple's fault that the value of the pound fell significantly against the US dollar last year, nor are they alone in being a company needing to adjust their pricing accordingly.
If you wish to waste your hard-earned devalued money on an inferior tablet which will slow to a crawl, not have many, if any software updates and have inferior software that doesn't take advantage of the large tablet screen, then go right ahead and buy an Android tablet. I made the mistake of buying one for £80. First time and last time I ever buy an Android tablet. You're better off saving for an iPad, even if they should double in price, they're worth it.