iPad mini Advice on purchasing Mini 7

[ProgRocker]

Looking to pick up a Mini 7, is there any reason to wait or once they're released they're good to go ?
Also, with BF coming up where can one get the best deals online ? My bank gives me 'reward points' which I can convert to gift cards to Best Buy, Amazon, ect. Is it best to go dealer or just straight from Apple ?

 

[chrono1081]

No reason to wait. Amazon and Best Buy both had them for $100 off recently, you'll probably see a similar sale around Black Friday.

 

[jb310]

Is it best to go dealer or just straight from Apple ?

I like to get them straight from Apple when I can, but Amazon does a lot of discounts for Apple products... unlike Apple. 😶

 

[Heat_Fan89]

I like to get them straight from Apple when I can, but Amazon does a lot of discounts for Apple products... unlike Apple. 😶

QFT! I snagged a brand new Mini 7 directly from Amazon for $315. It was delivered a few days ago. I'm waiting for my screen protector and case to show up this Thursday.

 

[swandy]

Would have loved to see that discount - best I saw was $485 at Amazon and I think there was a $100 off but missed that one.

 

[rui no onna]

Would have loved to see that discount - best I saw was $485 at Amazon and I think there was a $100 off but missed that one.

I think it was a pricing error. They reduced the price to $399 and still had a coupon available that was originally meant to lower the price to $399. They fixed the mistake quickly.

 

[CharlesShaw]

Micro Center's in-store price is $449.99

 

[Heat_Fan89]

I think it was a pricing error. They reduced the price to $399 and still had a coupon available that was originally meant to lower the price to $399. They fixed the mistake quickly.

It was a coupon glitch/error. They were giving out coupons to bring the price down to $399.99 on all the colors but the only color missing that price was space gray. Then they dropped the price on the space gray to $399.99 but no coupon. When I went to checkout there was a coupon that brought the price down to $315. As soon as I placed the order, I went to check and the price went back up to $487 for the space gray with a coupon to bring it back down to $399.99 with all the other colors.

I just happened to be at the right place at the right time.

 

[Greenmeenie]

I’m sure there’ll be some Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals coming in a couple weeks if you can wait that long.

 

[StaceyMJ86]

I traded my 256gb WiFi mini 6 into Best Buy for $350 towards my 256gb mini 7. I ended up paying $263.94 and got 5% cash back using my PayPal debit card online.

 

[rui no onna]

I traded my 256gb WiFi mini 6 into Best Buy for $350 towards my 256gb mini 7. I ended up paying $263.94 and got 5% cash back using my PayPal debit card online.

Best Buy’s trade-in values for cellular iPads sucks.

They’ll give $260 for 64GB wifi but only $185 for 256GB cellular.

 

[StaceyMJ86]

Best Buy’s trade-in values for cellular iPads sucks.

They’ll give $260 for 64GB wifi but only $185 for 256GB cellular.

A lot of people said that. I never buy the cellular model. I always use the hotspot from my iPhone since I get 50gb of hotspot data from Verizon.

 

[sparksd]

Best Buy’s trade-in values for cellular iPads sucks.

They’ll give $260 for 64GB wifi but only $185 for 256GB cellular.

I thought it was a glitch when I ran into that - nope. I'll be holding on to my 256GB Cellular Mini 6.

 

[dominiongamma]

A lot of people said that. I never buy the cellular model. I always use the hotspot from my iPhone since I get 50gb of hotspot data from Verizon.

Agree, I do not go in public or travel enough for a cellular iPad, but the hotspot will be great if you’re not in a Wi-Fi spot

 

[FreakinEurekan]

I never buy the cellular model. I always use the hotspot from my iPhone since I get 50gb of hotspot data from Verizon.

The mini 7 is my first Cellular iPad since the original in 2010 (bought from the carrier). Hotspot worked fine for me for a lot of years too. But, now that I'm flying again I really wanted the GPS for flight tracks so I'm glad I bought the Cellular.

I may end up getting an external GPS-ADS/B receiver and if I do, I'll probably drop the cellular plan & go back to hotspot. But for the time being, I do appreciate the utility of having cellular "always working" - and I like that when I get in my car, CarPlay "just works" with my phone (when it's being used as a hotspot, I have to pop the phone into Airplane Mode & out again before the car will see it). First-world problem for sure.