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iPad mini iPad Mini 6 Shipping Thread
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Ordered a space grey wi-fi 64 GB yesterday to replace my Mini 2. Arriving the 24th.
I'd hate for you to miss out, but when I'm in that situation, I've had really good luck checking the website on Saturday morning for in-store pickup locations near me. I most recently did it for the iPhone 12 Pro the morning after it released and got just what I wanted about 40 minutes from my house.
Royal Purple FTW!
From Wikipedia:
"...purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated with eroticism, femininity, and seduction."
Activated my obsolete iPad mini 2nd gen (I think) to see if I really wanted an iPad again. Haven't had one for years. This thing is so old it won't go past iOS 12. I couldn't even load most apps I use on it. I did use it for a book and some light browsing enough to know I would enjoy a mini again. I have a regular 12 and a MacBook and was thinking of a bigger phone. Got a 11 pro max for my work phone and it's too big. The mini iPad is really the sweet spot. Ordered a purple 64 gb wifi with an orange case. Picked up the new purple sport band as well. Can't wait!
They’re essentially the same price. If you order the cellular and activate a t-mobile $30 plan, you get a $200 debit card in 6-8 weeks. That should net about $140-170, when the difference between the wifi and cell models is $150.
I ordered a iPad Mini purple 256 cellular a few minutes after the store came back yesterday for 9/24 delivery.
i live in Canada but based on your break down I’d totally do that if I had the option.
Same 1-month delay as Space Gray. Starlight was 2-3 weeks. Pink's the only one available for 9/24 unless I drop down to 64GB.
I hadn't even thought about that! I don't use that much data but like to have it available so I just get the 5GB/150 days/$10 prepaid plan. But this is smart.
Is there a reason people don’t like to tether - if you carry your phone everywhere is there a technical reason to NOT rely on tethering? Does speed of the internet take a hit?
I only once ever had a cellular iPad and just was a pain to keep paying for a second data line when I have 200gb a month of data.
I only once ever had a cellular iPad and just was a pain to keep paying for a second data line when I have 200gb a month of data.
It's def slower if you tether and it kills your battery. TMobile also has unlimited streaming of certain services which would not apply if tethered (I think). Also, if you lose the iPad, it can't be tracked in FindMy.
There are also so many affordable plans on pre-paid or post-paid. I usually sign up for the TMO $10/5GB/150 day prepaid plan and it's perfect for me. But everyone has different needs and experiences so if a cellular version doesn't appeal to you, it's ok!
Tethering saves me money. I don't do much that needs the faster speeds.
Oh I know it’s ok. I’m in the uk and data plans are not as accessible as everywhere else for value and size.
I did this with the M1 12.9 1TB 5G (around 5am day of release) and got lucky. I'll probably do the same with the mini 6.
I've got some old iPads I want to trade-in anyhow and it's better to do that in-store. Maybe I could even get the mini 6 for almost free depending on what I decide to get rid of.
From experience, yes, tethered can be much slower than native connection and kills battery. It also disconnects frequently and is more prone to issues (e.g. cannot activate hotspot).
I use the iPad way more than I use the phone. To me, not having always-on data on the iPad would be the same as not having always-on data on my phone.
Also, the iPad's always in my purse. Having cellular on it has saved my bacon a few times when I forget my phone at home.
The pictures make it look almost a champagne color. Like a 'light titanium' or something.
Later, or MUCH later. They could do a silent release over the store, or wait until the upcoming release show, or wait until next year. It seems odd that it's rather stale, but I wonder if they might be transitioning off of the Air brand. They have the iPad Pro, the iPad mini, and the newly updated iPad. That the Air didn't get any love could be a sign it's short for the world. Although it already has the A14 chip, where the new iPad has the A13. Maybe the Air doesn't need an update yet. It's already up to date?
The Mini has the A15. Ohh... Get a Mini?
Yes and no. Both devices are wifi 6 so established rate is 1200mbps.
Give and take a bit of loss from interference should be able 700-800mbps and i get that with my ipad pro tethered to the iphone 12
Now on its own the cellular ipad is capable of up to 3.5gb/sec but really world speeds for me at least peak around 900mb/sec
So its about the same
Only reason for me to go cellular is so i don’t drain the phone battery and convenience
Instant hostpot on ios 14 hasnt been to reliable for me
At least for me, it's not due to hotspot itself but it seems carriers throttle hotspot data more when the network's busy.
The only time I ever need cellular service for my iPads is on the ferry between Victoria, BC and Vancouver, BC, Canada. I just tether from my iPhone for the 1.5 hour ferry and it works great. Don't notice a drop in battery life on the iPad, only on the iPhone which I can just charge in my car once I start driving on either side.
That's the problem. The mini is now the most up to date but I like the form factor of the Air. Probably going to wait until end of the year to see if they do any updates to it silently or next event.
It’s to big an upgrade to do silently. If they don’t do it in the next few weeks it will be late winter at the soonest. And it may well depend how much extra they have of the current configuration. Like if everyone has it on sale and no one shows out, that means months not weeks supply.
Yes same here. I own a Tesla but I still mount the iPad Mini as a GPS - I use Google Maps + Offline Maps to link to starred places when going on road trips - super convenient and not an option (offline or starred locations) in the default Tesla Nav.
It's also a nice alternative to use for tethering instead of paying the Tesla "premium subscription" cellular service plan when streaming Netflix etc.
Man, I wish Apple created a Smart Keyboard case for the iPad Mini! Once again, they neglected the keyboard part and opted for a case instead.
Otherwise, it would've been an insta-buy for me.
Looks like I will be saving up for that redesigned and hyped M1X/M2 MBP instead, hopefully coming out at the end of next month!
Otherwise, it would've been an insta-buy for me.
Looks like I will be saving up for that redesigned and hyped M1X/M2 MBP instead, hopefully coming out at the end of next month!