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šŸ˜± Hawaii....how long did it take for your order to come in? Iā€™m getting my order shipped to me in Honolulu lol
Edit: oh wait nvm I just realized you said you ordered from Best Buy After cancelling with apple and got yours super fast šŸ˜‚. How are you liking your iPad?
 
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šŸ˜± Hawaii....how long did it take for your order to come in? Iā€™m getting my order shipped to me in Honolulu lol
Ahhh I'm not actually in Hawaii atm. My school is there but I'm taking all online classes at home in Cali due to the virus. But to still answer your question, I ordered mine through Best Buy after waiting two-ish weeks with Apple and got my iPad in 3 days. Ordered: 09.01 Received: 09.03
 
Ahhh I'm not actually in Hawaii atm. My school is there but I'm taking all online classes at home in Cali due to the virus. But to still answer your question, I ordered mine through Best Buy after waiting two-ish weeks with Apple and got my iPad in 3 days. Ordered: 09.01 Received: 09.03
Man I wish I didnā€™t need that student discount from the apple website lol I wouldā€™ve got it from Best Buy if they had the same discount as apple šŸ˜ž
 
Man I wish I didnā€™t need that student discount from the apple website lol I wouldā€™ve got it from Best Buy if they had the same discount as apple šŸ˜ž
They do just without the airpods. I didn't need them because I have some already, more than happy to send back to get my ipad sooner.
 
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I would have gone the Best Buy route instead of buying through Apple, but I wanted to get the discounted AirPod Pros via the education store discount and I also had a $100 credit with the Apple Store.

I had bad luck with the iPads I ordered from Best Buy in July. They came out of the box either damaged or with screen issues like dead pixels or backlighting issues. Maybe they just got a bad batch, but I decided to order directly from Apple as a result and it worked out pretty well.
 
Processing Here. 8/18 order placed for the 12.9 SG 128. Delivery window 9/17-9/24. Still havenā€™t purchased a keyboard for my new future iPad. I have a 2018 iPP 11 inch SG. That I use with both apple keyboard cases. Track pad and regular. Iā€™m not comfortable with spending $350 for another Magic Keyboard with trackpad. Iā€™m thinking about getting the Logitech keyboard case. Hopefully Logitech will come out with a keyboard case with track pad for the 12.9. Like they did with the 11 inch. Iā€™m going to try and wait it out only using a case and the on screen keyboard till then.
 
Processing Here. 8/18 order placed for the 12.9 SG 128. Delivery window 9/17-9/24. Still havenā€™t purchased a keyboard for my new future iPad. I have a 2018 iPP 11 inch SG. That I use with both apple keyboard cases. Track pad and regular. Iā€™m not comfortable with spending $350 for another Magic Keyboard with trackpad. Iā€™m thinking about getting the Logitech keyboard case. Hopefully Logitech will come out with a keyboard case with track pad for the 12.9. Like they did with the 11 inch. Iā€™m going to try and wait it out only using a case and the on screen keyboard till then.
Iā€™m telling you now, all $350 you spend on it will be worth it. I love mine and I donā€™t regret it. I understand it is a bit on the Pricey side, so in that case I would recommend the normal Apple Smart Keyboard Folio or if you had the 11ā€, I would have recommended the Logitech Trackpad case. I still donā€™t know why they donā€™t sell a 12.9ā€.
 
Iā€™m telling you now, all $350 you spend on it will be worth it. I love mine and I donā€™t regret it. I understand it is a bit on the Pricey side, so in that case I would recommend the normal Apple Smart Keyboard Folio or if you had the 11ā€, I would have recommended the Logitech Trackpad case. I still donā€™t know why they donā€™t sell a 12.9ā€.
I have the Apple magic keyboard with track pad. I do enjoy it. I had to also purchase a cover buddy. To help protect the sides of the iPP that are exposed. I might get one from Best Buy for $299. That have been returned. I just donā€™t like that the Magic keyboard canā€™t fold back like my Apple Folio keyboard can. It would be great if Apple can figure out a way to combine both styles to make one. I wouldnā€™t have a problem paying for that. Instead of paying $199, $349. Like I did already for my 2018 iPP. Lol
 
So hope to any of those praying for an earlier delivery date than estimated. I ordered 8/8 with estimate of 9/10-9/17 and itā€™s out for delivery today 9/6. šŸ™Œ Iā€™m based out of SC though so maybe Apple in TN made it so quick.
Congrats! Mine moved to shipped since Friday, but still says ā€œShipment ready for UPSā€.šŸ„ŗ Looks like mine is coming from Tennessee too.
 
Well guys I spoke to soon! Was waiting for it and just got a text saying my package has been rescheduled! Called FedEx and they said due to high demand the driver was unable to deliver and will try next business day! šŸ˜‘šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø
 
Itā€™s here!! (As you can see, I got really bored waiting for the iPad to come in that I stickered my case)
Edit: mine shipped from about an hour away from me in California
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Just ordered mine. Arriving between the 30th and October 7th. Long wait.
I f you didnā€™t use the edu discount for the free AirPods and live in an area where Best Buy is. You can get an edu discount from Best Buy (no AirPods though) and get you iPad sooner, assuming theyā€™re still in stock there.Thatā€™s how I jumped my last 3 weeks of waiting with Apple and got my iPad within 3 days of ordering. Well worth it and was the same price. But if you donā€™t/canā€™t go that route I wish you luck in your waiting!
 
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I f you didnā€™t use the edu discount for the free AirPods and live in an area where Best Buy is. You can get an edu discount from Best Buy (no AirPods though) and get you iPad sooner, assuming theyā€™re still in stock there.Thatā€™s how I jumped my last 3 weeks of waiting with Apple and got my iPad within 3 days of ordering. Well worth it and was the same price. But if you donā€™t/canā€™t go that route I wish you luck in your waiting!
I want the AirPods :). Whatā€™s causing BB to have iPad Pros in stock but not Apple?
 
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I want the AirPods :). Whatā€™s causing BB to have iPad Pros in stock but not Apple?
It seems to vary with Best Buy; sometimes they've been out of stock too depending on the configuration. Here in the Northeast US some of the Apple stores have iPad Pros available for pickup in the stores. Almost seems like a week-to-week (or day-to-day!) thing to have to check when you're ready to get one.
 
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Iā€™m telling you now, all $350 you spend on it will be worth it. I love mine and I donā€™t regret it. I understand it is a bit on the Pricey side, so in that case I would recommend the normal Apple Smart Keyboard Folio or if you had the 11ā€, I would have recommended the Logitech Trackpad case. I still donā€™t know why they donā€™t sell a 12.9ā€.
Iā€™m getting the Magic keyboard with trackpad. Whatā€™s another $300 when youā€™ve already spent a Thousand. Lol
 
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