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iPad Pro 2018 - Pre-order on 2 November

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On Tuesday 30 October, Apple held a special event in which they announced new Macbook's & Mac Mini's. They also unveiled two brand new iPad's which are their best ones yet, and which mark the biggest change to iPad since, well, iPad.

The new iPad Pro's will be available to pre-order on O2 from this Friday, 2 November, on the links below.

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iPad Pro 11" 2018
iPad Pro 12.9" 2018
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Links for Business customers
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Hey guys,

Exciting stuff could be happening soon. Right now Apple are hosting another special event. Who knows what will happen, but if there's anything juicy, we'll update this thread as and when we can.

Stay tuned, and watch the live stream here right nowhttps://www.apple.com/apple-events/ 

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14:05: Tim Cook on stage talking about the MacOS Mojave update. Dark Mode looks great.
14:10: It's official - an all new Macbook Air just got announced with Retina display "and a whole lot more"
14:12: 4x the resolution for over 4 million pixels. Text & images sharper and more lifelike than ever
14:14: Touch ID on new macbook
14:20: Every new Macbook Air will be made from 100% recycled aluminium
14:25: New Mac Mini announced - all the power of a large desktop in a tiny package
14:43: Here we go, Tim Cook is starting to talk about the current iPad line-up
14:44: It's official - a new iPad!!!
14:45: The new iPad Pro. It's here, and it looks stunning.
14:46: The new iPad Pro comes in an 11" display - packing the same footprint as the previous iPad Pro, but with a larger display thanks to slimmer bezels
14:48: The new iPad Pro also comes in a new and improved 12.9" version, with 25% less volume than its predecessor 
14:50: No home button, so welcome gestures to help you get around
14:50: The A12X chipset powers these new iPads and offers a huge jump in performance and efficiency
14:54: Up to 1TB storage on an iPad. ON AN iPAD!!
14:54: New iPad Pro's moving to USB-C from Lightning connector. You can even charge your iPad from your iPad on the go
14:54: New 2nd-gen Apple Pencil. Snaps to iPad via magnets and charges wirelessly from the iPad

Update 31 October: We know everyone is excited about the new iPad Pro's - and we are too. They will be heading to O2 and we will share more info on availability soon. Watch this space.

 


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You can actually take your i pad to Apple Store and exchange it there as it is within Apple Warranty. Just show your prrof of purchase and they will exchange it right there and then. No need to wait for useless o2!!

 

I am still waiting for mine and they keep telling me i have to wait till the 6th December though on website it states it will be available in 1 week!! 

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Apple Store will only replace with a Referbished replacment OR one allocated for replacments only. 

This means a 10-14 day wait for someone to return or wait for one to be referbished first. They would not give me one of the new ones from their retail stock. 

 

Fastest way was to return to o2 for a NEW replacement, if in stock, o2 will do a swap on delivery, just give the driver the old one. 

 

So have returned mine to o2 and just have to wait 1 week for the 512gb 11 space grey to come in to stock. 

 

Mine had pink lines on the screen and just switched off and would not come back on, anyone else has that? 

 

i was looking at one in the o2 shop when i asked for help (they refused btw) and the ipad pro 11 seems to be very easy to break, if you hold it with 2 fingers and press, there seems to be space where you could easily press the sreen down to touch the back of it. 

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All pushed out to over 4 weeks again. Looks like another o2 orders getting low let’s adjust the timeline to get more even though we can’t... and when they ask give them same nonsense about not knowing when we will get stock BS.

 

Truely abysmal company. Supposed to be a big player in UK market but is way behind the opposition.


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512GB and 256GB slate grey 12.9s now changed from 1-2 weeks to “up to a week” so looking even more promising for next week.

 

all other 12.9s stuck at 4-6 weeks.


 

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Well, one would HOPE (if they’re half way decent) that they knew they were getting stock in this week and now have sold that stock.

 

one would HOPE.

 

i screenshotted it though just in case.

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How many people have had to return their ipads so far? 

 

i have 😕 it just broke as i was using it, the screen had pink lines and switched off, even the Apple Store didnt know what to do with it lol

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Mine had a chip in the case, sent off and got sent the old 2017 iPad by mistake 😞

Waiting for the 12.9 to get back in stock, I got told yesterday they are receiving a delivery Tuesday apparently.

If not I'm tempted to change to the 11" version.
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Thats odd because i was with my girlfriend when i went to apple store with her and she got her i pad from o2 and Apple just asked to see proof of purchase and she got a brand new replacement right there and then on the spot.

 

1 year warranty is covered by Apple and thats why they dealt with it. Also because o2 advised us to take it to apple store.

 

Well hope you get your issue fixed.

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I don't know why it is so difficult for them to get Stock. Apple and other Stores seem to be fine getting them. I just don't understand why o2 always have this issue whether it is with i phone or with i pads. Seems like they can't afford to do one massive order though they take so much money from us. At this rate doesn't look like we are even going to receive them by christmas. o2 don't want to say if it is seriously delayed incase people want to start cancelling their orders and deciding to just buy their ones from Apple Store.
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As for the replacing them in apple stores I had a contract phone develop a speck of dust in the lens, think it was a 5 series and they replaced it straight away in apple store even though it was out of warranty and when they ran a check on it CPW had sourced it from outside Britain!

 

 

However, they have changed recently.  My partner’s last phone (a 6S) had the comms module pack up leaving nothing working at all, and apple refused to touch it as it was 18 months old.  Luckily Vodafone offer a two year warranty on all contract phones so they repaired it.

 

as for the iPads, those of us who have 12.9 256 or 512GB space grey I would say would be lucky this week.

 

The fact that O2 have updated the delivery on their website fills me with optimism.  The fact that the site is updating dynamically I would say means that they did have stock but have now sold them.  There would be no other explanation on that stock changing and no others.

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I too ordered my new iPad Pro 12.9 2018 model on the 9th November and so far I have not even been given a rough date or even a courtesy update!? I read that some people are saying 4 weeks? But why are others getting it so much faster through EE and the Apple stores? Why is o2 the only ones with this huge wait!?

has anyone who ordered the new iPad Pro through  normal means of delivery to home address actually received it yet?

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