iPad Pro 2018 - Pre-order on 2 November

[Chris_K]

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.

Links for Pay Monthly customers
iPad Pro 11" 2018	iPad Pro 12.9" 2018
Links for Business customers
Coming Soon	Coming Soon

Original Post & live updates below

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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 now > https://www.apple.com/apple-events/ 

Live Updates

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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.

[Norwichred]

Both the previous posters raise interesting points.

If I ordered an iPad Pro from apple a week ago, delivery was 22nd - 29th November.

Now it’s 7 to 10 business days for shipping.

as for O2 I ordered on the 2nd November so I should be two weeks from receiving mine which is why the “more than” caveat by O2 is insidious.

It’s too damned vague and we need clarification.

[Theboynorm]

I agree, clarification around shipping dates for posisition within a waiting list would be helpful, at least we can then decide to wait or go elsewhere for service.

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@Norwichred wrote:

Both the previous posters raise interesting points.

If I ordered an iPad Pro from apple a week ago, delivery was 22nd - 29th November.

Now it’s 7 to 10 business days for shipping.

as for O2 I ordered on the 2nd November so I should be two weeks from receiving mine which is why the “more than” caveat by O2 is insidious.

It’s too damned vague and we need clarification.

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[Tomh]

As transparent as possible?  Are you having a laugh?

Saying its going to be 4+ weeks and "we'll let you know when it has shipped" is hardly transparent.

Surely someone in O2 has an idea of how many customers have ordered, and an idea of how many O2 have ordered from Apple - I presume the same person might also know an expected shipment date from Apple.

Simple process to inform people once they have placed an order of their expected delivery date - could probably work it out on an iPad!

I ordered an iPad 12.9 1Tb on pre-order day and have absolutely no information on when (or if) it might arrive.

Starting to get an awful flashback to when I ordered a 12.9 iPad Pro from O2 a couple or years ago.  After around 12 weeks of waiting (and constantly being told it was 4+ weeks) the order was cancelled and I could reorder if I wanted.

Amazing that O2 think this is a reasonable thing to do - Can I just tell O2 i'll pay my bill at some date in the future, but not to worry because when I pay it I'll let you know?

Shocking customer service.

[Norwichred]

I’m starting to get worried now, reading that last post 😞 in the meantime my O2 credit application is sitting on my credit file and stopping me ordering one anywhere else.

hopefully O2 wont let me down.

[davethorp]

If delivery estimates for Sky Mobile and Apple direct are starting to drop to shorter wait times you would hope that the same is happening with O2 too

[Theboynorm]

Just checked sky again, they are showing all in stock with the expection of the 512Gb model. All on next day delivery.

[Anonymous]

It’s happening 

[Midge87]

I have just has the same on my account a new line has appeared... Spoke to someone on love chat to check if it had become available to be told it is still out of stock! So who knows what is going on..... I was under the impression a new live would only appear once stock had been allocated 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Anonymous]

If you have a new line added means a delivery is due tomorrow 

[Norwichred]

Nothing in my O2 showing - but mine wasn’t an upgrade.

what are people with this showing ordering?  I ordered a 256GB 12.9 inch.