You can now order the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3
See update below:
The time has finally come! Apple is finally accepting orders for the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3.
If you’re planning on buying one of Cupertino’s newest tablets, head over to the company’s website and get started. This is for sure your best bet to snag one because they’ll have the most available.
Introduced on Thursday, the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 will be available starting next week in the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (Wi-Fi models only), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau (Wi-Fi models only), Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
By the end of the month, the tablets will also arrive in Croatia, Greece, Puerto Rico, Russia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and elsewhere.
From Apple’s website:
iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi models will be available for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 64GB model and $699 (US) for the 128GB model. iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 64GB model and $829 (US) for the 128GB model. iPad mini 3 with Wi-Fi models will be available for a suggested retail price of $399 (US) for the 16GB model, $499 (US) for the 64GB model and $599 (US) for the 128GB model. iPad mini 3 with Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available for a suggested retail price of $529 (US) for the 16GB model, $629 (US) for the 64GB model and $729 (US) for the 128GB model.
See also: If Apple was in the World Series, they just struck out with the iPad mini 3, You can now stream Apple’s iPad Air 2 and Retina iMac event on YouTube, and Op-Ed: No surprises at Apple’s iPad media event, but we’re okay with that.
Updated:
On Thursday, the Apple website said that “preorders” would begin on Oct. 17. The website now makes no mention of preordering; instead you can ORDER a new iPad. Interestingly, the site doesn’t mention when in-store sales begin.
Early iPad Air 2 orders are showing a ship date of “1 to 3 business days.”