Official waiting for iPad Mini pre-order pajama party!

[rednocturne307]

I have always gotten the 64gb versions of stuff and I always feel like I need more. I have to keep taking 2 movies off to add more content....gets annoying. This is the first time I ever even consider 32 gb. Ok I just convinced myself...64 gb wifi it is!

I don't get how people do this. I guess if you're the type of person who keeps ALL your content on every device then it's possible. I've never been able to fill up a 16gb tablet before. I don't keep music on it, I never store movies on it, hardly ever take pictures or videos with it, don't have many games on it. I guess I'm just not a power tablet user, hence getting the iPad mini instead of a full sized one. My phone on the other hand, gotta have the 32 or 64 gb model because I keep all my music on there plus a TON of games.

 

[jl0998]

This is a cool forum. I have never waited in lin for i-anything. I just called Apple and they said they have no idea when they can start taking pre-orders.

 

[wcprice]

so if the store is down now, does that mean we can order in a couple of minutes, or in three hours???

 

[chadec]

I was going to say I would just get the WiFi and use a hotspot on your phone if it's available to setup because I never use enough data on my own devices to setup the extra access fees per month...

I think he meant storage capacity.

I'm the opposite, I've gone through almost 10gb of data this month on the iPad. Probably around 5 on the phone.

 

[ITS ME DAVID]

so if the store is down now, does that mean we can order in a couple of minutes, or in three hours???

Same time 12am pst 3am est

 

[mossdesoymilk]

So here's my plan: Pre-order 4G iPad mini and iPad 4 tonight, go line up and buy Wi-Fi iPad Mini and iPad 4 on launch day just to get reviews done faster. Insane enough?

Rene, what color(s) will you be getting of each?

 

[mikedavis929]

My problem with relying on the cloud instead of the drive is the cost of data. 64GB once may be cheaper than the data to download through my phones hotspot. But if a retina mini comes out then I'll have a 64GB to sell. Not yet sure.

 

[RealNeal]

This is a cool forum. I have never waited in lin for i-anything. I just called Apple and they said they have no idea when they can start taking pre-orders.

12:01 Pacific Time

 

[rednocturne307]

Rene, what color(s) will you be getting of each?

He could technically get every iPad in every color.

 

[downtownharold]

Just saw the Apple Store went offline to be updated...maybe it'll start earlier!

 

[cycling56#CB]

Well the Apple store is down and updating.

 

[chadec]

Just saw the Apple Store went offline to be updated...maybe it'll start earlier!

It won't. At least not more that 5 minutes or so.

 

[farr3l]

Trying to stay wake for the black 16 gb LTE mini, but losing badly

 

[rednocturne307]

My problem with relying on the cloud instead of the drive is the cost of data. 64GB once may be cheaper than the data to download through my phones hotspot. But if a retina mini comes out then I'll have a 64GB to sell. Not yet sure.

Well the app store is technically a "cloud" since you can redownload apps for free. That's what I'm talking about. The kindle app's cloud is free and I use comixology and the dark horse comics app for comics and those support redownloading comics for free. I just delete comics as I read them and redownload the ones I want to read again. I also use drop box for DRM free comics.

 

[Wizard_MagicalTech]

Love being on the West Coast. Can somebody show me where it says pre orders will arrive Nov 2 not that they will ship then?

 

[jessedholm]

I know I am buying a black iPad Mini, but I'm still torn on GB, usually I get as much as possible, future proofing, but I have a feeling I'll be buying a retina mini in the next twelve months. Any thoughts?

You make a good point...I will definitely be buying the next one if its Retina...perhaps I should get the 32gb...I dont buy from iTunes so iCloud is a waste for me. I don't even think I have a backup in my iCloud. I just plug in to backup.

 

[ITS ME DAVID]

Nvm

 

[RealNeal]

Just saw the Apple Store went offline to be updated...maybe it'll start earlier!

Not a chance. Maybe 10 minutes early if we're lucky. Sometimes its 10 minutes late. Also, be aware its MUCH better to order your equipment using the Apple Store app on your iPhone or iPad.

 

[chadec]

Love being on the West Coast. Can somebody show me where it says pre orders will arrive Nov 2 not that they will ship then?

I don't believe anywhere says that currently. But apple is good about shipping to arrive on or in a lucky few cases before launch day typically.

 

[wcprice]

really -- so site will be down for a full three hours?