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Apple Store Down Ahead of iPad Mini Pre-Orders

Thursday October 25, 2012 10:24 pm PDT by Jordan Golson
Apple's Online Store has gone offline in preparation for iPad mini pre-orders. Pre-orders for the iPad mini and the fourth-generation iPad will likely begin at 12:01am Pacific and 3:01am Eastern on October 26th.

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Customers can begin pre-ordering all models of iPad mini and all models of the fourth generation iPad on Friday, October 26 through the Apple Online Store in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
iPad mini with Wi-Fi models will be available for purchase in retail stores on Friday, November 2, with pre-orders beginning to arrive that same day. iPad mini with Cellular models will begin shipping a few weeks after the Wi-Fi models, first in the U.S. on AT&T, Sprint and Verizon with other countries following later.

Fourth generation iPad preorders begin tonight as well, with similar availability to the iPad mini.

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cgk.emu
82 months ago

For once, this isn't all that exciting.


But warranted a comment.
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camnchar
82 months ago
Sleeping right through this one.
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iPhoneApple
82 months ago
For once, this isn't all that exciting.
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AppleMactablet
82 months ago
I think Joker said it best
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Carlanga
82 months ago
I can't understand why a tech company like apple has to completely shut down their store to add a new product :confused:
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kuwxman
82 months ago
Shut up and take my money, Apple. In for a iPad Mini.
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whitesand
82 months ago
We're going to order the new ipad with the new A6X CPU!
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carl0sian
82 months ago
i have the ipad 3 and A6 processor looks appealing but I think I'll change my iPad when the form factor changes and the processor becomes quadcore.
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whocaresit
82 months ago
Will sell like hot cakes :cool:

I'm getting the 16GB
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komodrone
82 months ago

Can't wait to order that gorgeous new Mac Pro. Credit card ready, let's go!!!


you're ordering a product that's going to get redesigned early next year?
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