You did n’t preorder an iPad . But you want one now . Can you still buy one ? Where do you go ? What ’s it locomote to be like ? This is what you take to know to buy an iPad tomorrow . Updated .
The Apple Store
Are there gon na iPads for people who did n’t preorder ?
Yes . In fact , the Apple Store is very plausibly your best bet , because they ’re overwhelmingly getting the most stock . In Manhattan , we ’ve heard each Apple Store will have thou of iPads , with the Fifth Ave . depot getting the most . Most of those are indeed for pre - orders , but for every 10 iPads slated for preorder client , there ’s at least one for a walk in . If you do the math , there are at least a duad hundred per entrepot , at least in NYC .
YMMV per localization , but every Apple Store will have some in descent , and they ’ll have the most of anybody .
How ’s the line move to work ?
There ’s effectively going to be two lines at Apple Stores : People who pre - logical are first anteriority , and will get their iPads embark on at 9AM . multitude who did n’t preorder will start an hour later , at 10AM .
What if I need to return it ?
Standard way out Apple rejoinder hold for the iPad : you may return it within 14 Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , scott loose , or within 30 days , paying a 15 percentage restock fee , but if it ’s open there ’s a10 per centum restock fee .
Best Buy
If you do n’t have an Apple Store near you , Best Buy is the most probable place you ’ll be able to buy an iPad on the undercoat .
Which stores are getting iPads ?
Multiple reservoir have said that only Best Buy stores with the mini Apple storage inside — the particular section with the glowing column and Apple products go under aside from everything else — will be getting them . Fortunately , that ’s the bulk of Best Buys — around 675 stores — so there ’s a good chance you have one near you . You ca n’t order online , yet .
How many iPads are they gon na get ?
Theleaked iPad Best Buy playbookspecified it was a minimum of 5 per SKU—16 GB , 32 GB and 64GB — per fund , for a total of 15 . But what we ’ve heard from people on the ground is that it ’s a lower limit of 5 iPads per store , with most stores are getting 10 or fewer for launch . But stores in intemperately dwell area could get more . Update : Larger stores , we ’re hearing , with revenues over tenner of million of clam , will plain get as many at 15 iPads per model . ( But we ’re also see there ’s some UPS distribution issues at the moment , so there could be weird shortfall . )
The vainglorious catch , what could interchange the calculus a bit , is that Best Buy ’s major iPad push is happening next week , April 11 , with a massive Sunday ad . Storesare being instructedto check that they have inventory to go with that — if Apple ca n’t provide enough units , stores will apply back a sure amount for that hebdomad . So even if a entrepot does get more than 15 , they might have to hang onto ’em until next week .
Point being , there ’s a decent hazard you could get one , especially if you line up , though YMMV per storage .
How Are the product line Going to make ?
Apparently , this is being managed on a store - by - store base , to an extent . One Best Buy worker tells us “ it ’ll be like Black Friday , ” with another getting more specific that they ’ll hand out tickets about an 60 minutes before stores open , to organize any potential pandemonium . ( And so citizenry know if they ’re plump to get one or not without feeling screw . ) The ticket will be good until 2 or 3 pm , in some cases ( so you get a ticket in the daybreak , and come back after ) .
There is value in line up , if you wanna be absolutely sure you ’re become to get one . The head is how badly you think the great unwashed want an iPad where you subsist , and whether there ’s tatty alternate availability ( read : Apple Stores , where people make love to buy Apple products ) .
you may return it within 14 day , but you ’ll pay a restock fee .
Indy Apple Retailers
Apple specialist stock are commence iPads tomorrow . There ’s no relation which ones , though , so your best bet is to call up your local Apple joint and ask . We ’ve heard some of them are get pretty solid inventory — think many tens of unit , up to 100 — depending on locating . Given their less - than - high-pitched profile , they could be the best back door for have an iPad tomorrow .
Other Questions and Concerns
• What time should I get there ?
Well , it ’s calculation involve three variables : Multiply iPad requirement in your area by the visibility of the location . separate that by the likely number of iPads . The bigger routine , the earlier you should go ( i.e. , go really early on , or stay the netherworld away from the Fifth Ave . Apple Store in NYC ) .
They might not have the iPad example you need
In computer storage with limited neckcloth — like some of the Best Buy locations — there ’s no clear cut resolve what the mix of iPads is going to be , and more significantly , which variant is going to be most require ( 16 GB , 32 GB or 64 GB ) . So , be fain to maybe get an iPad with a different amount of storage than you originally wanted , or to walk away .
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