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Select Microcenter Stores: Apple 10.9" 10th Gen iPad WiFi Tablet: 256GB

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Select Microcenter Stores has Apple 10.9" 10th Gen iPad WiFi Tablet on sale below. Select Free Store Pickup where stock permits.

Thanks community member rjchang for sharing this deal

Available Models:Specs:
  • A14 Bionic Chip
  • 10.9" Liquid Retina Display with True Tone
  • 12 MP Rear Camera + 12 MP FaceTime Ultrawide Camera
  • 256GB or 64GB Internal Storage
  • Wi-Fi w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Touch ID
  • iPadOS 15

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First real "deal" I've seen since this week's iPad announcements...

iPad on a budget.
  • A14 Bionic chip
  • 10.9" 2360 x 1640 Liquid Retina Display
  • 256GB for $450, 64GB for $315 (10% lower than competitors like Target, Best Buy: 256GB is typically $500, 64GB is typically $350)

Pretty comprehensive comparison of 9th gen vs 10th gen here:

https://www.macworld.com/article/...specs.html

Highlights:
  • 10.2 vs 10.9 inch display
  • A13 vs A14 chip
  • Lightning+headphone jack vs USB-C connector
  • Wifi 5 vs Wifi 6
  • 8MP vs 12MP 4K video/60fps camera
  • Touch ID in Home button vs side button
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FYI. It's just $35 cheaper than retail apple prices, real savings is not really a lot.
OP legit listed it...
apple still sells 64GB base ipads? wtf

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05-10-2024 at 04:00 PM.
05-10-2024 at 04:00 PM.
FYI. It's just $35 cheaper than retail apple prices, real savings is not really a lot.
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05-10-2024 at 04:14 PM.
05-10-2024 at 04:14 PM.
Major fail with new iPads after 9th Gen is that they forgot to include the 3.5mm audio jack!

Best excuse is well "all tech is going to Bluetooth audio". But it doesn't have to, there's no technical reason that we legally have to get rid of 3.5mm jacks. In fact most customers hate Bluetooth audio.
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05-10-2024 at 06:03 PM.
05-10-2024 at 06:03 PM.
Quote from Squirrels8MyLunch :
Major fail with new iPads after 9th Gen is that they forgot to include the 3.5mm audio jack!

Best excuse is well "all tech is going to Bluetooth audio". But it doesn't have to, there's no technical reason that we legally have to get rid of 3.5mm jacks. In fact most customers hate Bluetooth audio.
i wouldn't mind it if Apple included multiple usb-c ports, but when they only include one and then don't make their own (i,e supoorted, compatibility ensured) usb-c dongle to support simultaneous charging + headphones.... But they don't, so if you want to use wired headphones and charge at the same time you're looking at flakey 3rd party options to make it happen.

Like it would kill them to add the 2nd port - but they won't because they'd rather have you paying the premium for their wireless buds and headphones that eventually die and, lacking user replaceable batteries, will mostly be tossed and replaced. All while they virtue signal their wafer thin values about sustainability. Color me unsurprised because at Apple, "This is the way"
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05-11-2024 at 02:08 AM.
05-11-2024 at 02:08 AM.
You don't become a trillion dollar company by being ethical.

Vote with your wallet
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05-11-2024 at 04:40 AM.
05-11-2024 at 04:40 AM.
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Bought an open-box for $235!! Thank you!!

At micro center? Nice
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05-11-2024 at 05:37 AM.
05-11-2024 at 05:37 AM.
Quote from Squirrels8MyLunch :
Major fail with new iPads after 9th Gen is that they forgot to include the 3.5mm audio jack!

Best excuse is well "all tech is going to Bluetooth audio". But it doesn't have to, there's no technical reason that we legally have to get rid of 3.5mm jacks. In fact most customers hate Bluetooth audio.

Psst..hey guys, should I tell him about the crap load of AirPods, wireless headsets, portable speakers, and CarPlay/Android Auto enabled cars that Bluetooth-hating customers are buying up?
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05-11-2024 at 05:39 AM.
05-11-2024 at 05:39 AM.
Quote from chaoss :
How much do you guys think these 10th gen will go for on Black Friday? I'd love $250 but I'm thinking $300

$315 seems like a great price if you need one right away
It's off by $100 already since Tuesday. A14 Bionic chip. Certainly better than my A9 chip old ass iPad Pro. May trade it in just to get faster cpu.

My A9 ipad Pro still works fine for watching youtube and netflix but battery sucks ass.

Maybe I will go iPad Pro for the amazing display and the new pen gestures that I can't use.
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05-11-2024 at 05:47 AM.
05-11-2024 at 05:47 AM.
Quote from bieberwhole69 :
apple still sells 64GB base ipads? wtf
It's a decoy model if you don't use a cloud storage lol
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05-11-2024 at 05:48 AM.
05-11-2024 at 05:48 AM.
Quote from Squirrels8MyLunch :
Major fail with new iPads after 9th Gen is that they forgot to include the 3.5mm audio jack!

Best excuse is well "all tech is going to Bluetooth audio". But it doesn't have to, there's no technical reason that we legally have to get rid of 3.5mm jacks. In fact most customers hate Bluetooth audio.
Perhaps you haven't kept up with the trends on the new phones either for a few years.
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05-11-2024 at 05:51 AM.
05-11-2024 at 05:51 AM.
Quote from Elon69 :
It's off by $100 already since Tuesday. A14 Bionic chip. Certainly better than my A9 chip old ass iPad Pro. May trade it in just to get faster cpu.

My A9 ipad Pro still works fine for watching youtube and netflix but battery sucks ass.

Maybe I will go iPad Pro for the amazing display and the new pen gestures that I can't use.
I just bought an iPad Pro 11 M2 a couple weeks ago (Price-matched a Costco sale price at BestBuy so I could trade in my Air and use some reward certificated). In any case, I'm starting to rethink if I should return it and order the M4 OLED version? The $200 increase isn't bad considering you get 256GB storage now, plus M4, plus OLED. Usually just upgrading from 128 to 256 is $200!

I don't need OLED (I also just upgraded my Samsung Tab S8 to an AMOLED Tab S9 for $199) and compared the Tab S9 and my iPad Pro M2 side-by-side watching a movie (Mad Max Fury Road) and I gotta say...hard to tell the difference. The bomb explosions looked better on the S9 but otherwise, I'd be happy with either.

BB also has $50 off the new M4 iPad Pro right now (or at least they did yesterday)
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05-11-2024 at 06:01 AM.
05-11-2024 at 06:01 AM.
Quote from Hat-Trick :
I just bought an iPad Pro 11 M2 a couple weeks ago (Price-matched a Costco sale price at BestBuy so I could trade in my Air and use some reward certificated). In any case, I'm starting to rethink if I should return it and order the M4 OLED version? The $200 increase isn't bad considering you get 256GB storage now, plus M4, plus OLED. Usually just upgrading from 128 to 256 is $200!

I don't need OLED (I also just upgraded my Samsung Tab S8 to an AMOLED Tab S9 for $199) and compared the Tab S9 and my iPad Pro M2 side-by-side watching a movie (Mad Max Fury Road) and I gotta say...hard to tell the difference. The bomb explosions looked better on the S9 but otherwise, I'd be happy with either.

BB also has $50 off the new M4 iPad Pro right now (or at least they did yesterday)
I'm with you. It's one of those.. if I just spend a little more.


$900 is the EDU price for 11" M4 Pro ($100 off from EDU store)
$550 for M2 Air 11"

$900 - $550 = $350 difference from M2 Air to M4 Pro. I am rationalizing myself into a new purchase that I don't need.
I have a $250 trade in for iPad Mini 6 (or $115 for my crappy first gen iPad 12.9").

So now it's just $100 extra between new Air or new Pro.
++ extra 128GB which is $100

This makes the price difference just $0 out of pocket for and 11" Pro M4 over 11" Air M2. (lol it's still $650 I have to spend but I am making myself believe the deal is so good that I should just buy it). I DO WISH Apple allow multiple devices to be traded in at once!!!!)

++ OLED with 1000 nits. I can probably use this while at the pool all summer under the sun.

++ much M4 faster processor (maybe I will finally do more on the iPad. I did start to play with Divici Resolve on my Mac, perhaps I will do it on the iPad for my basic edits.

++ possibility of the heavy AI use (I think this is 2x Neuro Engine at 38 TOPS over the M2 chip.

Seems like a no brainer!

The upgrade from 11" to 13" Pro is crazy at $300, it's the same display this time between the 2 so the extra 2 inches is really expensive.
I forgot I do need to get new Pen and new Keyboard... that's gonna hurt for sure.
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Quote from Elon69 :
I'm with you. It's one of those.. if I just spend a little more.


$900 is the EDU price for 11" M4 Pro ($100 off from EDU store)
$550 for M2 Air 11"

$900 - $550 = $350 difference from M2 Air to M4 Pro. I am rationalizing myself into a new purchase that I don't need.
I have a $250 trade in for iPad Mini 6 (or $115 for my crappy first gen iPad 12.9").

So now it's just $100 extra between new Air or new Pro.
++ extra 128GB which is $100

This makes the price difference just $0 out of pocket for and 11" Pro M4 over 11" Air M2. (lol it's still $650 I have to spend but I am making myself believe the deal is so good that I should just buy it). I DO WISH Apple allow multiple devices to be traded in at once!!!!)

++ OLED with 1000 nits. I can probably use this while at the pool all summer under the sun.

++ much M4 faster processor (maybe I will finally do more on the iPad. I did start to play with Divici Resolve on my Mac, perhaps I will do it on the iPad for my basic edits.

++ possibility of the heavy AI use (I think this is 2x Neuro Engine at 38 TOPS over the M2 chip.

Seems like a no brainer!

The upgrade from 11" to 13" Pro is crazy at $300, it's the same display this time between the 2 so the extra 2 inches is really expensive.
I forgot I do need to get new Pen and new Keyboard... that's gonna hurt for sure.
You can trade stuff in at BestBuy without buying something and get a Gift Card to be used for a future purchase. I have a 2017 13" MBP base model that I can trade in to get more credit towards an M4 iPad Pro. That makes my out-of-pocket for an M4 iPad Pro more like $230 + tax. Decisions, decisions...
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05-11-2024 at 06:52 AM.
05-11-2024 at 06:52 AM.
Quote from Hat-Trick :
You can trade stuff in at BestBuy without buying something and get a Gift Card to be used for a future purchase. I have a 2017 13" MBP base model that I can trade in to get more credit towards an M4 iPad Pro. That makes my out-of-pocket for an M4 iPad Pro more like $230 + tax. Decisions, decisions...
Oh I did not know this!

I found 3 iPads I can trade in at apple. I know BBY is a little bit less but nice if I can trade all of them in.

$105
$115
$250 (damn $140 at BBY)
$285 - but this is a 11" Old Pro that still works well and I already have Apple Pen 1 and Pen 2.

not sure what the old Macs I have will do... will look!

Thanks!
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05-11-2024 at 07:20 AM.
05-11-2024 at 07:20 AM.
Quote from bieberwhole69 :
apple still sells 64GB base ipads? wtf
Yeah, good for enterprise/education model that just need the cheapest bulk iPadOS option for students, kiosks, etc.
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05-11-2024 at 08:03 AM.
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$225 for the 64 on Feb 04 2023. Not worth more than that to me.
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