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Active Military/Veterans: 256GB Apple iPad 11" WiFi Tablet w/ A16 Chip (Various)

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$329

$449

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AAFES/Shop My Exchange has for Active Military/Veterans: 256GB Apple iPad 11" WiFi Tablet (Various Colors) on sale for $329. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member amackii for sharing this deal
  • Note, must login to your AAFES/Shop My Exchange account w/ an active/validated military account to purchase this product.
Available Colors:Specs:
  • Apple A16 5-Core Chip
  • 4-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 11" Liquid Retina Touchscreen
  • 2360 x 1640 Screen Resolution (264 ppi)
  • 256GB Storage Capacity
  • Wide 12MP Landscape Front Camera
  • Wide 12MP Rear Camera
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.3
  • USB-C 2.0 Port (480 Mb/s)
  • iPadOS

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  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $90.80 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $419.80.

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AAFES/Shop My Exchange has for Active Military/Veterans: 256GB Apple iPad 11" WiFi Tablet (Various Colors) on sale for $329. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member amackii for sharing this deal
  • Note, must login to your AAFES/Shop My Exchange account w/ an active/validated military account to purchase this product.
Available Colors:Specs:
  • Apple A16 5-Core Chip
  • 4-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 11" Liquid Retina Touchscreen
  • 2360 x 1640 Screen Resolution (264 ppi)
  • 256GB Storage Capacity
  • Wide 12MP Landscape Front Camera
  • Wide 12MP Rear Camera
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.3
  • USB-C 2.0 Port (480 Mb/s)
  • iPadOS

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $90.80 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $419.80.

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FYI DoD civil servants also qualify
Not that serious, calm down
That's like asking if anyone has had any good experiences with Walmart or Target.

The exchange is the official retailer of the military. Only available to military, veterans, and dod civilians.

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Mar 23, 2025
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weikewl
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FYI DoD civil servants also qualify
Mar 23, 2025
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spacemanvt
Mar 23, 2025
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Nice deal as well, I'm hoping the 128 comes back in stock 🙏
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BillyJackAz
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Quote from spacemanvt :
Nice deal as well, I'm hoping the 128 comes back in stock 🙏

How much is the 128 GB model selling for?
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amackii
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Quote from weikewl :
FYI DoD civil servants also qualify
I appreciate you letting me know. I updated the post to add them as qualifiers.
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Auyuttaya
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Will Best buy price match?
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Quote from FriedRiceDT :
Anybody here have good experiences with tbis website? I saw some reviews online and tbose are not good.

That's like asking if anyone has had any good experiences with Walmart or Target.

The exchange is the official retailer of the military. Only available to military, veterans, and dod civilians.

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FriedRiceDT
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Quote from paliknight :
That's like asking if anyone has had any good experiences with Walmart or Target.

The exchange is the official retailer of the military. Only available to military, veterans, and dod civilians.

Oh ok. I never heard of this website before, so that's I asked. Thanks
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Quote from FriedRiceDT :
Anybody here have good experiences with tbis website? I saw some reviews online and tbose are not good.
Never had a problem. Their return policies aren't the greatest, some items can't be returned but the signs are in bold letters if you cant
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Quote from BillyJackAz :
How much is the 128 GB model selling for?
I don't see it on AAFES.. but this was a good enough to bite. Will pass on 10th gen to kids
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amackii
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Quote from BillyJackAz :
How much is the 128 GB model selling for?
The base 128GB models were selling for $249.00 at the Exchange.

Otherwise it is $329.00 with Apple education/military discount - and for first time, Walmart, Amazon, B&H & the regulars have matched the Apple education pricing….but still is nowhere near the Exchange price.


BTW - If go looking for a cover/case/tempered glass screen protector, not all, but the majority of the 10th gen 10.9" 2022 match, and work with, the 11" A16, as other than rounding up the size to create a "new" model, physically the only difference is the rear camera was slightly moved but still fits in the same cut outs.

Some few smart sellers have already quickly jumped to modify their listings & site photos to include the 11" fitment, but as it is still so new, most haven't yet had time….or had the time to raise the prices.
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FriedRiceDT
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Grabbed one, $329 no tax is awesome!
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amackii
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Quote from Auyuttaya :
Will Best buy price match?
Even if they do, when you purchase from the Exchange, or any of the Exchanges for that matter, there is No Sales Tax….so this 11" A16 is exactly $329.00 + Zero Sales Tax + Zero Shipping Cost, for a total of $329.00 out the door.

Best Buy, for the base 128GB model, would be $329.00 + $31.26 sales tax (CA) + $6.00 (CA recycle fee) = $366.26, with likely free shipping, but as they don't offer any kind of regular military/veteran discount, I doubt they'd PM anyway.

However, the Exchanges will often PM each other, (and to specific outside companies, like Apple), so if say NEX or CGX is selling it at a higher price, when you call them and share the link For The Exact Same Item , 99% of the time it's no problem - the 1% problem is it must be in stock, not a pre-order, no changes or modifications.

Note: When the exchange is selling an item off sale, that's priced higher than say an Apple military priced device, they will price match at 10% off "the exchanges price" rather than exactly matching the lower price at Apple - Example…say regular price on Exchange is $349.00, military price @ Apple is $329.00 - $349.00 x 10% = -$34.90 discount, so your purchase price total is now is $314.10 no tax & free shipping.

Not sure why they do it this way, but has been done each time I've PM to Apple (as recently as December 2024).
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Auyuttaya
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Quote from amackii :
Even if they do, when you purchase from the Exchange, or any of the Exchanges for that matter, there is No Sales Tax….so this 11" A16 is exactly $329.00 + Zero Sales Tax + Zero Shipping Cost, for a total of $329.00 out the door.

Best Buy, for the base 128GB model, would be $329.00 + $31.26 sales tax (CA) + $6.00 (CA recycle fee) = $366.26, with likely free shipping, but as they don't offer any kind of regular military/veteran discount, I doubt they'd PM anyway.

However, the Exchanges will often PM each other, (and to specific outside companies, like Apple), so if say NEX or CGX is selling it at a higher price, when you call them and share the link For The Exact Same Item , 99% of the time it's no problem - the 1% problem is it must be in stock, not a pre-order, no changes or modifications.

Note: When the exchange is selling an item off sale, that's priced higher than say an Apple military priced device, they will price match at 10% off "the exchanges price" rather than exactly matching the lower price at Apple - Example…say regular price on Exchange is $349.00, military price @ Apple is $329.00 - $349.00 x 10% = -$34.90 discount, so your purchase price total is now is $314.10 no tax & free shipping.

Not sure why they do it this way, but has been done each time I've PM to Apple (as recently as December 2024).
Thanks, I'm going the Best buy route because I have $800 left in gc from trading in my iPhone 13. Lol
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