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Select Academic Institution Affiliates: 128GB 11" Apple iPad Air M2 Wi-Fi Tablet

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$250

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Select Academic Institutions via eFollett have for their Affiliates (current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, or administrators): 128GB 11" Apple iPad Air 6th Gen M2 Wi-Fi Tablet (Mid 2024, Blue MUWD3LL/A) + Apple Pencil Pro (MX2D3AM/A) for $249.50. Shipping is $7.99

Thanks to community member SmilingCreature422 for finding this deal.
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Product Specs:
  • Apple M2 8-Core Chip
  • 9-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 11" Liquid Retina Touchscreen
  • 8GB of RAM | 128GB Storage Capacity
  • Ultra Wide 12MP Landscape Front Camera
  • 12MP Rear Camera
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.3
  • USB-C Port (10 Gb/s)
  • iPadOS

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Select Academic Institutions via eFollett have for their Affiliates (current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, or administrators): 128GB 11" Apple iPad Air 6th Gen M2 Wi-Fi Tablet (Mid 2024, Blue MUWD3LL/A) + Apple Pencil Pro (MX2D3AM/A) for $249.50. Shipping is $7.99

Thanks to community member SmilingCreature422 for finding this deal.
  • Note: You must check the box to agree to the Apple Academic Price Affiliation Terms & Conditions and add to cart to see deal price.
Deal Instructions:
Also available from:
Product Specs:
  • Apple M2 8-Core Chip
  • 9-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 11" Liquid Retina Touchscreen
  • 8GB of RAM | 128GB Storage Capacity
  • Ultra Wide 12MP Landscape Front Camera
  • 12MP Rear Camera
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.3
  • USB-C Port (10 Gb/s)
  • iPadOS

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  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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SmilingCreature422
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I Should also note that you should be able to get the Free Apple Pencil Pro as part of Apple's back to school promotion that's listed on there website just make sure to add the pencil pro to your cart and it'll show it at $0
divinebaboon
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couple things:
1. if your card gets charged and you didnt pay via paypal, congrats, your order is getting shipped
2. if your order status says fulfilled, it's getting shipped for sure
3. if it says shipping soon, it might still get cancelled.
4. the earlier you order, the higher chance of it shipping, but dont be surprised if ppl who ordered after you from a diff uni got theirs and you didn't. it's all luck.
5. tax will be charged on the full msrp of the pencil, not a huge deal
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My iPad/Apple Pencil order update notes...

"Thank you for your order. The items below have shipped. Your order may arrive in multiple packages."

APPLE PENCIL PRO
STATUS:Not Ready
Qty: 1

11-inch iPad Air Wi-Fi 128GB - Blue
STATUS:Fulfilled
Qty: 1

NOTE: I paid for the next day shipping just in case.

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Quote from IDAnonymous :
damn, ipad got cancelled due to payment declined but apple pencil did not get cancelled but I think it shows $119 not ready with next day shipping. college bookstore closed on weekends. I need to cancel before they charge me full price...i guess i can only call the college bookstore to cancel the order? Did anyone get the apple pencil for free but had the ipad cancelled?
same thing happened to me, the pencil shipped with $119 and the ipad cancelled due to "payment declined" this is such bs. i emailed them on Friday and have yet to hear anything
Jul 21, 2025 02:12 PM
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ReminiJul 21, 2025 02:12 PM
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I ordered 13 inch iPad air with apple pencil pro for $100 bucks more and it is delivered.
For 11 inch iPad, only apple pencil pro received with shipping charge + $0.01 item price
Jul 21, 2025 02:29 PM
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bobalobaJul 21, 2025 02:29 PM
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My 11" iPad says On Order, Ship Soon marked with $0. Pencil shipped and delivered. Was charged $119+tax+shipping = $137.
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Jul 21, 2025 02:49 PM
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mister42Jul 21, 2025 02:49 PM
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still have never received any emails from ASU about my order, but my pending charge of $8.56 converted a day or two to completed

suppose I should be sending them an email soon

edit: hmm, just received a tracking notice from UPS for a package originating from "D&H Distributing" (which seems to be some kind of electronics distributor??) with the origin scan occurring in Hodgkins, Illinois. It says the package is 0.70 lbs, or 11.2 ounces. I guess this could be the pen??

still no apparent charge on my account beyond the original $8.56 charge. my guess is they're going to ship me the pen, then charge me the full amount for it, and never ship me the iPad. we'll see.
Last edited by mister42 July 21, 2025 at 09:28 AM.
Jul 21, 2025 02:51 PM
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buy_now_think_laterJul 21, 2025 02:51 PM
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Quote from Remini :
I ordered 13 inch iPad air with apple pencil pro for $100 bucks more and it is delivered.For 11 inch iPad, only apple pencil pro received with shipping charge + $0.01 item price
I am in exact same situation ipad air m2 13 inch and 2 pencils delivered. The 11inch ipad ships soon
Jul 21, 2025 03:19 PM
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slytkeJul 21, 2025 03:19 PM
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So my guess based on this thread, if we are on "Status: On Order, Ships Soon" at this point, it's going to be canceled?
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ferganerJul 21, 2025 03:23 PM
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Quote from slytke :
So my guess based on this thread, if we are on "Status: On Order, Ships Soon" at this point, it's going to be canceled?
Yes. Based on the same deal from a month ago.

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Jul 21, 2025 04:01 PM
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slytkeJul 21, 2025 04:01 PM
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Anyone have a status update since Friday that was stuck on Status: On Order, Ships Soon?
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bob151Jul 21, 2025 04:50 PM
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Quote from slytke :
Anyone have a status update since Friday that was stuck on Status: On Order, Ships Soon?
Mine has been "ships soon" since around noon on Wednesday.
Jul 21, 2025 05:03 PM
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yetersizJul 21, 2025 05:03 PM
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I have an update for everyone whose order is cancelled.
I ordered 11 inch 256gb iPad with the pencil with store pick-up option since I work at the university where one of the bookstore is located, and my order was cancelled 9 hours later with "Cancelled – We're sorry, this item is not available. Please order in another color/size (if applicable), or contact us for assistance."
Today, I stopped by the bookstore to check if they have any M2 in stock. You know... Curiosity..
They have two 11 inch 256gb in stock at the bookstore. So, I told them what happened, and they wanted to check my order number. They could not find my order number in their system at all. They also asked me to show them my order status emails just to make sure I placed that order.
Bookstore was not able to help at all due to limitations of their system, and suggested that I call customer service. I called and explained the situation. The customer service rep told me that my order was never placed because I put the order after "the limit". I asked what they mean by the limit, and they told me the system does not take/process orders after a certain number of orders placed for a sale item. So, we actually never ordered the item if we did not place it in the first 10 minutes.....
Jul 21, 2025 05:35 PM
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ferganerJul 21, 2025 05:35 PM
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Anyone with the pencil marked as fulfilled, but without tracking?

My pencil has been in the "fulfilled" status since Thursday, but I haven't received any tracking # and FedEx and UPS are not showing any unknown inbound packages.
Jul 21, 2025 05:41 PM
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megadroJul 21, 2025 05:41 PM
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Quote from yetersiz :
I have an update for everyone whose order is cancelled.
I ordered 11 inch 256gb iPad with the pencil with store pick-up option since I work at the university where one of the bookstore is located, and my order was cancelled 9 hours later with "Cancelled – We're sorry, this item is not available. Please order in another color/size (if applicable), or contact us for assistance."
Today, I stopped by the bookstore to check if they have any M2 in stock. You know... Curiosity..
They have two 11 inch 256gb in stock at the bookstore. So, I told them what happened, and they wanted to check my order number. They could not find my order number in their system at all. They also asked me to show them my order status emails just to make sure I placed that order.
Bookstore was not able to help at all due to limitations of their system, and suggested that I call customer service. I called and explained the situation. The customer service rep told me that my order was never placed because I put the order after "the limit". I asked what they mean by the limit, and they told me the system does not take/process orders after a certain number of orders placed for a sale item. So, we actually never ordered the item if we did not place it in the first 10 minutes.....
And yet I got a pencil pro for $8 on an order that I didn't make... Garip.

Though, that explains the inconsistencies on deliveries.

As someone else said, this deal somehow reminds me the HP Touchpad and feels nostalgic.
Last edited by megadro July 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM.
Jul 21, 2025 05:51 PM
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yetersizJul 21, 2025 05:51 PM
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Quote from megadro :
And yet I got a pencil pro for $8 on an order that I didn't make... Garip.Though, that explains the inconsistencies on deliveries.As someone else said, this deal somehow reminds me the HP Touchpad and feels nostalgic.
did you get the iPad too?
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lancerjin
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Ok, waiting for the cancellation email. The pencil had been cancelled aready. The ipad has been "on order, ships soon" for a long time now.

Quote from slytke :
So my guess based on this thread, if we are on "Status: On Order, Ships Soon" at this point, it's going to be canceled?

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chaossJul 21, 2025 06:22 PM
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So I got an alert a few hours ago that my Apple Card was charged $287 from 1230CampusBookI placed an order when this deal went live and the status said, on order, ships soon, since last week I didn't try the free pencil offer. I'm in NJHope they finally ship it. NoTracking number is available

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