Target is selling new 9.7" iPad Pros for $449 shipped to store

[RegGuheert]

I completely blew my budget this morning by purchasing an iPad Pro 9.7" for DD14.  She's into drawing and this seems like a great price for the Pro.  Here's a search link that should get you there if you are interested:

 

http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=ipad%20pro

 

Unfortunately, even though they told me before the sale that the unit would be at the store on Christmas Eve, they reneged immediately after the sale.   :toetap05:   Still, for the price, I'll stick with it.

 

Anyway, this price is lower than what you can buy a refurbished unit for from Apple as long as you are willing to wait until after Christmas to get it.

 

Edit: It seems the availability of ship-to-store is somewhat erratic.  As I click back-and-forth on the different memory and color options, I sometimes get different responses from the form.

Edited December 20, 2016 by RegGuheert

[Arcadia]

It is an extra 10% off electronics today :)

 

From Target Promo page

"Today only, Wednesday 12/21/2016

Save 10% on select electronic items when you use order pickup online."

[RegGuheert]

It is an extra 10% off electronics today :)

 

From Target Promo page

"Today only, Wednesday 12/21/2016

Save 10% on select electronic items when you use order pickup online."

 

Thank you, Arcadia!  :hurray:

 

I went to the site and it showed one IN STOCK at our store.  In other words, they were sitting on my other order and hoping to sell one locally.

 

Anyway, I cancelled the other order and rebought it for $494.99 plus tax (iPad Pro with 128GB of storage - normally $699 from Apple).  And I can pick it up in about two hours!  Woohoo!!

[scrapbookbuzz]

This is totally OT but I have to say, I LOVE seeing Dads on here, too!

 

And kudos to you for scoring a good price on an iPad Pro!

[RegGuheert]

This is totally OT but I have to say, I LOVE seeing Dads on here, too!

 

And kudos to you for scoring a good price on an iPad Pro!

 

Thank you!  That's very nice of you to say!

 

I'm off to pick up the iPad Pro and I will be toting two other Guheerts who want to do some Christmas shopping of their own!

[Arcadia]

Anyway, I cancelled the other order and rebought it for $494.99 plus tax (iPad Pro with 128GB of storage - normally $699 from Apple). And I can pick it up in about two hours! Woohoo!!

128gb is a good size to have. I'm using a 12.9" iPad Pro and iTunes U has already used up 49.84gb of storage. I haven't deleted the apps I downloaded for fun so now I have 94.84gb of my storage used up. Which leaves me with 26.89gb of free storage. My kids have 128gb iPad Air 2 from Target Black Friday sale which are good enough for them :)

 

Hope your daughter enjoys her iPad Pro. I loaded all the available Adobe apps then decide what to delete after trying. Some have subscriptions cost.

[RegGuheert]

128gb is a good size to have. I'm using a 12.9" iPad Pro and iTunes U has already used up 49.84gb of storage. I haven't deleted the apps I downloaded for fun so now I have 94.84gb of my storage used up. Which leaves me with 26.89gb of free storage.

Yes, I don't think 32GB is enough if she will be editing pictures and movies. I have 128GB on my iPad Air 2 and it's always full. I'm always deleting a movie to make room for more apps. :tongue_smilie:

My kids have 128gb iPad Air 2 from Target Black Friday sale which are good enough for them :)

I think they can probably survive with that! ;)

Hope your daughter enjoys her iPad Pro. I loaded all the available Adobe apps then decide what to delete after trying. Some have subscriptions cost.

Are there any specific reasonably-priced apps for drawing or painting from Adobe that you would recommend? I have seen many reviews by artists which indicate that Procreate (which we already have) is excellent for drawing and painting, so I was planning on having her use that for now.

 

I have also collected a wide variety of picture- and movie-editing apps over the years, but I haven't used them since none of the iPads really had very decent cameras. Finally, Apple put a good one into the iPad Pro 9.7 so perhaps DD14 can take up doing some photographic art, as well. We'll see.

[scrapbookbuzz]

So I was looking at the iPad Pros in Costco last night. You, my friend, scored a REALLY good deal on yours!

[RegGuheert]

So I was looking at the iPad Pros in Costco last night. You, my friend, scored a REALLY good deal on yours!

It's so nice to have it wrapped and safely under the tree right now! :thumbup1:

[Arcadia]

The iPad air 2 replaces their 16gb iPad 2 and iPad 3 so it's a nice upgrade for them.

 

My kids use the free Tayasui sketches and Adobe Sketchbook Express for their drawing. They are also having fun with Autodesk ForceEffect Motion which is a simple mechanics drawing app. I am playing with Adobe Photoshop but have not tried Lightroom which is recommended on this board for photography touch ups.

My kids use iMovie and free Stop Motion Studio for movies making. They have used iMovie since the iPad 2 was released as they went to the free Apple store summer class.