Update: If you order an iPad Pro right now, Apple is quoting Friday delivery. The Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard accessories are already backordered at least 5-7 business days. Some customers are seeing same-day in-store pick up options for iPad Pro.
In September Apple unveiled the long awaited larger iPad Pro to the public, and today customers can finally start placing orders for the 12.9-inch tablet before models hit stores later this week. iPad Pro-only accessories including the Apple Pencil digital stylus and new Smart Keyboard cover are also available to purchase on Apple.com and through the Apple Store app. On Monday Apple announced that the iPad Pro and would be hitting Apple Stores, carriers, and authorized resellers “later this week.”
This year’s new iPad is sold in three models: 32GB for $799, 128GB for $949, and 128GB with cellular for $1079.
Apple offers two optional accessories for iPad Pro that are also available to order. Apple Pencil, which is Apple’s first digital stylus and requires iPad Pro, is available for $99. Smart Keyboard is a physical keyboard cover that connects using the iPad Pro’s new Smart Connector without requiring Bluetooth or batteries is goes for $169.
In addition to a 12.9-inch Retina display and support for Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard, iPad Pro is also Apple’s first tablet with four built-in speakers, the new A9X chip, and the Smart Connector that can work with third-party accessories as well like Logitech’s own keyboard cover.
iPad Pro is available in space gray, silver, and gold (sorry, rose gold fans). Apple Pencil, which includes a built-in Lightning connector for charging through the iPad’s Lightning port, is offered in white. Smart Keyboard is available in charcoal gray. If physical keys aren’t for you, Smart Covers ($59) and Silicone Cases ($79) for iPad Pro are available in charcoal gray or white.
iPad Pro is available to order in 40 countries at launch: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, US, UK, Uruguay and US Virgin Islands.
With the roll out of iPad Pro, Apple’s latest tablet lineup now includes three display sizes: 12.9″ iPad Pro, 9.7″ iPad Air 2, and 7.9″ iPad mini 4.
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During checkout browsing and playing around trying to see if I can get the pencil for pickup at other local stores, saw shipping time slip a week for the pencil, pencil not shipping on launch anyway, bummer
Preorders didn’t go live until 15 after
Says available to pick up today (iPad pro and Smart Cover) hope so! Weird bc I know it’s not available until Friday
Just picked up Logitech’s space grey backlit keyboard case to try out, says available today for pickup
When ordering it told me the Pro was available for pickup today at my local store. The iPad and case to be exact. The pencil would be on the 20th. Is this real or just bad inventory indicators?
Hmm…. Something wrong with the South East Asian sites. Was supposed to have launch in this hour but the apple site still says, “Available November”
It’s $54 a month on AT&T next, $979 for 2 year commitment,$1079 for no commitment or $1079 with no cell service.
Netherlands store does not even show prices yet :(
As of 5:15 AM Eastern iPad Pro still available for instore pickup today! But Pencil isn’t shipping for 1-2 weeks.
Found the same thing – Went live about 3:15 (EST) but I will be able to pickup in the local store this morning!
Really looking forward to trying this out. I got the 128 GB LTE with Cover and Silicone case.
Ordered mine as soon as they went live. Still showing Monday delivery. Pencil by the end of the month.
ordered mine at 7am Eastern – In store pickup for iPad – first week of December for Pencil/Keyboard – I even chatted with apple to confirm YES available today in store
Just got off the phone with Apple to switch the delivery option to pick up in store. Did that because I saw the Cerritos, CA location had the option to pick up in store. When I got to a customer service rep he had informed me that there was a inventory error and that there were no Pro’s to be picked up at the locations nor the pencil or keyboard. He said there would be a chance I’d lose my place in line to try to re-order and select the pick up option because chances are there wouldn’t be any. Just stuck with my 16th of November ship date.
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Smart Keyboard is available in charcoal gray. If physical keys aren’t for you, Smart Covers ($59) and Silicone Cases ($79) for iPad Pro are available in charcoal gray or white
I believe the Smart Keyboard and Silicone Case will work together