Ipad Pro coming through.. :laughing:

But then they'd have nothing new to offer on the Pro2. :wink:

I'm just wondering what's pro about it since it runs absolutely no pro software?

rakuten messed up badly with the cashback on this one

I had ordered an ipad air 2 and after deciding to cancel that one, an ipad pro. the ipad pro was cancelled by pixel instead.

now I checked topcashback, both transactions were payed out.

Ipad arrived after a short delay.

£23.45 Points credited to my account

£29.54 topcashback paid today

This means that my ipad pro cost £356.01

Bargain!!!!!!

Ipad arrived exactly 7 days ago.

Points credited to my account today.

Still waiting for topcashback but fingers crossed

I'm fingers crossed on the TCB!

Now to figure out what to spend the points on...

Ive got my points, this makes this ipad pro a steal with the discount, cashback and the point towards another purchase.

Ok thanks will check back next week

they say it takes 8 days after dispatch. I have mine now.

Received iPad today finally. Checked account for points but no sign yet.

Ipad arrived today - after sending a chaser email the day before yesterday. (Not sure if they were due to send it anyway or if the email speeded things up. Several other hotukdeal comments state that theirs arrived the day after an email chaser)

It has uk mains charger.

Hopefully points will arrive in my account soon.

The cherry on the cake will be if topcashback pays out on this as well.

Got mine sometime over the last few days. They are valid for 12 months

anyone receive their SUPER POINTS?

Mine arrived too, special delivery.

Just to add that I got my iPad Pro yesterday,Royal Mail special delivery......what a bargain this has been thanks chaps.

​Mines on its way tomorrow on special delivery from Royal mail before 1pm so fingers crossed for the final time.... Hope everyone's gets sorted ASAP

I emailed them last week and got a reply today to say it should arrive tomorrow.

Mine was due to be dispatched on the 6th but has delayed next to it. Not received any emails with regards despatch yet though :disappointed:

Did you guys email them?

Same mate, finnally eh!

I've finally got an email to say that my iPad will be dispatched Tuesday to arrive we'd yip hee

got my dispatch a day early, arrived next day by fed ex. Malaysian product but registered fine with uk plug

​Yes money came out my account last Thurs but I've sent them another email with questions, awaiting an answer.

Same mate and they've took the cash off me already. So much for 3-5 day dispath and next day delivery eh.

​I'm still waiting and getting slightly impatient lol

No need to worry. You'll get it in the end.

I have not had an email yet from Rakuten to update me on the progress of my order.

Have just logged into my Rakuten Account - it should have been dispatched yesterday (6/5/2016) but it says

Ship by: 06/05/2016 - DELAYED

Is this anything to worry about????????

Hope you get yours soon then, I'm still waiti haha

Received email today to say mine (128Gb) has been despatched

Thanks

So annoying. I'm on holiday from Saturday and was hoping it would be here by then. Looks like it won't. Thanks for update Humperlumper

Seized by customs.

Just had an e mail to say that they've had stock disruption so it should be dispatched early next week.

Still waiting on dispatching here - anyone else?

This is the trade-off here, ~£80 (~20% saving) extra for a UK version with the 6 year cover. Apple do recognise an 'import' and will not provide the 6yrs in-store cover as I recently found out when my U.S.-bought MacBook Air battery needed service they said I needed to pay. The lady next to me had the same laptop/issue but UK version and they replaced for free, there and then.

Was meant to ship today but just says delayed. Icing on the cake, today they've took the cash out of my bank.

Get a dispatch email in the end mate? Still waiting for mine

Just to let you know that I have successfully linked my iPad Pro with an unused AppleCare which I had. However, the on-line registration didn't work as I got a statement 'cannot be registered in this region'. However, a call to the AppleCare support line sorted it out with no problems.

But ive bought iphones and the like from other places, registered through iTunes, then been able to go to my nearest Apple shop and get repairs and exchanges no problem. As long as you can register via Apple for the warranty it doesn't matter where you buy it. anyway. all winners with any discount :-)

Nice one Steve, so it showed delayed but was still shipped the day they said it would and came next day? Hopefully mine gets posted today then as that's the date I was told, but order says delayed. Waiting on the base model space grey.

Delivered by Royal Mail, next day delivery. Item says Malaysia on the box but UK socket on inside. I must say that with all of the doubts about Pixel they have delivered

Didn't find it anywhere else for much cheaper with the VAT taken into consideration and Apple support is good so if there is only a small saving in price I would buy from them. Never tried to use the 6 years fit for purpose warranty in consumer law but I imagine if bought from them they are more likely to help (who knows though).

My order is now also showing delayed, as it was meant to be shipped today. Will keep you updated.

Why would you still buy direct from Apple?
I only use Apple now to compare how much I'm saving when buying from somewhere else.

mines been changed to delayed as it was supposed to be shipped today?lets hope this changes asap

In case anyone else wondered, they do supply VAT invoices upon request so this made it £340, a further £29 tracked on TopCashback and if I get the super points it makes it under £300. Just arranging to return the one I bought from Apple for £500 only last week!

Finally got my order cancelled. They said I should receive it by Friday but I got bored of waiting and did not really need this.

Just got an e-mail, it's been SHIPPED

Same showing as delayed.

My order should have shipped today but now has DELAYED against the date

It takes them a while because their stock of Malaysian units comes via Germany. Pixel Electronics are a decent company though, you won't have any issues.

No updates. Sent couple of emails. No reply yet. I am guessing they are inundated with orders from last week. Let see. The order is still showing "awaiting shipment"

If anyone get's dispatch / cancellation let me know please. Will keep you all updated on my order.

anybody elses ipad was cancelled?

funny the order i asked to cancel wasnt cancelled yet, and this one which i wanted to go ahead with was cancelled

I have emailed them but no reply. I hope they dispatch it. been thinking all weekend whether to keep my ipad air 2 or upgrade to this. Might just cancel ipad pro order and keep air 2 for now.

My iPad Pro 9.7 was due to ship today but no news yet

Nope. Still awaiting shipment.

Ship by 3rd May. Let's see.

gutted,just when I sold my aging iPad Mini 2 and finally decided to buy an iPad Pro..

the MAYDAY code is expired now yes.

isn't the code expired??

Can't see where you enter the code?

Anyone had any updates on delivery

Code not working anymore :disappointed:

place an order from them on tuesday for the air 2 and it is still pending shipment, i actually bought an ipad pro instead now and asked them to cancel the previous order via email

are they slow to reply? the phone number from the contact information does not work

Anyone know which country this is imported from?

What's delivery time like with them? I need one by Friday but there's no option for expedited delivery.

I'm glad because 3 times for me is enough shopping!

code not working...oh well...

Code Expired

No point in buying. You can book pro's on regular iPads.

Oh ok that's different then as I think that's when the error occurs. :smiley:

No.
I should clarify. I've used the code once today. It accepts the code again and deducts £60, but I haven't gone as far as seeing what happens when I click "place order' as I don't actually want anything else.

Multiple accounts.

Just tried, working fine.... and already used it another time.

Ah yes could be that as when i tried to order earlier it declined my card.

Thanks ill try again with a different account

£469 while argument are great the deal looks to be over

Is the voucher code working for anyone else?

It was working earlier but now i want to place the order its telling me its invalid

​The million dollar answer bravo

Thanks both. Will risk it and order today.

I'll never understand how Apple's computers sell with how overpriced they are. Makes you wonder if Apple will back up their words and stop selling Macbooks if the bigger iPad Pro is an actual "laptop killer". :stuck_out_tongue:

iPad Pro oh dear Apple why didn't you do it properly like Microsoft have with the Surface Pro?

Microsoft Surface Pro: Full Windows Operating System
Ultra cheap Chinese Windows Tablet: Full Windows Operating System
iPad Pro: FULL OSX Operating System...Wait IOS NO!!!!!!!!??!!?!?!? ARGHH!!

It's up to 7 days delivery time so they must have sold a lot of iPads. Interesting there is a section of their shop that is "ready to ship" maybe that's only the stuff they can send next day.

Btw last day for the Rakuten £60 off coupon. Already got a new TV and a monitor. :smile:

Look mate, let's just draw a line under it all now, eh? Believe it or not, it does help that people post their negative experiences as well as people posting positive ones. I wasn't looking to argue with you, I was just trying to balance things out. I'm not saying your opinion is wrong. It's not that mine is right either. The only factual thing about the speaker side is they have been found to be just as loud as the bigger model. Louder doesn't necessarily mean better, but I've always found iPad speakers to be lacking and it is something Apple should have implemented a long time ago.

I said I wasn't replying because I felt like you were attacking me. From what I can see, we appear to have misunderstood each other and it has became heated. I'm not someone who is a "fanboy" of any product. As I said, I'm using an Android phone now. Had a Windows phone prior to that and an Apple phone prior to that. I buy a product on whether it's suitable for my needs.

Anyway, this is turning into one of those long posts you pointed out I did so apologies for the misunderstanding and let's just draw a line under all of it. :smiley:

That's good to hear. :smiley:

I'm not on the attack. I thought you weren't replying any more today.

Yes I did, took about an extra week but they delivered.

You could pick up a windows tablet with a digitizer for a little less if you went for a slightly dated model or an i5 or core M based Dell tablet from Dell outlet (with up to 8gb memory and 256gb emmc). Maybe even cheaper iirc that the Dell Venue 8 5000 uses a Wacom aes digitizer/pen.

Why are you still on the attack? I own a Mini 2 (which I am having to use due to an Nvidia Shield becoming faulty) and my phone of choice is a Smart Ultra 6. You know, Android? You're making silly accusations now. As I said, hope you enjoy your day :smiley:

Bigger one in 128GB is in their 8 hour sale now £567 (inc coupon plus topcashback 6.3%) RRP £799
http://www.rakuten.co.uk/shop/civictelecomonline/product/ipadpro128/?l-id=gb_top_floor_product_16_apple-ipad-pro-129-inch-128gb-space-grey-silver-gold
Different seller

In the store I went to, they didn't have a quiet zone to test the speakers and they had a keyboard out but no pencil. If the pencil is important to you then undoubtedly, you need a Pro, but I ended up unimpressed with the pencil and returned it, though kept the Pro 12.9" as I find it good for general use (even if it was expensive).

If you're coming from a lesser iPad and committed to spend £400+ on an iPad and want the latest, this is a good deal, no doubt about it.

Just upgraded from an iPad 3 and it's an immense jump. Personally love the speakers (why didnt they have the sense to do it on the iPad 1?!), screen is outstanding, speed is ridiculous and loving the smaller form factor which has been standard on the Airs. Bargain price. I did the Argos quidco 10% money back and voucher getting it at 440. Very happy with purchase. Heat!

You most definitely can test the keyboard, pencil, camera and volume in official Apple stores.

Also I'd mention that you cannot compare the ipad air 2 and pro line when talking about pencil support. As an artist I'd say there is no comparison and while I'd say the price is very high you'd have to spend a lot more for a surface pro 4 or Wacom tablet.

It's my job to buy and use all tablets, whereas you just seem to be a fanboy... I still voted the deal hot because it is for what it is and, unlike you, I don't see the point in writing long paragraphs defending the things. The Air 2 was a really good tablet and the Pro just wasn't what everyone else hoped for, yet people will still buy it in their droves.

And no, you cannot test the speakers at full volume in-store, nor the pencil, the keyboard or camera. I have used all of them and that's my opinion, you don't have to like it, if I save someone some money by choosing the older but perfectly good Air 2 vs. the Pro then that's great.

- I didn't even see it was originally you who posted the deal either.

I'm "vehemently defending" them?

Ok, I see what's going on here. You buy all three yet dislike all three? Reviewers are all stating this is not the upgrade they were expecting over the Air 2 so your conspiracy just got thrown right out the window on that front.

I have been using iPads for a long time. I, however, do not upgrade to the latest model every single year. It's up to others if they choose to, however I see it as a complete waste of money. I'm using a mini 2 right now and I have a relative with the bigger pro.

You're looking for every reason to take a dump on the products and it's getting tiresome. There was no need for the attack towards myself. It's just childish. You could quite easily have formed an opinion by trying these tablets in store or by looking online at articles before buying them. If you do actually own them and are disapointed in them, then that is your own fault.

My opinion, as is matched by reviewers and other users on youtube etc is that the speakers are better. Your opinion does not hold more value than mine or anyone elses. Facts show they are better and this has been measured with spl meters too.

Now if you don't like the product, then just stop commenting. You've given your opinion as have others. I won't be replying anymore.

Enjoy your day.

You didn't read what I wrote as I said if you had to choose you would probably take the Pro but I very much doubt anyone who has an Air 2 is going to buy a Pro instead. It's made worse because these aren't cheap £100 tablets but £400-500 so not such a simple, throw-away/no-thought purchase.

Go and play with an iPad Pro 9.7 yourself with a 12.9 and Air 2 next to it and you'll see what I mean, just because Techradar says it's better doesn't mean it categorically is and I have all 3 on my desk right now. There was also a theory that Apple restricts products to reviewers if they portray them in a negative light and that the reason there are so many Apple reviews out there is because it's obviously good clickbait for readers.

The Pro should've had 4GB of RAM if Apple wanted to entice buyers (who just want to feel they're getting a better deal than the Air 2), and 'power of 2' isn't the case as the A8X was triple-core.

It's up to you though, you're vehemently defending them and I've been using their products for a while but the iPad Pro is incredibly boring; at the end of the day, it's more a 'good media consumption device' than anything Pro at all.

I did not kick up the fuss. Just wanted to know and I was told that this will be UK model. I will wait and see. I would have purchased it either ways but happy either ways.

The speakers seem pretty evenly matched to the bigger pro according to reviews and demonstrations on youtube. They are better than older models just in the fact that they can finally produce stereo sound correctly.

From Techradar's review
"We were pleasantly surprised to see that the new iPad Pro has the same clever four-speaker setup as the bigger Pro; it knows what way you're holding the device and tweeters become woofers and woofers become tweeters, as required. It sounds great, and it's twice as loud as the old iPad Air 2."

Not sure how you see not as "not much of an improvement" to be honest.

I would personally have liked them to have included 4gb of ram on the 9.7, however, if it isn't there, then it probably just isn't needed. iOS isn't as ram hungry as other competing OS' and the likelyhood is that the bigger pro got 4gb due to the higher resolution and that Apple stick to the power of 2 rule. This will still translate to the smaller pro not being as good as the bigger model for multitasking, but some just don't want that giant screen.

At the end of the day, the whole market is stagnant across all manufacturers and nothing really jumps out at all. There is a lack of innovation across all tablets and phones to the point where they're all doing minor updates year after year. Some people have older models than the iPad Air 2 and for the better features that the 9.7 Pro has over it, plus the promise of longer support in updates for an extra £60, can you honestly suggest people buy an Air 2 over this? I know I wouldn't.

Seems like Malaysia use the same plugs as UK.

However I have checked again and was confirmed that these will not be Malaysian units but UK units. Happy days.

The speakers on the bigger Pro are better, but they're not night and day on the 9.7", they're kind of mediocre and you're not comparing the same product; I have the bigger Pro. I suppose if you broke your Air 2 and needed a replacement then buy the Pro but it's just such an annoyingly uninspired, not innovative and lazy refresh - yet another in a long line. I suppose that's kind of the problem when the last one was already very good...

I'm just wondering what's pro about it since it runs absolutely no pro software?

​My order says that it will be dispatched on the 5th May, a little long on the lead time but who cares if it's the real deal

Was it a sealed retail box? Like you would get from Apple?

Yes.

These are covered by apple UK warranty though right

I was told by their CS that they will send out UK model so no need for adapter.

Likely to receive a Malaysian set. Still brand new, sealed, with Apple warranty. Good price.

Did you get your replacement Pro quickly by the way? :smiley:

Ok, the comments in here seem to be increasing about people's choice to buy an iPad over an Android or Windows offering. I'm not going to get into this debate as frankly it's so tired and boring now that I cannot believe it still goes on, but if people want an iPad, they'll buy an iPad. People can choose to buy what they want and they don't need others telling them what to buy.

It's worse than kids arguing over games consoles all this :laughing:

All the ones I've seen just use sensors to auto adjust the brightness. This changes brightness, colour temperature and I think colour saturation although not 100% sure on that last one.

Anyone who ordered this had dispatch yet? Wondering how long dispatch usually takes as well as delivery as ordered today.

Thanks

​Isn't that what a huge amount of phones and tablets are already doing?

Rakuten is just a market place like eBay, all sellers will have different levels of service

I ordered the air 2 a few days ago and it was delivered within 24hrs, Ratuken didn't give me a tracking number until I asked for it 2 days later to find out it had been delivered to next door neighbours, what was bad was that FedEx didn't leave a card and in the tracking site, all they had was the neighbours surname as signature, fortunately for me they let me know, but still pleased with purchase.

Is this the latest ipad pro model?

Just to add to that, I've bought and iPad mini and an iPad Pro from Rakuten in the past. They are no amazon when it comes to customer services but they do deliver. You just need a bit of patience as some of their orders can take up 2 weeks. You have to weigh up the price cuts to decide if you would be better of elsewhere.

Just ordered, just because it seems such a deal... I love this site constantly making me spend...

How do you pay with PayPal? it doesn't come up on the site :confused:

Ah ok cheers lol

Coming up for the 32gb rose gold for me is £469 then 15% off down to £398 then possible 6% (£23) cashback down to £374 and some folk on here factor in the extra points into the figures (£23) so for them it all comes out at £351.

heat added, great price and hopefully the goods will turn up haha........been waiting to replace my ipad 4 for ages......let the waiting commence to delivery day.8):sunglasses:

Surface is the way forward if you're trying to do anything productive on a tablet.

Watch out guys... All of the reviews are terrible for this site.
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/pixelelectronics.com
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/online/buy.htm

Also the camera is there best one , even better than the large iPad Pro , heat sir

I've heard the speakers on the bigger pro myself and to say they're not much of an improvement isn't true to be honest. It's night and day. At the end of the day, this is £90 cheaper than Apple and most retailers charge and while the iPad Air 2 is (64gb model as no 32gb model to compare to) now £60 cheaper (on Pixelelectronics) it takes the sting out of it not being a massive upgrade. As has been said, better screen, better camera, better speakers, better processor, pencil and smart keyboard support etc, then I don't think it's really that bad in my opinion. :smiley:

Does anyone know if these are subject to VAT and if tax invoices are available? I've emailed them but their shop info suggests the buyer is responsible for taxes and the checkout breakdown doesn't mention VAT.

I don't see the issue? :neutral_face: That is the same with most companies and as stated under The Consumer Contract Regulations, it says:

"A deduction can be made if the value of the goods has been reduced as a result of you handling the goods more than was necessary.

The extent to which a customer can handle the goods is the same as it would be if you were assessing them in a shop."

Most shops have a display model so you're not actually handling the iPad you buy at all.

Those terms apply to you sending it back because you no longer want it. Under warranty, they have to provide a refund or you can go through Apple anyway seeing as they have a worldwide warranty.

Isn't iPad pro 12 inch screen?

Ok, so if you need this actual product, the price is good/hot but having compared it side-by-side to an Air 2 it's such a waste of time, it's more like a product refresh - the speakers aren't that much of an improvement, the Pencil's benefit is debatable but I didn't like it and the TrueTone display effect is achieved quite closely with software (NightShift or F.lux). It is fractionally quicker than an Air 2, but not by a lot, much like the 6 and 6s phones. Complete lack of innovation from Apple, yet again.

Warning

Their return policy:

"For a full refund returned product(s) must be in their original state i.e new, unused and not physically broken or damaged. •"

i.e. once opened you can't return without QUIBBLE and quoting "The Consumer Contracts Regulations" formally distance selling regs

no offence OP but NOT WORTH THE HASSLE

Can this code be used on the Ipad air 2?

Still £469

Tablet power for laptop prices.:confused:

Alarm set for 0800!

Think we just have to wait and see I think. :smiley:

Thank you, I'll take that on board :smiley:

Just needed that little bit more biddy :laughing:

I can't say for certain to be honest. So on the one hand the xbox dropped a tenner for the deal and post-deal back up, on the other hand the iPad already dropped a tenner today just before the deal. So if I were to guess this price already includes the deal discount however don't take my word for it.

Got to be very cautious these days, Maccy. I don't leave the house without my safety overalls



:laughing:

Well I didn't like to be over cautious, but you've made me think I've not been cautious enough now :laughing:

Think you're reckless to be honest :confused: I like to be sure, to be sure, to be sure, to be sure, that I am sure, I'm sure. :laughing:

I'd like to be sure, to be sure, to be sure, am I being a bit cautious? :laughing:

You maybe right as I looked into that earlier. If it stays at £469 then it's safe for others to order I guess. I haven't paid much attention to whether the prices stay the same and just get advertised on the front page to be honest.

I'll remove the warning if you've seen that that is the current pattern though :smiley:

Are you sure it won't just go on the front page showing the discounted price, as they did today with the Xbox?

Anyone tried to cancel an order with Pixel? Ordered mine this morning when they were £5 more. If they drop again then I might be tempted to reorder

Will there be further discounts on other iPad 9.7 models?

How cheap do you think they'll go? If it's under £400 I'm worried I'll cave in and upgrade from my ancient iPad 3

Price dropped to £409 all colours.

All still available, my partner just purchased a rose gold one :smiley:

all gone apart from grey

doh!
of course, silly me. should've spotted that.

How do you use these points and when do they become available? I'm assuming that you don't pay any import duty

Ipad Pro coming through.. :laughing:

Great find buddy :smile:

But then they'd have nothing new to offer on the Pro2. :wink:

Thanks biddy just the thing for my online books :laughing:

It's faster than the air 2 mate even with the same 2gb ram I noticed it instantly and the trutone screen is so much better than the air 2 Imo but apart from that there's not much different

really disappointed that they didn't increase the amount of RAM in these :disappointed:
it's the one thing that would have tempted me to upgrade from my Air2, because it's the only real (albeit minor) issue I ever have with it.