Our friends at Thrifter are back again, this time bringing you an affordable way to upgrade to the new iPad.
If you are looking for a sweet deal on a new 9.7-inch iPad, you may want to consider this offer from Best Buy. For a limited time, the retailer is offering a $25 gift card with your purchase, and if there is an older iPad laying around your house collecting dust, you may qualify for at least a $150 gift card if you trade it in (in store only). Pricing for the new iPad starts at $329.99 for the 32GB model.
If you happen to have an iPad mini 2 or newer, you'll be able to pick one of them up for as little as $179.99 out of pocket. The $150 trade-in value for an iPad mini 2 is better than you'll find at competitors like Gazelle ($80 – $90), GameStop ($70) and other places by more than $50.
There are various conditions that have to be met in order to get the trade-in like it has to be in working condition, no cracks or water damage. Full details of the trade-in offer are below.
Trade-in offer valid in store only 3/21/17–4/15/17. When you trade in any working Apple iPad mini 2, mini 3, mini 4, Air, Air 2, Pro get a minimum $150 Best Buy® gift card. Not all products are eligible for trade-in. Not available in all locations and some stores may have additional limitations. Trade-in value may vary. Condition, documentation and accessories may affect value. Excludes devices that are cracked, water-damaged or that lack power. You are responsible for removing any data from your product before providing the product for evaluation. You will be required to agree to the terms & conditions. Best Buy reserves the right to refuse any trade-in or to limit quantities for any reason. Limit of 1 trade-in per person. No rainchecks. Tax is applied based on the full retail value. Limit 1 coupon per transaction. For details see a Blue Shirt or BestBuy.com/TradeIn.
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Reader comments
Best Buy is offering a $25 gift card with new 9.7-inch iPad purchase, aggressive trade-in offers
No one want's my Ipad gen 1.
The iPad Gen 1 can't run the latest iOS though AFAIK (I would assume not, anyway). That means you're heavily restricted to what apps you can get, unless you can jailbreak.
And the new iPad is backordered.... So trade it in and wait for them to get some stock.
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BB wont take it as a trade in...I just said no one wants it.
oh...I'm not seeing any back order when I visit the BB website. Says ships by next Thursday.
I've thought about it I don't want this one anyway. I'm going to hold out for the 10 inch later in the year.
I was thinking about trading in my wife's iPad Air 2 and getting her the new iPad, but they won't ship until next week, and they're not available for store pick up yet so I'm not sure how to apply the trade-in value towards the purchase of the new iPad.
I probably wouldn't bother if I were you. The Air 2 beats this ipad in some respects like weight and screen quality. The only real advantage of this one is the processor and price point. The battery may also be bigger. I'd suggest getting an ipad pro refurbished from apple or wait for a good sale. It's a step up from the air 2 in almost every way.
Yes, as a previous commenter said, skip out on it. It just seems more of a downgrade in some aspects of the device.
I always thought the Air 2 was too thin. This one should be a lot more solid.
I honestly don't see how it's a down grade at all.
They should tweak the "Excludes" line to say "Excludes devices that are cracked, water-damaged, that lack power, or can not have Find My iPad disabled." Otherwise, a bunch of people who "found" iPads on the street may take advantage of this.