What do you think of my deal?

[FiestaST]

So meaning to get another iPad to complement my; still good: 3rd Gen. My next one needed to be a Mini for the more pocketable size.

So after a few weeks of trawling the Gum & idiots who advertise the crappy Mini 1 as the far superior Mini 2; they just don't know better; I finally got a break thru.

Guy was desperate...a Silver 16gb WiFi + Cellular Mini 2 for R1500......

yes sir R1500....talk to me.....

Go online now & check the going rate for such a model.

Model Code A1490 meaning happy camper. It was running iOS 9 so right away I could see Slide Over.

It's completely "straight" meaning everything works 100%. Done my checks.

Yes 16gb is limited I agree but I still have the iPad 3 & iPad 1 which houses my movies.

Needless to say I'm a happy camper





The cover is kinda crappy. I'll source a proper Apple one soon.

iPad Mini 1: Non-Retina screen; A5 chip & 512mb RAM means no go


iPad Mini 2: The perfect sweet spot. Retina screen; 64-bit A7 chip & double the RAM amongst other stuff


iPad Mini 3: *Exactly* the same as Mini 2 but with TouchID. Much higher premium on the 2nd hand market due to it being a "3"

iPad Mini 4: The real deal: A8 cpu; 2gb RAM; full iOS9 multitasking but that price

PS: my upgrade is due & my iPhone 6s 64gb is on the way.

So iPhone 6s & Mini 2 not a bad combo for a efficient (read: cheap) bloke.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Awesome deal.

Even if you do nothing more than read on it and store nothing.

 

[FiestaST]

Lol....my iPads get excellent use...many many hrs a day.

Everything from surfing; social media; some ebooks; games; MyBB; music; YouTube; ShowMax/Netflix; even Drifta once in a blue moon

I'll just balance & make do with 16gb.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Well I'm going down to a 16gb from a 32gb iPhone now as I realised I cloud pretty much everything so I would only use additional space "because it's there" than any other reason.

Not sure about iPad though. Still conflicted to go Mini or Air from a 2.

 

[FiestaST]

Really enjoying the size of the Mini 2 & the higher PPI looks that more pin sharp vs the Retina on my iPad 3.

A7 chip still kicks butt. Zero slow downs.

 

[SauRoNZA]

I'm so jelly.

 

[gfmalan]

Very Nice deal, nothing wrong with my Mini 2, smooth after 2 years of use!

 

[Ocali]

good deal that....

 

[AirWolf]

Great deal.

Can your contact steal more for the rest of us?

 

[FiestaST]

Great deal.

Can your contact steal more for the rest of us?

Lol it was not stolen I assure you. It's legit. The wife was nagging him to sell it.

An update for those interested:

I got rid of that crappy non-smart case & sourced a legit Apple Smart Cover for R80; 2nd hand but excellent condition on the Gum...score

New one costs R699 on MyiStore! Fudge...

Then popped into Telkom & sourced a cheapie R49 prepaid 100mb data x 12 months jobbie. Just purely as precaution so I always have some Mobile Data wherever I go.

This ties up with my iPad "bag" I sourced from opening day sale HiFi Corp for R100 a few months back.

As you can see I'm a sucker for a bargain

Lest we not forget my R200 sourced Logitech BT keyboard case for iPad 2/3/4 that works for the Mini 2 as well.

So I'm sorted. Happy as a camper at all what was achieved with a bit of patience & luck of the draw.

 

[FiestaST]

Lol

 

[whatwhat]

Look for that price for both they would have to be stolen.

No one is such a big idiot to let 2 devices go for that price, no matter how much the wife nags you.

 

[AirWolf]

Look for that price for both they would have to be stolen.

No one is such a big idiot to let 2 devices go for that price, no matter how much the wife nags you.

How would they have 5 sets in stock?