{"id":27416,"date":"2014-10-23T16:17:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T21:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=27416"},"modified":"2014-10-24T13:02:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T18:02:21","slug":"owcs-ipad-air-2-and-ipad-mini-3-unboxings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27416-owcs-ipad-air-2-and-ipad-mini-3-unboxings\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC\u2019s iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 Unboxings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27419\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-23-at-4.13.37-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-10-23 at 4.13.37 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-23-at-4.13.37-PM.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-23-at-4.13.37-PM-161x120.jpg 161w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-23-at-4.13.37-PM-284x212.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-23-at-4.13.37-PM-190x142.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Before unveiling the much-anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27125-owcs-teardown-of-the-new-imac-with-retina-5k-display\">iMac with Retina 5K display<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27127-owcs-teardown-of-the-new-2014-mac-mini-with-fusion-drive\">mac mini<\/a>\u00a0update at last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27019-the-wait-is-over-apple-unveils-new-ipads-macs-at-special-event\">special event<\/a>, Apple first kicked off the hardware portion of the keynote with a refresh of its iPad lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The iPad Air 2 has shaved even more from its already thin design and features redesigned volume buttons from the previous generation Air. The iPad mini 3, on the other hand, has the exact same design as its predecessor with the same screen, camera and volume button locations.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our unboxing of the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 below, and read more about the new iPads\u2019 features at our <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27019-the-wait-is-over-apple-unveils-new-ipads-macs-at-special-event\">recap of Apple\u2019s special event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>iPad mini 3 Gold and Space Gray unboxing\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[nggallery id=82]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>iPad Air 2 Gold and Space Gray unboxing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[nggallery id=83]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before unveiling the much-anticipated iMac with Retina 5K display and mac mini\u00a0update at last week\u2019s special event, Apple first kicked off the hardware portion of the keynote with a refresh of its iPad lineup. 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