iPad rentals in San Diego

iPads are the most-rented thing we own. Registration desks, poster sessions, surveys, lead capture, digital signage, usually in quantity, usually needing stands, and usually needed configured rather than in a box.

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Three iPads fanned out on white: an iPad Pro, an iPad Air and an iPad mini

Narrow it down

iPad Pro rentalsThe larger, faster iPads, for signature capture, kiosk work and anything that needs the bigger screen.iPad kiosks, stands and accessoriesFloor stands, table stands, hand straps and lockable cases. What turns a stack of iPads into a working registration desk.iPad Pro accessoriesStands, cases and cabling sized for iPad Pro rather than the standard iPad: the thickness differs and the wrong case doesn’t close.

Which iPad for which job

Screen size matters more than processor for most event work. A standard iPad is right for registration, surveys and lead capture, where it is tapped, not pushed. iPad Pro earns its price when the screen is doing the work: poster sessions, portfolio review, anything a presenter zooms and scrolls in front of an audience.

Standard iPad: registration, surveys, lead capture, signage
iPad Pro: poster sessions, demos, anything screen-led
iPad mini: handheld scanning and back-of-house
Wi-Fi or cellular; ask about cellular if the venue's network is unknown

The stand is half the order

An iPad on a table gets picked up and wanders off. We carry LiliTab kiosks in white and black, floor stands, table stands and tilted walk-up stands, plus hand straps for staff carrying them around a floor. Locking enclosures where the room isn't staffed.

Floor and pole stands for registration lines
Tilted walk-up stands for poster sessions and accessibility
Table kiosks for counters and demo pods
Hand straps for roaming staff

Configured before they ship

Your app installed, Guided Access locked to it, Wi-Fi joined, screens set not to sleep, and every unit named to your convention. Forty iPads that all wake to the same screen beat forty iPads someone sets up in a ballroom the night before.

Quantities and lead time

Large matched sets are ordinary here: a single order will usually run into the dozens. Tell us the dates early for anything large during convention season, when the whole city wants the same week.

Charging is the thing people forget

A registration desk running ten hours needs power at the desk or a swap plan. We supply chargers and cabling with every order and will tell you honestly whether you need a powered stand or an extra set to rotate.

What we stock

Models we carry. Tell us what the job needs and we’ll confirm what’s free for your dates.

Don’t see what you need? Call us or send a message. We add stock constantly, and what we don’t own we can usually source.

Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad 11" Gen 111-inch Gen 1
iPad 10th Gen64 GB Cellular + WiFi / Yellow
iPad 10th Gen 10.9" 64GB Cellular 64GB WiFiIOS 18+, full app compatibility / Apple A14 bionic processor, 3GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Retina 2360 x 1640 display & 12 Megapixel Wide rear camera & front mounted
iPad 11th Gen
iPad 5th Gen Wifi32 GB Wifi Space Grey
iPad 6th gen32GB WIFI. space grey
iPad 6th Gen 2018 32GB WiFiIOS 17 maximum, full app compatibility / Quad core 2.3 GHz Apple A10 Fusion processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB Storage, Retina 2048 x 1536 display, & 8 Megapixel rear
iPad 6th Gen WiFi
iPad 7th Gen 10.2" 32GB WiFi / CellIOS 18+, full app compatibility / Apple A10 quad-core processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage, Retina 1620 x 2160 display, & 8 Megapixel rear camera & front mounted
iPad 8th GenApple iPad 8th Gen 32GB 10.2-inch WiFi+Cellular Unlocked Good
iPad 8th Gen 10.2" 128GB WiFiIPad 10.2-inch 8th Gen WiFi 128GB iOS 18+, 2020, full app compatibility / Apple A12 bionic processor, 3GB RAM, 128GB Storage, Retina 2160 x 1620 display, & 8
iPad 8th Gen 10.2" 32GB CellularIPad 10.2-inch 8th Gen 32GB Cellular iOS 18+, 2020, full app compatibility / Apple A12 bionic processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage, Retina 2160 x 1620 display, & 8
iPad 8th Gen 10.2" 32GB WiFiIPad 10.2-inch 8th Gen WiFi 32GB iOS 18+, 2020, full app compatibility / Apple A12 bionic processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage, Retina 2160 x 1620 display, & 8
iPad 9th Gen 10.2" 64GB WiFiIOS 18+, full app compatibility / Apple A13 Bionic 6-core processor, 3GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Retina 2160 x 1620 display, & 8 Megapixel rear camera & front
iPad Air (Gen 5 M1)64GB Space Greyy Wi-Fi
iPad Air 2 64GBCellular 2014 Space Grey
iPad Air 3rd Gen 10.2" 64GB CellIOS 18+, 10.5-inch, full app compatibility / Apple A12 Bionic 6-core processor, 3GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Retina 1620 x 2160 display, & 8 Megapixel rear camera
iPad Air 3rd Gen 10.5" 64GB WiFiIOS 18+,10.5-inch full app compatibility / Apple A12 Bionic 6-core processor, 3GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Retina 1620 x 2160 display, & 8 Megapixel rear camera
iPad Air Gen 24G iPad Air Gen 2 Cellular 16 GB
iPad Air Gen 2 Wifi
iPad Mini 4 64GB CellularMax iOS 15x, only compatible with some apps / 7.9-inch 2048x1536 (326 ppi) LED-backlit IPS touch-sensitive display with an antireflective coating, a dual core
iPad Mini 4In silverIPad Mini 4 Silver 128GB Cell
iPad Mini 5 64GB Wifi & CellularIOS 18+, full app compatibility 2019 / 7.9-inch LED-backlit 2048x1536 Retina display. 8-core 2.5 GHz Apple A12 Bionic processor, dual cameras (8 megapixel
iPad Mini 5th Gen64GB Cellular Space Grey
iPad Pro 10.5IPad Pro 10.5-inch
iPad Pro 11" 1st Gen 64GB CellularIOS 18+, full app compatibility / 11-inch LED-backlit 2388x1668-inchLiquid Retina" display. 8-core 2.5 GHz Apple A12x Bionic processor, dual cameras (12
iPad Pro 11" 1st Gen 64GB WiFiIOS 18+, full app compatibility / 11-inch LED-backlit 2388x1668-inchLiquid Retina" display. 8-core 2.5 GHz Apple A12x Bionic processor, dual cameras (12
iPad Pro 11" Gen11-inch Gen 1 64 GB Space Grey
iPad Pro 11" Gen 111-inch Gen 1
iPad Pro 11" Gen M111-inch Gen 3 M1 512GB SSD / Space Grey / Cellular
iPad Pro 12.9" 1st Gen 128 GB CellularIOS 16 maximum, still compatible with most apps / 12.9-inch 2732-by-2048 LED Display, A9x processor, has 4 GB of RAM, 8 MP iSight camera, 802.11 ac, 4 Speaker
iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd12.9-inch 3rd Gen 64GB Cellular, Model
iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd Gen 64GB WiFiIOS 18+, full app compatibility / 12.9-inch LED-backlit 2732x2048-inchLiquid Retina" display. 8-core 2.5 GHz Apple A12x Bionic processor, dual cameras (12
iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd Gen Cellular64GB and 256GB Cellular iPad Pro 3
iPad Pro 12.9" 4th Gen 128GB WiFiIOS 18+, full app compatibility / 8-core 2.5 GHz Apple A12z, otherwise same specs as 3rd gen, except for LiDAR & trackpad support via optional "Magic Kbd
iPad Pro 12.9" 5th12.9-inch 5th Gen 256GB Cellular Space Grey
iPad Pro 12.9" 5th Gen M1 128GB Cellular5G Cellular compatible
iPad Pro 12.9" 5th Gen M1 128GB WiFiIOS 17+, full app compatibility / 8-core M1 with 8-core GPU. 2732x2048 ResolutionThunderbolt / USB 4 Port, 12 MegaPixel ultra wide front cameral with "Center
iPad Pro 12.9" 6th12.9-inch 6th Gen 128GB Cellular unlocked Silver
iPad Pro 12.9" 6th Gen M2 128GB WiFi & CellularIOS 18+, full app compatibility / 8-core M2 with 10-core GPU. 2732x2048 ResolutionThunderbolt / USB 4 Port, 12 MegaPixel ultra wide front cameral with "Center
iPad Pro 13" 256GB WiFi & Cellular M4IOS 18+, full app compatibility / 9-core M4 with 10-core GPU. 2752x2064 Resolution Thunderbolt / USB 4 Port, 12 MP Landscape ultra wide front camera
iPad Pro 13" M413-inch M4 256GB Cellular Space Grey
iPad Pro 64GB WiFi10.1-inch 2017 Silver
iPad Pro 9.7 WiFiIPad Pro 9.7 WiFi 32GB WiFi
iPad Pro 9.7" 128GB9.7-inch 128GB WiFi Space Grey
iPad Pro 9.7" 32GB9.7-inch 32GB WiFi Space Grey
Magic Keyboard for iPadPro 12.9-inch Black

Common questions

What is the minimum rental period?

One day. We also rent by the week, by the month, and ongoing for as long as you need it.

Longer periods cost less per day. If you're not sure how long the job will run, tell us. It's usually cheaper to book the longer period than to extend a short one.

What do you need before equipment goes out?

Usually one or more of: a credit card security deposit, a purchase order, or a certificate of insurance. Which ones depends on the size of the job and whether we've worked with you before.

Where a certificate of insurance covers the equipment, we may still ask for a card on file to cover the deductible.

None of this is a credit check or an application. A salesperson will tell you exactly what's needed for your job when they quote it.

Can you load our software before it arrives?

Yes, and it's the part most people don't think to ask for. We load your software, settings and naming convention, and test it here before anything ships.

Forty machines that all boot to the same place beat forty machines someone has to configure in a ballroom the night before.

Do you deliver, or do you ship?

Both, and which one depends on the job rather than on the distance alone.

Anything outside San Diego usually makes more sense shipped. Some San Diego jobs do too: a few laptops going to an office is often better as a package than as a van visit. Larger jobs, event setups and anything that has to be built on site are usually delivered in person.

We'll tell you which makes sense for your job when we quote it, and what it costs either way.

How late can I order and still have it go out today?

Later than you can most places, because we’re on Pacific time. When it’s 4pm on the east coast and suppliers there have shut, it’s 1pm here and there’s still most of a working day to configure, pack and get equipment on a truck.

It depends on the job. Forty machines imaged to your build take longer than four off the shelf. Call and ask. If today isn’t possible, we’ll tell you.

What happens if equipment fails during my event?

Call us. A technician will work through it with you first: a good number of machines that seem dead are not, and five minutes on the phone can save waiting for a van.

If it does need replacing, we get a replacement to you by whatever is genuinely fastest for your situation: driving it out, shipping it, or shipping it overnight. What that looks like depends on where you are and how urgent it is.

Being in San Diego means that for local jobs, driving is usually an option. For a job in another state it won't be, and we'll be straight with you about the timing.

What happens if I need the equipment for longer?

Tell us before the return date and we'll extend it. Normally the rental moves to the next period: a week becomes two, a month becomes two months. Sometimes we can pro-rate instead, depending on the job.

The important part is the phone call. Ask before the due date and we will work it out with you.

All questions and answers

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Don’t see what you need? Just call.

If we don’t stock it, we can usually source it. One call covers the whole kit. A real person answers during business hours. Press 1 and someone here will pick up.

(858) 454-8535Mon–Fri 9 AM – 5:30 PM · By appointment