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Buying a iPad 2
- Thread starter samven582
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Umm.....does it matter? You can just walk into the store and get a new one free of charge. And it's not a retina display, so you'll know if there are dead pixels. Just buy it and have fun with it 
Between several family members, we've been through 6 iPod touches, 5 iPads, and 3 iPhones. I've yet to see any with stuck pixels or dust under the screen.
Bought a iPad 2 yesterday. The first one had dead 2 dead pixels. exchanged it right on the spot. The second one also has 1 dead dead pixel. Will be exchanging sometimes this week. Bought it a 5th ave Apple store. Hopefully the third will be better.
What kind of a question is this? Any product has a chance of being defective. If you are that scared, then the best solution is not to buy at all.
One way to help reduce ones frustration if problems arrive, is to avoid thinking about how much you paid for your Apple product. Posts that read "I paid $xxx amount for my ____ and I expect better are common. Unfortunately that argument, while logical and reasonable, does not Apply.
Many will argue you get what you pay for, but that's an old irrelevant thought in today's market. In some cases it's true, yet in many others it's not.
The best approach is to read about the product you're about to buy, accept the problems it has if you are going to buy. Otherwise if the problems are too much for you, buy something else.
When it comes to tech gear today it can be a crap shoot no matter who makes it.
Many will argue you get what you pay for, but that's an old irrelevant thought in today's market. In some cases it's true, yet in many others it's not.
The best approach is to read about the product you're about to buy, accept the problems it has if you are going to buy. Otherwise if the problems are too much for you, buy something else.
When it comes to tech gear today it can be a crap shoot no matter who makes it.
I just got the iPad 2 yesterday, no dead pixels or backlight problems thankfully. Loving it so far, I had the iPad 1 last year but sold it when I got my iPhone 4. Browsing is ridiculously fast on ios 5, surprisingly quite close to my laptop. I am totally in love with the multitasking gestures, it really adds so much to this device.