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I returned my 16GB iPad
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http://gear.ign.com/articles/106/1068348p1.html
First link on a google search, if you don't like that source, just google it there are more.
Now, that's not Apple's figures, that's a research company, could be more or less. In fact, it says "could be AS LITTLE AS" which tells me it might be more. Either way, that's really not much compared to what most retail markups are, ESPECIALLY considering the engineering that went into it.
Steve Jobs said that TJ Maxx was not an authorized reseller, though that was his only response to those prices. My guess is they took a loss or perhaps that literally IS the wholesale price (or close to it, consumers are more likely to buy something ending in a 4, 7 or 9 according to market research companies, so they would round up to X49.99 or X79.99 etc. if at all possible)
Apple was clear that their strategy when it comes to the iPad was to get it in peoples hands. Because of AT&T being so aggressive that they could sell a near $900 handset that consumers would buy for $300. With the iPad, they want to price it aggressively because they want it to be in peoples hands, to buy apps in the app store, to buy accessories from the Apple store, etc. Yes, they are gonna make money off of it, but they only need to make a few bucks after covering the costs of R&D and sell something like 18 bazillion in 80 minutes or whatever.
I've heard a few folks talk about buying lesser models because of how quickly they are replaced. I am kind of of the opinion that it's still just as 'new' as anything else, but whenever you do pull the trigger your getting the bleeding edge of technology. Buying an Apple product is like buying a car (or buying a PC in the mid 90's to early 2000's). It's only bleeding edge for a short while but it's still going to hold it's own for a couple of years and work just fine, and every time you are ready to buy, it's bleeding edge. (As opposed to, say for example my last smartphone which was already 3 years old when I bought it, and didn't get updated for yet another year).
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-John
32gb for me feels like the right size since I use my iPad mainly for work and web browsing. Deffo prefer having more space 
I'd bet my media library can rival anyone on the forum...2.5 tb and counting..but I just stream everything.
i originally wanted to purchase a 16 gb, but couldn't find one. This was during the first few weeks of the frenzy and iPads were impossible to find. So I got the 32 gb and have been really happy with it.
I just purchased an 8 gb Ipod Touch, but will probably take it back and get the 32gb version.
I just purchased an 8 gb Ipod Touch, but will probably take it back and get the 32gb version.
It fills up surprisingly fast with all the digital copies available with pretty much every dvd and bluray purchase...
The people saying 64 gb is unnecessary obviously don't travel much or have extensive media libraries. I have 8 TB of movies and trust me, with the proper encodes those look amazing on IPAD and take up 5gb a piece. Couple that with 13,000 mp3s and I wish there was a 300 gb ipad.
How is 64 gb even close to enough these days? I always take a 1 tb portable with me. If you are flying around the world trust me you want more capacity.
I never understood the "i only use mine at home" crowd. Really? One of the best things about the ipad is its portability.
How is 64 gb even close to enough these days? I always take a 1 tb portable with me. If you are flying around the world trust me you want more capacity.
I never understood the "i only use mine at home" crowd. Really? One of the best things about the ipad is its portability.
