iPad 3 - Best Buy?

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So, I've got $205 worth of Reward Zone certificates and obviously, I want to use those to get the iPad 3 instead of buying full price at the Apple Store. For those who got the iPad 2 (or iPad 1, I guess) last year at Best Buy, was there a line on launch day, or was that just for the Apple Store? Did they do pre-orders though Apple didn't? Just want to know my options when the thing actually does come out, preorders or no preorders.

 

[deeddawg]

See here for info: http://bit.ly/zRWhmn

Particularly, see this thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1113655/

BestBuy has posted a FAQ about their iPad 2 sales. BestBuy will not be offering online sales at launch. They will implement a "ticket system" at their retail stores. Tickets will be handed out at 4:30 PM local time on March 11th. These tickets will be used to get an iPad 2. Presumably they will be giving out only as many tickets as they have iPad 2s, so you won't needlessly wait in line if stock runs out.

BestBuy also says that only BestBuy Stores with "Apple Areas" are going to be carrying the 3G models, so that is something to consider if you are interested in the 3G model. Several readers have also noted that their BestBuy's are limiting customers to one iPad 2 per customer. We've heard mixed reports but many Best Buy stores seem to be getting ~100 different models of the iPad 2 in stock for launch day.