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New iPad SKUs show up at BestBuy.com
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i plan on getting the 32 GB wifi ipad 2 version for probably around $600. i don't think it'll be higher than that, but if it is, i'd probably spend up to $700 for it. i don't think i'll need more than 32 GB since i won't be putting a ton of music on it since i have an ipod touch 4g. the ipad 2 i plan on having some movies/tv shows, some games and apps for making music/reading the news, etc.
i remember reading a while back that most people who got the first gen got the 32 GB version, as they don't need as much as 64 gb, and 16 may feel a bit thin for others. 32 seems like a good middle ground.
but i guess if the 64 gb is at a good price for ipad 2, i'll consider it just in case. that way i guess i won't have to upgrade until ipad 4 or 5 or something. who knows.
but like the dude above me said, i don't care the price essentially; i'm buying the ipad 2. at the very least, the 32gb wifi only version. and i cannot wait.
i hope the old rumors in december from Foxconn are right about the release date being within 100 days of that date, which would put the release in the middle of march at the latest. i'm really hoping for an announcement in hte next two weeks, and a release in the next month or less. that'd be so perfect!
i remember reading a while back that most people who got the first gen got the 32 GB version, as they don't need as much as 64 gb, and 16 may feel a bit thin for others. 32 seems like a good middle ground.
but i guess if the 64 gb is at a good price for ipad 2, i'll consider it just in case. that way i guess i won't have to upgrade until ipad 4 or 5 or something. who knows.
but like the dude above me said, i don't care the price essentially; i'm buying the ipad 2. at the very least, the 32gb wifi only version. and i cannot wait.
i hope the old rumors in december from Foxconn are right about the release date being within 100 days of that date, which would put the release in the middle of march at the latest. i'm really hoping for an announcement in hte next two weeks, and a release in the next month or less. that'd be so perfect!
Ummmm...no, you are wrong.
Remember January 27, 2010?...Apple announced the iPad. The iPad took PREORDERS starting March 12, 2010 (2 months later)...the WIFI ONLY was RELEASED in the USA on April 3, 2010...and WIFI +3G on April 30...basically 2.5-3 months after it's announcement was it in full release in the USA. And that's just the USA...other geographies were later.
The rumor that's been floating around for 2 weeks is that the iPad 2.0 will be announced sometime in January and released sometime in April. We'll see. I'd like to see more features and a cheaper price in the lowest model...and more storage...16GB is pathetic for a $500 roughly 9"x10" computer device that's supposed to store/play all my movies/music/photos.
-Eric
Hey man, thanks for the enthusiasm.
I asked, cuz i thought it was part of the ipad rumor.
lol, someone has no idea what they're talking about. Most people know about iPads and iOS (the ancient librarian at my local library knows how to use one) but almost no one will understand you if you say "Gingerbread is coming out!" Besides, iPad 2 is rocking some awesome features that Motorola and other companies failed to incorporate... Such as that ridiculously large display.
Agreed, although if the display rumors are true....maybe $599. Ughh I'm starting to not like these super quick refreshes! *It's like Futurama, you have a 301 inch T.V the next day they come out with one that's 302 inches
*From the movie "Into the Wild Green Yonder"
Haha!
Yeah I agree. Although I like the fact that flipping Apple products is pretty easy. I keep selling my iPhones for enough money that upgrading is not a big deal (except for being stuck in another contract).Maybe you should read Snowy_River's post before telling him he's wrong...
He means product refreshes, not brand new products. So yeah, Snowy's right and you're wrong.
With all the speculation of wether Apple would raise the prices or not... Can you remember that I think iFixit priced the pieces of iPad to be like $254? I think they left plenty of wiggle room for the next iPad to be much cheaper.
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Yes, thanks for asking, but could someone please tell us what SKU stands for.
henrystar said:
Yes, thanks for asking, but could someone please tell us what SKU stands for.
Actually, more information here: http://***********/?q=sku
Edit, I guess macrumors filters out l m g t f y
Except Best Buy knows nothing more than anyone else and is just reacting to the earlier rumours.
Rinse and Repeat.
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Kinda right. But what was meant was that Apple don't announce a new model early since it would cannibalise existing sales. New, non self-competing products they will announce in order to whet peoples appetites and draw them from competitors products.
Oh and what does SUK mean?
ericinboston said:
Kinda right. But what was meant was that Apple don't announce a new model early since it would cannibalise existing sales. New, non self-competing products they will announce in order to whet peoples appetites and draw them from competitors products.
Oh and what does SUK mean?
Apple will never do that because that is the dumbest and most confusing price structure ever.
very confusing! But I like it! lol
so best buy just pulled those prices out of their nose's?
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Or just keep the old pricing but some one typo'ed the $599 which should be $499. No doubt will see Amazon place holders get leaked next week.
We see these every time we get close to the end of the expected product cycle they are rarely correct about anything other than the things that are carried over from the previous generation.
He had a Honeycomb and Gingerbread sandwich. Honeycomb can't even run on a single core. How many current Android users are aware that most will not be able to run Honeycomb on their current devices?
Honeycomb=Bloatware. Google is making Android into Vista for Smart Phones.
iOS 4.3 will make Jake LaLane look like a couch potato.
Yup! Also, you think Android is fragmented in software and hardware right now??? Haha, just wait till they split it again into Android and Tablet Android. My goodness, as if it wasn't a big enough mess already!
While Apple unifies and unifies iOS and their hardware with simple upgrades for developers like double resolution screens, Google makes Android more and more fragmented and complicated for developers! Good luck with that Google. Oh and now in their spare time they are screwing up the progress of the web and HMTL5 with WebM. Google is nothing but a patent whore that just doesn't want to pay for the technology they use to collect data on people and serve adds! And yet fools out there think they are some high and mighty company that wants to help people and make things open and free. Haha, ya right, if only their motives were so pure!
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I agree it's rather confusing - was just trying to figure why they would have 2 models at $599 - the boring logical excuse would be one gsm & one CDMA, but like I said, boring.