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iPad should i buy the ipad air just to test / review?

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isephmusic

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do people do that ? just to review a unit ? i want to buy it JUST to stress test the crap out of ios 7 taking up 20 % of ram. i want to see if the 1gb or ram really is adequate for the long run and doesnt crap out like an ipad 3 did after a year. if it fits me ill return it so i get a new one thats not been loaded up to the max in apps . or maybe ill return and do the same to a mini and see what i like best ?? ive never returned a product so im not sure which place has the best policy to do so. apple, best buy, or another retailer ?

would anyone be intrested in seeing the test and results or should i just buy it like i do any other products and if it sucks oh well im stuck with it until i put it on amazon/ebay
 
Apple is your best bet, exchanging within 14 days will not be an issue. If you have the time and energy to do what you intended then yes please feel free to document it preferably with visuals via youtube.

Lets us know how you get on ASAP as I will be enjoying my AIR while your testing away. If you report back MAJOR issue i might return lol
 
Yes, people do this.

And, it is wrong in my book. The store now has to refurb that unit, and sell it at lower price.

And, as more people do this stuff, the tighter return policies get. Eventually, even a shrink wrapped unit will NOT be returnable.
 
isephmusic said:
do people do that ? just to review a unit ? i want to buy it JUST to stress test the crap out of ios 7 taking up 20 % of ram. i want to see if the 1gb or ram really is adequate for the long run and doesnt crap out like an ipad 3 did after a year. if it fits me ill return it so i get a new one thats not been loaded up to the max in apps . or maybe ill return and do the same to a mini and see what i like best ?? ive never returned a product so im not sure which place has the best policy to do so. apple, best buy, or another retailer ?

would anyone be intrested in seeing the test and results or should i just buy it like i do any other products and if it sucks oh well im stuck with it until i put it on amazon/ebay
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you are going to return the tested one because the tested one was loaded full of apps just to get a new one?

i got sum news for u bud... :eek:
 
Seems to me that most people "test" an item when they first get it. If it doesn't meet their needs, they return it.

I don't see the point in returning it to get one that hasn't been "tested". There is always a chance that you will get one that has an issue.
 
should i buy the ipad air just to test / review?
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It's people like you who make it more expensive for the rest of us.

It's a childish, selfish, inconsiderate thing to do. If it doesn't suit your needs, return it. Otherwise, act like an adult and keep it. :mad:

It would serve you right if you exchanged it and got a lemon the second time around.
 
If You buy one of these and return it, then let us all know so we can return ours :)
 
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Macalway said:
To buy any item with the 'intent' to return it, is fraud

They could, in theory take you to court, and you could go to jail if they could prove intent. This would include posts made by you here (which are being tracked)

You are being watched :)

Just kidding

Go ahead, they don't care.
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Right..... ummm.... :D
 
Review? By the time you get one, there will already be 50 reviews. There's already a dozen. Unless you're an incredibly gifted writer, no one will care about your late review.
 
If you buy it from Apple, keep it relatively clean, and come back within 14 days with a seemingly justifiable cause for returning it, you should not have any problems.
 
Buying something and returning because you don't like it or it doesn't fit your needs is fine in my book.

Returning something because you used it and intend to buy it again? Really?
 
mcdj said:
Review? By the time you get one, there will already be 50 reviews. There's already a dozen. Unless you're an incredibly gifted writer, no one will care about your late review.
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This

OP listened to his mommy a little too much when she said he was special. :rolleyes:
 
isephmusic said:
do people do that ? just to review a unit ? i want to buy it JUST to stress test the crap out of ios 7 taking up 20 % of ram. i want to see if the 1gb or ram really is adequate for the long run and doesnt crap out like an ipad 3 did after a year. if it fits me ill return it so i get a new one thats not been loaded up to the max in apps . or maybe ill return and do the same to a mini and see what i like best ?? ive never returned a product so im not sure which place has the best policy to do so. apple, best buy, or another retailer ?

would anyone be intrested in seeing the test and results or should i just buy it like i do any other products and if it sucks oh well im stuck with it until i put it on amazon/ebay
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Why not just delete all of the apps? Idk what the point of returning the first one and buying a new one would be if you end up liking the iPad Air.
 
nostresshere said:
Yes, people do this.

And, it is wrong in my book. The store now has to refurb that unit, and sell it at lower price.

And, as more people do this stuff, the tighter return policies get. Eventually, even a shrink wrapped unit will NOT be returnable.
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I returned a shrink wrapped ipad mini to staples, they busted it open to inspect! I said, "its not even opened, that is a shame your opening it" the dead head said anybody can reshrink wrap a box now....

SPOSE BYE
 
walmartmartyr said:
I returned a shrink wrapped ipad mini to staples, they busted it open to inspect! I said, "its not even opened, that is a shame your opening it" the dead head said anybody can reshrink wrap a box now....

SPOSE BYE
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MLAM said:
Sounds like a complete retard there.
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He has a point. A friend of mind's sister bought a "sealed" Macbook from some one. When she opened it it contained a power cord and a lot of paper (to add weight).

Not saying you would have done this, but businesses have to cover themselves.
 
pikachu2k7 said:
If you buy it from Apple, keep it relatively clean, and come back within 14 days with a seemingly justifiable cause for returning it, you should not have any problems.
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No need to come up with a reason, you can just return it for no reason at all.
 
MLAM said:
Sounds like a complete retard there.
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walmartmartyr said:
I returned a shrink wrapped ipad mini to staples, they busted it open to inspect! I said, "its not even opened, that is a shame your opening it" the dead head said anybody can reshrink wrap a box now....

SPOSE BYE
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Had the same thing happen and was told Corporate demanded this, so the sales person is not a dead head. He/She is taking orders from someone else to do this
 
walmartmartyr said:
I returned a shrink wrapped ipad mini to staples, they busted it open to inspect! I said, "its not even opened, that is a shame your opening it" the dead head said anybody can reshrink wrap a box now....

SPOSE BYE
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He is right. It would not be hard to shrink wrap that box and make it look like new. Then a few days later, somebody calls in and complains because their "new" Ipad was really a box of dog turds.
 
MLAM said:
Don't give me that, maybe it happens far more in the states than it does in the UK to be a pronounced issue.

Weren't you the one who thought your iPad mini had 1GB RAM?
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Naive and mistaken are two different things. Naive is assuming no one would ever think to open an ipad box, steal the contents, reseal it and return it, in the year 2013. Mistaken is thinking the ipad mini has 1gb of ram. But nice try.
 
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