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Who Is All Getting The iPad For Christmas?

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AppleTech22

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First off I am getting the iPad for Christmas and am very excited and before people come in here and start hating about how I and others should have waited until the 2nd One comes out, I will be getting that one too. I am just going to sell my iPad or maybe just keep it for my family/give it to a friend. So the reason of this thread is to simply ask all of the iPad Christmasteers(?), what is your game plan for when the new iPad comes out, are you going to keep the one that you have, or sell, etc.

Happy Holidays,

AppleTech22
 
AppleTech22 said:
First off I am getting the iPad for Christmas and am very excited and before people come in here and start hating about how I and others should have waited until the 2nd One comes out, I will be getting that one too. I am just going to sell my iPad or maybe just keep it for my family/give it to a friend. So the reason of this thread is to simply ask all of the iPad Christmasteers(?), what is your game plan for when the new iPad comes out, are you going to keep the one that you have, or sell, etc.

Happy Holidays,

AppleTech22
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I hope not me, I rather wait for the second gen. I have time :)
 
*raises hand*

I'm getting one. Luckily, I've built up about $130 in Best Buy Reward Zone certificates to pick up accessories.
 
Purchased my spouse one for Christmas. Received the refurbished 15 gig one from the Apple Store for $429. I opened it to test it and it works great. It shipped in directly from China in 5 days from order.
 
I probably would've been tempted if some idiot didn't mess up my £600 worth of overtime for this month. Maybe next month instead - just in time for the 20% vat rate :(
 
We celebrate christmas eary on Sunday (only chance my brother had to be in town) and I get to open my ipad : )
 
The reason for the post is this: To get over the fear of buying products. If you are holding out on buying one, go, go get one and enjoy it. If you want the new one, sell the old one, then enjoy the new one once again. Everyone on YouTube, Twitter, etc. says don't go get one. You need to understand that products come out all the time, people will suggest that you should still buy the iPhone, when the release date of that is only two months after that of the iPad. Something new will come, and then something will come again. The ones that enjoy their technology more, are the ones who don't care.

AppleTech22
 
Lucky me! I am also getting one off my Girl for Christmas (im sure the sweetner of a diamond necklace helped)

Just going to need a few pound to pick up some of these sweet apps! :)
 
I got mine for Christmas...early ;) Bought a 32gb wifi only on black friday...there was a $51 discount in Canada. LOVE IT!! and there was no way hubby was putting it away until Christmas :)
 
You're just going to give a friend a $500 tablet and get a new one?? Good friend you are. Call me cheap but I would never.
 
Think most my friends would crap their pants if I gave them a 500 dollar present.
 
AppleTech22 said:
The reason for the post is this: To get over the fear of buying products. If you are holding out on buying one, go, go get one and enjoy it. If you want the new one, sell the old one, then enjoy the new one once again. Everyone on YouTube, Twitter, etc. says don't go get one. You need to understand that products come out all the time, people will suggest that you should still buy the iPhone, when the release date of that is only two months after that of the iPad. Something new will come, and then something will come again. The ones that enjoy their technology more, are the ones who don't care.

AppleTech22
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Its not a fear of buying products; its being a smart consumer. And not a lot of people tell you not to buy a new iphone because an ipad just came out. That's like not buying a new car because you just bought a new bike. No one, unless you have money to burn or need it to run your business or to live, would buy a product when a better version of that product is coming out in a few weeks. Its just silly.
 
stevensteven123 said:
Its not a fear of buying products; its being a smart consumer. And not a lot of people tell you not to buy a new iphone because an ipad just came out. That's like not buying a new car because you just bought a new bike. No one, unless you have money to burn or need it to run your business or to live, would buy a product when a better version of that product is coming out in a few weeks. Its just silly.
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A few weeks can be a long time if you want something so bad...
Secondly who knows how long it will take before iPad 2 comes out?! It could be April and that's a lot of few weeks. Personaly I don't think Apple would miss the holidays for a new product launch. In a few weeks a lot of people will still have exhausted credit cards and buyers remorse from the christmas spendings.

To the OP, if you can, wait a bit with buying the iPad 2 if it comes out. It might be a bit better than the iPad 1, but usually not so much that it's worth another 450 or 800 dollars.
I've bought the 64Gb3G because I intended to keep it until iPad 3 comes out. So far it works great, but I'm not sure if I can hold back that long.... :D
 
I'm getting one for xmas. When engadget puts up their story that they got an invite to the apple event in the spring, I'm selling it and buying iPad 2
 
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applefanDrew said:
I'm getting one for xmas. When engadget puts up their story that they got an invite to the apple event in the spring, I'm selling it and buying iPad 2
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Anybody hear the rumor it's not going to come out until Apri? If so damn thats a long time from now not sure I could wait that long LOL
 
I'll sort of be getting one for Christmas. I'm using visa gift cards and cash to buy mine. After wanting a 16GB Wifi + 3G all year, I'm leaning towards the 16GB Wifi only model.
 
I bought one for myself 3 months ago, and have bought one for my parents for Christmas, they'd better enjoy it :D
 
I am getting my kids iPads with customized Otter boxes and those big fat "crayon" styli. Just the 16gb wifi ones. They don't use the online stuff. I've got photos of the cases here somewhere...
 
stevensteven123 said:
Its not a fear of buying products; its being a smart consumer. And not a lot of people tell you not to buy a new iphone because an ipad just came out. That's like not buying a new car because you just bought a new bike. No one, unless you have money to burn or need it to run your business or to live, would buy a product when a better version of that product is coming out in a few weeks. Its just silly.
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It's not just silly when you want the product bad like people above have said, also when you plan to give it to a family member or sell it.
 
I got an iPad yesterday as a Christmas gift and I am SO happy with it. I was going to wait, but I have an actual need it before the rumored release dates and so I figured, why not get it now and enjoy it for longer? The rumored features the 2nd gen will have just do not really appeal to me so I don't anticipate feeling cheated. I would never use a camera and I don't have much use for a USB port--I don't even use the USB ports on my MacBook except to hook up my iPad and iPhone.
 
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Anybody hear the rumor it's not going to come out until Apri? If so damn thats a long time from now not sure I could wait that long LOL
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lol but of course it's not coming til April. iOS products get updated once a year. April- iPad June/July - iPhone September- iPods
 
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