What is people's opinion on whether to get an ipad for Christmas or wait until early next year for the 2nd gen?
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Who's buying an ipad for christmas or waiting for next gen?
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If you can wait til April-May them wait, if you want to enjoy one the best devices ever for 5 months..them get it
Does the ipad qualify for Best Buy's extended return holiday offer?
If so you can buy the iPad now and use it until Jan 31st and wait for an announcement.
If so you can buy the iPad now and use it until Jan 31st and wait for an announcement.
I am waiting for the simple reason is I don't want to fall into the same situation that 3G users found themselves whey they bought a device late in the product cycle. When ios4 came out their devices, which were purchased less than 6 months prior in some cases, have become dogs.
I would love to have one under the tree this year but I don't want to have one under the tree again until 2013 and I feel if I buy now it may not be the case
I would love to have one under the tree this year but I don't want to have one under the tree again until 2013 and I feel if I buy now it may not be the case
Christmas 2013 is 4 "under the trees" away. If that's really how you feel, I would say wait a few months for the 2nd gen iPad.
I'm seriously, seriously considering getting one this week (either Wednesday or Friday). I already know I'm going to love it, and if the 2nd gen iPad turns out to have some amazing upgrade I can't live without, I'll just sell the 1st gen one on ebay. Problem solved. 
...Ipad on buyer's guide...
Hi everybody,
do you know why the Ipad is not included in the buyer's guide? Should i look somewhere else??
Tks
Hi everybody,
do you know why the Ipad is not included in the buyer's guide? Should i look somewhere else??
Tks
At this point I would say wait for the Next Generation model. The current model has been out for awhile and with iPods they get a refresh every 12 months and I am sure they will stick with the same thing on the iPads more than likely.
The current iPad is a fantastic device and I use mine pretty much every single day (I travel a lot for work). If you are worried that you'll miss out on some super duper new feature(s) on an upgrade that thus far, we can only guess about when it will arrive and what the changes are, then wait.
Otherwise, buy an iPad now and you or whoever receives it will enjoy it.
There's far too many "should I wait for iPad 2" type threads at the moment IMO. It's a bit ridiculous.. I mean, when an updated model is announced are we going to see "should I buy an iPad 2 next month when they are released or wait a year till iPad 3?"
Otherwise, buy an iPad now and you or whoever receives it will enjoy it.
There's far too many "should I wait for iPad 2" type threads at the moment IMO. It's a bit ridiculous.. I mean, when an updated model is announced are we going to see "should I buy an iPad 2 next month when they are released or wait a year till iPad 3?"
Ive had the iPad since day one and in all honesty wouldn't mind selling it before the holidays, considering i'd want the most bang for my buck. That and I wouldn't mind being without an iPad til' April, as I really want the 2nd Gen...
..But the thing is, I'm not the only person under the roof that uses the iPad and for that reason, the iPad isn't truly mine.
As for advice to the Thread Starter; if you don't yet have one, I'd wait till the 2nd Gen comes out. But that's me. Yes it's a lovely device, but personally I think i'll only own one again if I'm living by myself and not forced to share it with my mom and little brother...
..@ least I still have my MacBook Pro.
..But the thing is, I'm not the only person under the roof that uses the iPad and for that reason, the iPad isn't truly mine.
As for advice to the Thread Starter; if you don't yet have one, I'd wait till the 2nd Gen comes out. But that's me. Yes it's a lovely device, but personally I think i'll only own one again if I'm living by myself and not forced to share it with my mom and little brother...
..@ least I still have my MacBook Pro.
I'll wait for the second gen with facetime. If i'm going to get a multimedia device, i could really do with the camera
If you really want one then just get one. If Apple sticks to their annual schedule, which I think is likely, then you're looking at another five months before the second gen is released. That's a lot of time you could be spending enjoying the iPad that's already out.
I've already sold mine to get the best price before word leaks out that this will be a short product cycle. All indicators I've seen point towards a 2nd gen iPad fairly soon. If not I'm still fine with waiting. If you haven't bought one yet, then I highly suggest waiting. Every time I've bought a 2nd gen Apple product it's been far better than the original.
Couldn't agree more. . .
May I ask how much you got rid of it for?
I may be tempted to bring up this convo at home, willing to sell the iPad in advance, hoping my mom would get the 2nd iPad so we could facetime from Cali and Tokyo.