why buy an ipad from amazon rather than apple?
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If the price is the same, you don't have to pay sales tax or shipping. If you buy from Apple, you can return it for 14 days, though.
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I have three reasons... 1. It's $15-20 less expensive. 2. I have amazon Prime with 2 day express shipping 3. I was able to upgrade the shipping to receive the iPad Air the same day I ordered it for only $3.99. I ordered it at 5am and had it in my hands by 3pm the same day. Amazon is great!
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One reason to buy via Amazon is for Amazon Prime. Another reason would be if you have an Amazon gift card you want to use.
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I have three reasons...1. It's $15-20 less expensive.2. I have amazon Prime with 2 day express shipping3. I was able to upgrade the shipping to receive the iPad Air the same day I ordered it for only $3.99. I ordered it at 5am and had it in my hands by 3pm the same day. Amazon is great!
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But I am seeing thar this item is expensive in amazon... iPad Air ME997LL/A (16GB, Wi-Fi + AT&T;, White with Silver) is coming @ $ 629 in apple wherease in Amazon it is 657.77..May I know the reason of this price difference
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Buying from Amazon is cost effective and timely shipment. Thanks for survey.
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Amazon has the advantage of "No Sales Tax" but shipping is free also from Apple. 13" MacBook Pro is slightly cheaper at Amazon. If you have a Costco AmExp card, they will double the Apple 1 year warranty when you use their card. If you want AppleCare, Amazon sells that plan cheaper than Apple also. Go direct to Amazon, not one of their sellers. If they say new, I would believe them.
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Yes, you can return the iPad to any apple store, they will replace it. But you have to pay $50.00 because it's not a software or hardware issue.Good Luck, FM
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N. Bird, you are correct, according to an Apple rep who I spoke with on 12/2 after posting my reply to the original post. The other thing is, my customer sales person from Apple was able to offer me a 6% discount on the spot when I told them of the $50 differential between Amazon's price and theirs. I know!! Her response: "Yeah, not enough people ask for a discount when they call, but they should!" All told, with tax (from both the Apple store AND Amazon), I'd have saved $2 by buying from Amazon... Not worth it! I'm buying my iMac direct from Apple for peace of mind.
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Lilly.n Kindle fire is a great product but not for what you want. You are right about the LePan. There is a LePan 2 that I am considering buying myself. I have been researching for months now. When you read the low star reviews and the same issue keeps showing up, I believe it. If the complaints are all over the place I don't take them seriously. Every Android I get my eye on ends up with major issues. I think I am just going to get the apple ipad and play it safe. ps amazon.com is cheaper than hsc. best of luck, God Bless
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I don't know the answer to that. I do know there is a difference from the older IPads and the newer ones. You might want to check with Apple.
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I am considering paying full price at Apple Store because I don't know how to appeal to Amazon if I have problems with the iTouch. Also since this is my first iPod I already have a high learning curve and don't need to be loading additional applications.Can anyone tell me about Amazon guarantees?
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You will love the IPAD MINI. It has great graphics and many many apps. It is a bit more money than the Kindle but you will be able to do soooooo much more with the IPAD MINI. We love the new IPAD.
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I ordered a 32gb on the 16th also. The listing said they were arriving on the 17th. Since I'm a prime customer I expected it by the end of the week. I received an email on the 20th telling me that there was a delay and I had until 10/20/08 to cancel because the estimated ship date was NOV. 8. Funny, the listing still says 'ships in 8 to 9 days'. I went with Amazon for the no tax, free two day shipping. Now, I'll just go to Apple and pay the tax. I've been an Amazon customer since they were shipping out of a garage. This is the first time this has happened.
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I think you sumed it up well. Seems like most of the business world is just waiting for the small supplies of the iTouch to be let out of the Apple warehouse. I talked again to the manager at Best Buy and he said they have no idea ahead of time what they will get. My guess is Amazon is in the same sitution. I have gotten items from Amazon also for years and a similiar thing came up when the HP or it was then Compaq iPaq PDA's first came out, the supply was way more then what was produced. This was the first really vague email response I had received from Amazon, usually they are pretty good. Hopefully Apple will get these things out the door fast ! I think you sumed it up well. Seems like most of the business world is just waiting for the small supplies of the iTouch to be let out of the Apple warehouse. I talked again to the manager at Best Buy and he said they have no idea ahead of time what they will get. My guess is Amazon is in the same sitution. I have gotten items from Amazon also for years and a similiar thing came up when the HP or it was then Compaq iPaq PDA's first came out, the supply was way more then what was produced. This was the first really vague email response I had received from Amazon, usually they are pretty... » Read More I think you sumed it up well. Seems like most of the business world is just waiting for the small supplies of the iTouch to be let out of the Apple warehouse. I talked again to the manager at Best Buy and he said they have no idea ahead of time what they will get. My guess is Amazon is in the same sitution. I have gotten items from Amazon also for years and a similiar thing came up when the HP or it was then Compaq iPaq PDA's first came out, the supply was way more then what was produced. This was the first really vague email response I had received from Amazon, usually they are pretty good. Hopefully Apple will get these things out the door fast ! « Show Less
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I have seen it go from pre-order and 1-3 weeks twice to in stock where you could get it delivered next day. I think they are saying 1-3 weeks to be safe as Apple hasn't given them a definite time they will get additional stock. I'd go ahead and order from Amazon as they are by far the least expensive with the rebate and no tax. Also, its easy to return if you buy from Amazon and maybe not so easy from affiliate. I bet it ships within a week if you order now. The other alternative is to come back and check each day to see if it is in stock...it was in stock last weekend for the whole weekend.
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I think you sumed it up well. Seems like most of the business world is just waiting for the small supplies of the iTouch to be let out of the Apple warehouse. I talked again to the manager at Best Buy and he said they have no idea ahead of time what they will get. My guess is Amazon is in the same sitution. I have gotten items from Amazon also for years and a similiar thing came up when the HP or it was then Compaq iPaq PDA's first came out, the supply was way more then what was produced. This was the first really vague email response I had received from Amazon, usually they are pretty good. Hopefully Apple will get these things out the door fast !
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I have AT&T; as my phone provider. However, My wifi and Internet connection is with Time Warner. If I were you, I would carefully read the description of the iPad before purchasing it. The great thing about Amazon is you can purchase the iPad and if it is not what you expect, you can send it back. I hope this helps
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Ernest, I don't know the answer, but I googled your question and found this link for which iPad should I buy. hope it helps. :)http://www.cnet.com/news/which-ipad-should-you-buy/
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If you can connect to the Internet thru Apple TV then you probably don't need this. I didn't hav Apple TV or any other box to connect so it was a reasonably priced quick way for me to connect to my wifi network. Also with this you can connect directly to Amazon and wtch movies or TV in Prime or even not prime. I can download Amazon app to my iPad but I'm not sure how it works with Apple TV.
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I am a amazon customer who bought it on lightning deals over holidays and am happy with it. While I agree with Bee Square that it is not simple to configure (especially with many I/O's and components), I do not agree with his comment about the iPad being the only way to set it up or use it. I set it up and use it just fine with my Logitech Harmony touch. Volume on it is touchy vs. the Onkyo I replaced it with and sound modes are tricky to find good mix but if you just let it do its thing with native source then it is good.
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Thanks. I bought an iPad from an authorized retail store (Samys) and am wondering whether it makes sense to buy AppleCare for the iPad to give it an extra year of warranty. I wonder if Amazon is an authorized retail store for that purpose, as is required? (There's an Apple Store in the area for the required inspection.)AppleCare Protection Plan for iPad (NEWEST VERSION)