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    ipad 16gb wifi 1 yr warranty fo only $349

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by blaster, Mar 4, 2011.

  1. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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  2. HTWingNut

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    Good price. It's crazy that the old iPad 16GB is selling for over $499 but the new iPad 2 will be $499 MSRP for the 16GB. I suspect the first iPad's will drop in price significantly though once the iPad's 2 come out.
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 5, 2011
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  3. ViciousXUSMC

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    Hmmmm, something I never wanted but it sounds like a tempting price.

    I'll have to see what Ipad 2 is bringing to the table and decide.

    Edit: Oh man Gen 2 is soo much better. If it was something I wanted I would probably be willing to pay the $150.00 more for the Ipad2 its better in a lot of ways.

    Wish they made the screen higher res though :/

    I wanted to use it only as a media player and web surfing so meh maybe I would not gain much with Gen 2 anyways, but the tech geek in me would want to have the faster cpu and video cameras.

    It really would not work so well since I have over 100GB easy in music anyways and I would like videos as well. I need a device with expandable memory like my N900 has.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Mar 5, 2011
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  4. hizzaah

    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    i'd say wait if you're not determined to be an early adopter. there are rumors floating around of another version coming out in september. possible retina display? idk
     
    hizzaah, Mar 5, 2011
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  5. Ryan

    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    IDK, I thought it would come out on Sep. 2011 too, but then the keynote told us otherwise.

    2011 is the Year of the iPad 2 <- Means there aren't any more revisions until the next year...
     
    Ryan, Mar 5, 2011
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    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    thats what they want you to think :p

    why would they say "hey, here's the ipad 2, but there will be another one in a few months"?
     
    hizzaah, Mar 5, 2011
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  7. Ayle

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    Because that is not the way they do things. They release new products and hardware refresh once a year for every products. The iPhone 5 and new iPods will be announced in June as usual. They will prob announce the sandy bridge iMac and Mac pro during the same period. The iPad 3 will be a 2012 thing.
     
    Ayle, Mar 6, 2011
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