I've just bought an ipad from the apple website. It said originally that it ships within 7-10 business days. Then i pay for it and it says ships within 2-3 weeks.

Any idea on when i'll actually get it, are they short on stock?!

I went to Norwich store today and walked away with an iPad wifi 16GB. I am guessing I was in luck as it is probably the least popular model.

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Thats what ive ordered!

First impressions? Will it replace your laptop for casual surfing, msn, facebook etc?

if your wanting it quicker than the three weeks quoted delivery time go to a store and register i got mine within 2 days buying it instore.

I've found the ipad could easily take my laptops place with most things. The internet experience is excellent and apps are great. you won't regret buying one

I rang my local apple store and they said i was better off buying it online, as they didnt know when they were getting stock in. My current estimated delivery time is 11th August!!! Any chance that might change?

Would i be better off cancelling my order then, and registering my information with the apple store instead?

Probably. Your local Apple store might already have some in stock... you could give them a ring and see. But from what I know the stores get deliveries around twice a week so you should be able to get one from there within a week.

Thanks. I cancelled my order with Apple. My local store (well, 50 minute drive) said they dont have any and dont know when they'll come back in, but ill take that chance.

I ordered mine from PC World and got it in 3 working days.

I think the staff ignorance of delivery dates is just a security thing, if everyone knew when a big delivery was due in, it probably wouldn't make into the store lol

i went to my local store late monday asked for the ipad was told they didn't have any stock but i should register my interest within the store using one of the macs. Did so and hey presto got an email thursday morning saying mine was ready to be picked up. hope it goes well

i just bought a ipad 16gb wifi only fom pc world on saturday. Check your local to see if they have stock. Loving it so far.

when do the rest of the shops start selling them, as I thought pc world/currys had 60 day exclusive on ipad. I've got one but I was just wandering

28th July I believe.

Also, if you are enquiring about stock in your local PC World, go in and ask them, and make sure they actually go and look. They apaprently don't get told what they are getting in the delivery, and in my store just assumed they didn't have what I was after. I made them go and check, and guess what. They had it.

good as there might be more choice of case's for ipad and they MIGHT be cheaper (if argos get them)

check out amazon i got a case on order and they have loads

Noticed yesterday morning that the camera kit waiting time is down from 6-7 weeks to 2-3 weeks, I 'nearly' bought one from eBay at nearly triple the asking price a few days ago, really glad I didn't now.

I placed my order online last night.

Play have quite a few too, and some are reasonably priced, although their shipping is noticeably slower than Amazon's.

Got mine off the shelf at PC World last week no problems. 32gb wifi.

Was a bit of an impulse buy so I hadnt really realised they could be hard to get.

when i went into the apple store last week i asked and was told i could put my name down for 1 when they come avail. was told it would be a few weeks.

the next day i got an email saying 1 was in the store for me lol

i wonder if brian has got his ipad yet i'm just surfing on it while watching big brother.

Go to PC world, I walked in last Friday and bought 2 16GB WiFi's (for work, not me)

Didnt even need to reserve them.

Mike

yeah did that and seen a case I'd paid £35 for at pcworld for £13 ah well I've paid it now and anyway ipad has helped me save about £150 (so far) by cutting back on cigarettes.

and that case saved me when I dropped ipad, anyone dropped there's.

What's the deal about bringing a US ipad into the UK. Will it work with itunes or is it geographically protected?

Just wondering if it's worth the grief.

Yep! Love it, the battery life is amazing!

Recommend any apps? Could do with a decent messenger app that doesn't sign out when I do something else, and sends push notifications.

so when did you get it how long did you have to wait ?

i'd suggest you install cydia if you want to use more than one app at a time that is until 4.0 comes out later this year.

I don't use messenger on the ipad i probably should though how about IM+ . But others might have better suggestions