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The new Ipad. Not selling like hot cakes!!
Did not bother queuing on Friday. Called into Apple Store in Bath in the evening. He said..yes we have plenty left. I asked if there was a queue in the morning and he said...yeah a bit. Will there be any to buy tomorrow? He smiled and winked...yes there are loads...we are not selling it as fast as we thought he replied.
So i go today at 8:00 am (special early opening on Saturday day 2). No queue at all. I was the only person there buying one. ![]()
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I bet they are in short supply in a day or two tho
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And the other chains like currys/args havent started sleling them yet!!!
Apple does not discount for a year or so, until the next product is in line for release. I suspect that the big chains will be forced to discount and take a reduction in mark ups. If apple allow it though |
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Not worth the upgrade from the iPad 2 is my guess.
i wont be upgrading this year. |
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Not worth the upgrade from the iPad 2 is my guess.
i wont be upgrading this year. But i could not see much difference. They had the 2 side by side in the shop. Yes the colours and clarity are better. But hey....it wasnt bad on the ipad2. so not worth the upgrade. |
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And the other chains like currys/args havent started sleling them yet!!!
Apple does not discount for a year or so, until the next product is in line for release. I suspect that the big chains will be forced to discount and take a reduction in mark ups. If apple allow it though |
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Alternatively, everybody thought that the stores would have none in stock so they all ordered online ...that's why the website crashed? I'm very impressed with the dictation feature it seems to work quite well
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And so far I've had it since it arrived and not had to charge it once
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Alternatively, everybody thought that the stores would have none in stock so they all ordered online ...that's why the website crashed? I'm very impressed with the dictation feature it seems to work quite well
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I bought it for my son. He is thrilled.
But i could not see much difference. They had the 2 side by side in the shop. Yes the colours and clarity are better. But hey....it wasnt bad on the ipad2. so not worth the upgrade. |
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And the other chains like currys/args havent started sleling them yet!!!
Apple does not discount for a year or so, until the next product is in line for release. I suspect that the big chains will be forced to discount and take a reduction in mark ups. If apple allow it though There is zero chance of the iPad being discounted in any store any time soon. |
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http://www.ipad-stock.co.uk/
I bet most people chose John Lewis for obvious reasons. Currys certainly had them yesterday. |
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Unless you have eyesight problems, I can't see how you would not be able to see the big improvement in the new iPad screen.
The question is whether its a big enough difference to justify an upgrade and thats where opinions will differ. |
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Got mine in John Lewis this morning and you could see them all stacked behind the tills but almost everyone in the queue was buying one so I cant see the stock lasting long!
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Did not bother queuing on Friday. Called into Apple Store in Bath in the evening. He said..yes we have plenty left. I asked if there was a queue in the morning and he said...yeah a bit. Will there be any to buy tomorrow? He smiled and winked...yes there are loads...we are not selling it as fast as we thought he replied.
So i go today at 8:00 am (special early opening on Saturday day 2). No queue at all. I was the only person there buying one. ![]() ![]() Theres no queues this year as there's higher stock levels. They have had alot of pre orders that's why. |
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Yup. Apple has sorted the stock situation out a hell of a lot better this year. [Although the website still had a meltdown when the pre-orders went up, because of the sheer number of people trying to buy it
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Yup. Apple has sorted the stock situation out a hell of a lot better this year. [Although the website still had a meltdown when the pre-orders went up, because of the sheer number of people trying to buy it
]However for all those saying they are happy with Ipad 2 just means there will be alot more Ipad 1 users wanting to upgrade and new people on the market buying Ipad 3. DS predicted they will sell 1 million Ipads on launch day: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...s-analyst.html Once word gets around about faster gaming, better cameras and offcourse a screen that beats anything round I think sales will rise as the year goes on. Don't get me wrong Ipad 2 is great. Hopefully IOS6 will bring Siri to "The new Ipad". Also side by side the Ipad 2/3 look the same but the truth is when you use them. Ipad 2 screen looks poor when you go back to it so that's all that has to be said. |
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Also side by side the Ipad 2/3 look the same but the truth is when you use them. Ipad 2 screen looks poor when you go back to it so that's all that has to be said.
It was a similar thing with HDTV. Compared to all the hype, HD didn't seem so great when you first saw it. It's only that you adjust and then SD starts to look a lot worse. Summary: It's hard to see that the new one is better but it's easy to see that the old one is worse. |
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Some Apple haters will hope it will not sell.
However for all those saying they are happy with Ipad 2 just means there will be alot more Ipad 1 users wanting to upgrade and new people on the market buying Ipad 3. DS predicted they will sell 1 million Ipads on launch day: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...s-analyst.html Once word gets around about faster gaming, better cameras and offcourse a screen that beats anything round I think sales will rise as the year goes on. Don't get me wrong Ipad 2 is great. Hopefully IOS6 will bring Siri to "The new Ipad". Also side by side the Ipad 2/3 look the same but the truth is when you use them. Ipad 2 screen looks poor when you go back to it so that's all that has to be said. Unfortunately, when online orders are 2 - 3 weeks now; it just shows how quickly they're selling. You can pick up an Asus Transformer or Samsung Galaxy tab, but personally don't think you will ever get the same experience. Anyone saying iOS is ageing? - Well, it's stood the test of time and developers keep rolling in to create applications for it. iPad 2 to iPad 3 jump not worth it? - Most of those saying that probably haven't tried one. I'm awaiting to look at a new one before I give up my original iPad. It'll take a while before applications take advantage of the extra pixels. I agree the new iOS6 + new iPhone 5 will enhance sales and push the experience further. I just dislike the slant people put on devices that it's all about the specification. No. It's the software running on it that makes the difference. |
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Bang on the money there. There will be Android-bois / geeks alike wanting Apple to fail.
Unfortunately, when online orders are 2 - 3 weeks now; it just shows how quickly they're selling. You can pick up an Asus Transformer or Samsung Galaxy tab, but personally don't think you will ever get the same experience. Anyone saying iOS is ageing? - Well, it's stood the test of time and developers keep rolling in to create applications for it. iPad 2 to iPad 3 jump not worth it? - Most of those saying that probably haven't tried one. I'm awaiting to look at a new one before I give up my original iPad. It'll take a while before applications take advantage of the extra pixels. I agree the new iOS6 + new iPhone 5 will enhance sales and push the experience further. I just dislike the slant people put on devices that it's all about the specification. No. It's the software running on it that makes the difference. The Samsung tried to win with better cameras and flash. Now flash sites are on the way out and the Ipad 3 has better cameras. IOS5 brought all the things like notifications too. Nobody is talking about Ipad "limitations" no flash now. All you hear is what a great product it is. I've even seen many Android fans admit the Ipad is better. I think the coin is turning on the phone market now the Iphone 4S is a solid smart phone, good cameras, better features in the OS. Android have tried to offer what a niche market want like flash, wiglets but they have forgot about making a smooth, fast product hence Ipad wins every time. I hate touch screen phones literally. I never feel like I'm using a touch phone with the Iphone it's better than keys. Yet other phones like the Galaxy frustrate me, annoy me texting really feels like you are pushing a touch device and it feels cheap. |
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Maybe people just prefer ordering online now? I always thought it a bit desperate and sad to be queuing for anything.
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Maybe people just prefer ordering online now? I always thought it a bit desperate and sad to be queuing for anything.
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Yup - not really worth the upgrade, but here's a video review I did on my YouTube channel for those who might be interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8FuoF-Oa5Y |
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Yup - not really worth the upgrade, but here's a video review I did on my YouTube channel for those who might be interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8FuoF-Oa5Y |
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Im sure most people would be able to see a difference, especially when viewing text......
The question is whether its a big enough difference to justify an upgrade and thats where opinions will differ. |
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