Sure - I'd like to avoid the crowded stores but I'd like to avoid the restocking fee even more. I still need to see the Ipad in person to get an idea for form factor and if this will in deed be able to replace my e-readers. I plan to hit the store late on launch day and make the decision 16, 32, 64 - or NO Ipad.
So if you can't make up your mind about purchasing the iPad until you can see, feel, and use it (which is certainly understandable)...why are you asking about "reserving or pre-ordering"?
- Nick
I pre ordered, the thing is i remember the MBA they were out of stock at stores for a week(base model) I also got mine a day before launch.
Hope lighting strikes twice
as for the sight unseen, I love Apple and would love anything they made.
The first launch of the iphone i only saw on TV, the door lady at ATT gave me the demo unit and i fell in love, I was buying one, ended up with 3 glad i had my son and his girl with me
I'm curious as to how many are sure about the purchase sight unseen/touched vs how many people want/need to play with it a bit before purchasing.
There's really not quite as much risk here as you may think. The iPad is basically a BIG iPod Touch (which has been written about many many times in the press).
So if you like the iPod Touch...you will most likely like the iPad!
- Nick
Think of it as a stiff magazine. It's about the same size and weight, so if you can handle that then you're good to go.
Unfortunately the Ipad weighs magnitudes more than a typical magazine or I should say typical of what I read.
It sounds like you have plenty of concerns regarding the purchase of the iPad. Just wait until April 3rd...then check it out & see if it's right for you.
Just don't expect to walk out of the store on April 3rd with an iPad in hand! That's the price you pay for needing to see it, feel it, and play with it first.
- Nick
On the contrary if Apple's reserve policy plays out as planned. Do a test drive in the store on the 3rd and if a GO walk out with the reserved 16, 32 or 64 - although I'm leaning towards the 16.
That is certainly an option...and I sort of figured that is what you were going to do all along...I just didn't say anything.
Some folks might consider "reserving" an iPad...and then potentially not purchasing it...a bit "shady, sneaky, shifty, or dodgy".
Especially if iPads are in short supply initially...and someone else that really really wants one wasn't able to get one because a lot of people "reserved" them...and then didn't purchase them.
- Nick
One must work within the system that they are provided. If like most things I buy that can be returned within 15 to 30 days w/out a restocking fee (some would call this a rip-off) I would have no problem buying w/out trying.