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Have You Pre-Ordered/Reserved An Apple iPad?
| Poll: Have You Pre-Ordered/Reserved An Apple iPad? Total Votes: 95 |
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| Yes. I have pre-ordered an Apple iPad | 42  |
| Yes. I have reserved an Apple iPad for pick-up | 12 |
| No. But I will Buy an iPad in April or early May | 26 |
| No. I do not plan to buy an Apple iPad at this time. | 15 |
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The number of iPads pre-ordered or reserved for purchase is being widely discussed.
Have You Pre-Ordered/Reserved An Apple iPad?
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DawnTreader
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This is a good question.
I plan to buy one soon after release. I’m not in a rush and the unique apps such as components of the iWork suite will appear on or after 04/03/10.
I do expect to by my magazine subscriptions mostly through the iPad.
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I will buy one. But I have to wait till it is available in Germany. It is announced here for late April.
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My plan is to buy a second generation one, maybe this time next year.
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Some of us bought more than one, your poll will be low given that reality.
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DawnTreader
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Some of us bought more than one, your poll will be low given that reality.
How many? [drum roll in the background]
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I pre-ordered and reserved: iPad Wi-Fi 64GB for a total of two.
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Some of us bought more than one, your poll will be low given that reality.
How many? [drum roll in the background]
two
one 32 wifi only
one 32 wifi/3G
More will follow, IF they are as cool as I hope they are.
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capablanca
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I reserved for pickup a 64 wifi only.
Related observation: I did a little back of the envelope calculation at dinner tonight. Three of my friends bought iPhones at the initial release. Nine are buying iPads at release. Now some of this can be accounted for by the relative ease of purchase, and some of it by the already robust number of apps. But, I nonetheless find this noteworthy.
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I just transferred some stock over to my Ameritrade account from another brokerage house. For this small effort I will get a $400 Apple gift card. This will go toward a 16 GB iPad as soon as the card arrives. Not a pre-order but pretty close.
Guess I wanted bragging rights for an almost free iPad.
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Some of us bought more than one, your poll will be low given that reality.
I ordered a total of 5 through more than one account. As a developer I need as many as I can get. I order on behalf of clients and I need demo units.
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capablanca
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I just transferred some stock over to my Ameritrade account from another brokerage house. For this small effort I will get a $400 Apple gift card. This will go toward a 16 GB iPad as soon as the card arrives. Not a pre-order but pretty close.
Guess I wanted bragging rights for an almost free iPad.
Is this offer still open? How much stock required?
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Is this offer still open? How much stock required?
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“Even in the worst of times, someone turns a profit. . ” —#162 Ferengi: Rules of Acquisition
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To get the Ameritrade Apple Gift Card, I first went to the following website and read the fine print.
http://www.tdameritrade.com/offer/getdown/getstarted.html?uid=77963437
The fine print said that transfers must be made by March 31, 2010. Only one transfer is permitted. You must decide which of three gift cards to get and whether it will be for iTunes products or hardware. If you go for the $800 card you will pay income tax on the amount, and presumably not for the other lesser two cards.
On the Ameritrade website I located and downloaded the form used for transferring funds and filled it out. Then I called Ameritrade at 1-800-669-3900 and talked with a representative. He marked my account flagging the incoming funds to be credited to this offer.
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To get the Ameritrade Apple Gift Card, I first went to the following website and read the fine print.
http://www.tdameritrade.com/offer/getdown/getstarted.html?uid=77963437
The fine print said that transfers must be made by March 31, 2010. Only one transfer is permitted. You must decide which of three gift cards to get and whether it will be for iTunes products or hardware. If you go for the $800 card you will pay income tax on the amount, and presumably not for the other lesser two cards.
On the Ameritrade website I located and downloaded the form used for transferring funds and filled it out. Then I called Ameritrade at 1-800-669-3900 and talked with a representative. He marked my account flagging the incoming funds to be credited to this offer.
I like Ameritrade, and everyone I have talked to on the phone has been very helpful. Unfortunately, at my age and income level, these transfer amounts are a little to high for me.
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One 64G ipad on order. I’m an active appl trader/investor and want some first hand knowledge of this new device.
cheers
JohnG
