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Ipad financing

afbar1114 — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:34:39 GMT

im in the market for an Ipad from about 6 months from now. i was thinking about opening the apple card but to find out it dosent give me 18 months 0% apr like BBY will only six months. just need to figure out what model now 32GB or 64GB

Re: Ipad financing

Kendro — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:42:44 GMT

Although an iPad is expensive, it is very much a purchase that can be done in one shot. Have you considered saving up for one for a few months and paying in full? Then there is no need to open a new card and it looks like you're making the purchase in 6 months anyway.

Re: Ipad financing

afbar1114 — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:51:45 GMT

I have the bby card already. I was looking at andriod but ipad has more features and syncs with my macbook

Re: Ipad financing

bichonmom — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:29:51 GMT

I love my iPad! Wait till November -- Black Friday. Barclay's is more generous w/approvals and CLI then, and the iPad goes on sale on Black Friday for the only time all year.

Also, that's when they'll probably have another 12 mos @ 0% offer for the iPad. Usually they only give you 12 mos @ 0% for over $999, but at the holidays they offer the 12 mos for smaller purchases, I think around $500 and up. I got 12 mos @ 0% on my iPad.

Re: Ipad financing

afbar1114 — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:25:26 GMT

@bichonmom wrote:
I love my iPad! Wait till November -- Black Friday. Barclay's is more generous w/approvals and CLI then, and the iPad goes on sale on Black Friday for the only time all year.

@Also, that's when they'll probably have another 12 mos @ 0% offer for the iPad. Usually they only give you 12 mos @ 0% for over $999, but at the holidays they offer the 12 mos for smaller purchases, I think around $500 and up. I got 12 mos @ 0% on my iPad.

i am goning to use my BBY card to et i get a 45 day return windown and 18 months. maybe once it gets closer to the new semester they will have a deal

Re: Ipad financing

GST2008 — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:43:01 GMT

If you wait and save the cash, you can use your AMEX and take advantage of the extended warranty feature.

Re: Ipad financing

afbar1114 — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:09:48 GMT

i would get apple care anyways

Re: Ipad financing

bichonmom — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:42:05 GMT

@afbar1114 wrote:
i am goning to use my BBY card to et i get a 45 day return windown and 18 months. maybe once it gets closer to the new semester they will have a deal

@Anonymous to Apple, the ONLY time iPads go on sale is Black Friday. And, they have an agreement with retailers to sell @ full retail price, so they cannot discount the iPad. If you see a sale on IPad, it may be that other items have been added as a bonus and then discounted, or something like that. But the iPad cannot be discounted by any retailer. That is what Apple told me, anyway.

Re: Ipad financing

Anonymous — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:50:51 GMT

I too love my iPad, iPhone, iMac, iPod just love it all I know it's crazy but I want a Macbook Pro too maybe at the end of the year I will treat myself to one. It will be my present to myself upon my return from my deployment!