iPad

[WiteWulf]

O2, Orange and Vodafone all offering iPads on contract from may 10th, apparently. No pricing details yet:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/20 ... -o2-orange

[Cloudane]

*grumble* but you just know that Apple's stuff is so sexy that Jobs could practically do that "give me a BJ for it" scam and we'd forgive him..

So anyway, looks like I'll be getting one posted from a friend in America. And seeing as there's officially no import duty on iPads (not just for Bundlebox, this has been checked with Customs) it's probably cheaper than waiting and getting shafted anyway

Checked by whom?

People on the internet (Macrumors forum). So really if you want to be sure, ask them yourself. Basically as this link says http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/App ... sp?c=19060 (although it goes on about bundlebox) it appears that Customs consider it an automatic data processing machine rather than programmable. Thank Steve for locking it down

[matt]

Thanks for the link.

Mine was shipped by FedEx, and I'm expecting a customs invoice any day now. Of course, I'd be happier if there wasn't one!

[VNVObit]

Thanks for the link.

Mine was shipped by FedEx, and I'm expecting a customs invoice any day now. Of course, I'd be happier if there wasn't one!

And Fed-Ex will overstate the cost and the overall charge will be higher than expected (happened to me when I imported the NIN Ghosts box:( )
hope it doesn't happen

[matt]

I'll let you know. We declared everything exactly as is when it was shipped, so I'm happy to dispute if I think their charges are too much!

[disciple]

Get one of these instead.

[Deckard]

Seems like a glowing review http://gizmodo.com/5517078/atomic-web-b ... e-browsing

[RiK]

Seems like a glowing review http://gizmodo.com/5517078/atomic-web-b ... e-browsing

Yup, just installed it. Very nice. Full screen mode, multi-touch gestures to swap tabs etc.

[Cloudane]

To clarify on the import issue, from some Googling even if you don't have to pay import duty there is still VAT. Imports from outside the EU need to be declared and the VAT paid as if it came from this country (nice eh)

FWIW going by aforementioned American friend they're hurting for stock in the USA too and their Apple stores are giving lengthy estimates themselves. So we're more or less all in the same boat anyway. Just have to suck it up and wait... maybe by November

[VNVObit]

I'll let you know. We declared everything exactly as is when it was shipped, so I'm happy to dispute if I think their charges are too much!

IIRC it wasn't so much the goods as the additional charge for carriage (a very different exchange rate too), which is also liable for VAT.

[Cloudane]

Get one of these instead.

I like how they're taking the environmental angle on something made out of plastic instead of paper

It sounded pretty cool that, until he said the battery was non-replacable. Ummm, WHAT?

[Ollie]

Get one of these instead.

Looks a bit rubbish compared to, say, a small paper sketchpad. AFAICS, it's like a sketchpad if you had to throw each page away before you could start on a fresh page.

[disciple]

Get one of these instead.

I like how they're taking the environmental angle on something made out of plastic instead of paper

It sounded pretty cool that, until he said the battery was non-replacable. Ummm, WHAT?

Supposedly good for 50,000 screen wipes.

A lot cheaper than an iPad too, though obviously it's lacking 3g!

[Deckard]

Right I have a plan. Mate is flying over later today to LA for the music festival so will cost me about 330 quid to buy me one there and then I can see whether I want to flog it just before the UK release for a 3g one and probably not lose any cash. Would I have any problems transferring any data /apps/ cal stuff from a USA ipad to a UK one or will iTunes sort all that out ? What do I need to do when I get it back to set it up for the first time ?

[defsdoor]

Beware of the Volcanic ash!