iPad deals: QVC offers iPad bundle at a nice price
Shopping channel QVC, of all places, has a pretty good iPad deal going on right now. It's offering up Apple's magical and revolutionary device (in a 16GB Wi-Fi version) along with a ton of accessories for US $749. In that price, you get the dock connector cable, a silicon sleeve and stand, a clear case to put it in, a headphone splitter cable, two different screen protectors, and another case/stand to use. If you were planning to buy an iPad and all of these accessories anyway, that's as good a deal as you'll find.
No indication on how long the deal's going on, so you should probably get to buying if it's something you want to take advantage of. They don't specifically mention the quality of the cases and stands included, but the pictures make them look pretty sturdy. I'd say go for it, and enjoy your new iPad!
Update: Folks in the comments are saying this deal is nothing special. Your mileage may vary -- if you don't need all the accessories and the cables, then feel free to buy the iPad at its normal price.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
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Shopping channel QVC, of all places, has a pretty good iPad deal going on right now. It's offering up Apple's magical and revolutionary...
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How embarrassing for thaw. Why not take this down? Or just change NICE to RIPOFF and it will be accurate
December 10 2010 at 2:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyTerrible deal and poor job updating the post after that has been made clear. tuaw is better than this.
December 10 2010 at 7:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyrofl....nothing else to say.
December 10 2010 at 3:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySeriously. You guys should take this post down. It's a terrible deal all around. Half again the price of the iPad for junky accessories, then you have to pay shipping? Bleah.
December 09 2010 at 9:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"Update: Folks in the comments are saying this deal is nothing special. Your mileage may vary -- if you don't need all the accessories and the cables, then feel free to buy the iPad at its normal price."
A 5 minute window-shopping trip to Amazon.com would have shown you right away that this is "nothing special." Hell, $750 for the 16GB wi-fi iPad should instantly send warning signals.
The thing with QVC is that it gives you the option to pay by monthly installments. In this case 5 payments of $149.80. Not everybody has $500 to $600 available to give to apple. I would have bought one from them if I did not already have an ipad.
December 09 2010 at 4:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYep, and that's exactly why the economy has failed.
December 09 2010 at 5:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyA better idea is to set aside 5 payments ahead of time, then pay the product off in full.
Extended credit is necessary for certain major purchases like cars (maybe), homes, and education. Using credit which can't be paid off immediately is never a good idea for toys.
iPad 16GB WiFi: $499
Dock connector cable: free (included with iPad)
Power adapter: $29 (assuming Apple's)
Headphone splitter: $19.95 (assuming Belkin RockStar)
Car charger: $24.95 (assuming Incase)
That leaves about $175 for silicon sleeve, clear case, screen protectors and case stand. Since QVC does not specify which that is, I assume it's the cheaper variety, which cannot add up to $175 (and you have to pay $13.22 shipping on top of it).
Please name and shame everyone who sent this in.
Funny none of them are commenting!
Yeah, shouldnt this post be removed so that people won't get a BAD deal? This is awful and misleading.
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