Is it cheaper to buy an iPad in US than UK?

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I'm planning to go to NY next april. I've compared the prices of iPad air/mini with retina display between the 2 countries and found US counterparts to be more cheaper. I've read around TripAdvisor whether if I can claim tax like in EU when I buy something but I found about "Sales Tax" where you can't claim back the tax. On the article, it stated that:

For example a bottle of wine will retail for $50. The local tax on alcohol is 20%. 20% of $50 is $10. This means that $10 will be added to the price of the bottle of wine, $50, to cover the tax and the total sum that must be paid is actually $60

Can anyone from the US tell me how much do I actually have to pay for the iPad?

Thanks :)
 
New York sales tax is 8%. This means you pay roughly 8 cents per dollar you spend. A retail iPad directly from Apple costs $499 for the base model 16gb version. With the 8% sales tax, $40 extra would be added. Your total cost would be about $540.

It should be noted that sales tax alters a little bit depending on your location in the state. So just to be safe I would save about $550.
 
Dont get an ipad from the US.

Think about warranty.

Apple are not gods when it comes to making gadgets.
There stuff fails too, and I know as I send them away to apple service agents.
 
I've bought several devices while in NY (not just Apple), because of the price difference. Just make sure you take it out of the packaging, so you have no issue at customs. Don't worry about warranty if you're getting a WiFi only device. Limited warranty is only an issue (for Apple anyway) for cellular devices (they only support country of origin in that case because of model variances).
 
Grayfox
Dont get an ipad from the US.

Think about warranty.

Apple are not gods when it comes to making gadgets.
There stuff fails too, and I know as I send them away to apple service agents.
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From what I've gathered, Apple seems to honor warranties on iPads from one country to another. I'd recommend he check with Apple support on whether they'd honor the US warranty back home for him.
 
Grayfox
Dont get an ipad from the US.

Think about warranty.

Apple are not gods when it comes to making gadgets.
There stuff fails too, and I know as I send them away to apple service agents.
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And my family has a Touch, an iPad, 4S and 5S without a single issue with any of them, just to counterpoint. :)
 
TB
And my family has a Touch, an iPad, 4S and 5S without a single issue with any of them, just to counterpoint. :)
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I have had 4 nvidia GPUs none have ever had issues, first 1 GPU I got when i was making my first PC were AMD since they were the cheapest it was DOA, got a 2nd one and it had artifacting, returned that one and then got an nvidia had worked fine.
That does not mean AMD GPUs suck, just means i was very unlucky.

My 2TB WD my book started to get bad sectors.

Anything can fail, better to pay a little extra have warranty that will cover you for any hardware fault than try to save a few dollars/pounds than be left with a paper weight.
 
Grayfox
I have had 4 nvidia GPUs none have ever had issues, first 1 GPU I got when i was making my first PC were AMD since they were the cheapest it was DOA, got a 2nd one and it had artifacting, returned that one and then got an nvidia had worked fine.
That does not mean AMD GPUs suck, just means i was very unlucky.

My 2TB WD my book started to get bad sectors.

Anything can fail, better to pay a little extra have warranty that will cover you for any hardware fault than try to save a few dollars/pounds than be left with a paper weight.
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You are too good at using anecdotal evidence to justify sweeping claims and reasoning.

See what I wrote. The warranty might not even be an issue, as I've seen plenty of cases of product bought in country A being covered in country B. Apple has gobs of money and they don't even bother to check for receipts in some cases for replacement on faulty goods. At least through Apple Stores, rather than some 3rd party retailer.
 
Grayfox
I have had 4 nvidia GPUs none have ever had issues, first 1 GPU I got when i was making my first PC were AMD since they were the cheapest it was DOA, got a 2nd one and it had artifacting, returned that one and then got an nvidia had worked fine.
That does not mean AMD GPUs suck, just means i was very unlucky.

My 2TB WD my book started to get bad sectors.

Anything can fail, better to pay a little extra have warranty that will cover you for any hardware fault than try to save a few dollars/pounds than be left with a paper weight.
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AppleCare will cover devices bought in other countries, so if I were to go to the US to buy a MacBook Air and AppleCare, I could get it serviced or replaced in the UK should anything go wrong. I checked the terms and conditions last week because I'm more or less planning to do exactly that.


From AppleCare's terms and conditions, the US English version:

"(iv) This Plan is offered and valid only if you are a resident of the fifty states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, Canada and other countries in which Apple or its affiliated companies offers the Plan that are set forth https://www.apple.com/legal/applecare/countrylist.html. This Plan is not offered to persons who have not reached the age of majority. This Plan is not available where prohibited by law."

That to me says that as long as Apple sell AppleCare in your country, AppleCare will still cover you if you buy it in the US... Right?
 
Just a heads up.

If it has international warranty or an option to do so it is fine.

But some companies that sell tech may not honor goods from other counties.

neema_t
That to me says that as long as Apple sell AppleCare in your country, AppleCare will still cover you if you buy it in the US... Right?
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Apple or its affiliated companies may offer the AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac (“APP for Mac”), AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod (“APP for iPod”), AppleCare Protection Plan for Apple Display (“APP for Apple Display”), and AppleCare Protection Plan for Apple TV (“APP for Apple TV”) in the following countries:

That is from their site and does not mention "iPad".

And its wording to me says that these counties can sell it, rather than we will cover your device with apple care bought from any of these countries.
 
I know people who've bought iThings in the States and none of them have had any trouble getting proper Apple help in the UK.

Still...they each refuse to recommend it to anyone else other than to say "it worked out okay for me"; it should be okay but it's buyer beware!
 
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I bought my Macbook Pro in the US, and it works fine over here. But I haven't had to try out the customer service yet.
 
You'd be wise to google state sales tax rates for the state(s) you're planning to visit since it varies quite a bit from state to state. Note also that some cities (New York City, for example) have additional city sales taxes on top of the state sales tax.
 

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