Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
What would be the best channel to order the device?
Should I be buying from US or from EU ?
I'm confused by the fact that the US models are assosiated with a specific carriar, while the EU models don't seem to be carrying this assosisation.
Also - Does the purchase location in any way affects the warrenty?
iPad
No Apple Store or authorized Apple dealer will ship from another country to Israel. So unless you have someone in another country who could purchase an iPad in that country and send it to you, there's no way for you to order an iPad to be shipped to you.
US iPads are not locked to a specific carrier, though the Verizon model will work via CDMA only with Verizon (it will work with any GSM carrier but would not work with a CDMA carrier in another country). Warranty is international, but support and service will be available in your country only when the new iPad is officially released there (until then, your local service center will not have replacement units).
Regards,
OK - you are right 😟
Its writen there that you can use Apple gift cards.
there is many ppls at ebay which sell "iTunes gift card" (for 1-2 USD commision) .
Is that the same?
an iTunes gift card is not the same as an Apple gift card. You want the latter. http://www.apple.com/gift-cards/ will tell you the difference between them.
I would strongly suggest you be very, very cautious about buying any purported Apple gift card from eBay. Many such sales, if you can even find an Apple gift card (which as Possum said is completely different from an iTunes gift card) are out-and-out scams; they'll take your money and give you either a fake card or nothing at all, and you'll have to try and get a refund through eBay. Buyer beware.
Yes, I should have followed up with "and buy the Apple Gift Card direct from Apple." And I am assuming that the Apple Gift card can be used for an ipad purchase (dont' see anything on there to indicate it can't).
Just give the money to your friend.
You miss the engraving 😟 ("Stay hungry. Stay Foolish") option but at least you are on the most safe path currently available to own an iPad (and an Apple TV, and a Shuffle 2GB Blue).
Thanks everyone for the help so far.
btw, http://pcgraph.co.il is a an egraving company that will probablly do a reasnoble job engraving post purchase.
Buying the new ipad from Israel
