QUOTE(akkihiko @ Mar 4 2011, 02:15 PM)
i'm planning to buy ipad1 soon
is it better to buy at machines or better buy at 3rd party seller like seller at lowyat plaza?
Of course buy from Apple authorized reseller unless the 3rd party guy can give you special price discounts. Personally I find the discount is not worth the trouble simply when comes to warranty they cannot handle it - the best they can do is to send in for you to the authorized service center
If you have intention to get from LowYat might as well buy from authorized sellers there or just go over to Lot 10 Machines or 10 mins further to Pavilion Epic
Some guys like to buy from LowYat because apps are supplied FOC - of course you know what type of apps you get-lah !! So if your new ipad suddenly freezes or hang for no reason than you know why.
I have a friend who bought it RM 100 cheaper plus free apps. MY !! was he happy than . I just ask him is it new set ; he said is new cos the seller guarantee it is. Than I ask him - did you see it is as a sealed unopen set ? NO was his answer. He said seller show him a sealed set. Than I ask him did you take down serial number. NO was his reply.
He said the seller ask him come back in half an hour to get it cos he need time to install the free apps - so you can guess how " new" it is.
A week later his ipad freeze and he no choice but to factory reset and thus lose all his " free apps".
So beware when you buy from 3rd party sellers especially if he offer you cheaper plus freebies apps
This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 4 2011, 06:08 PM