Broken IPad

[jmartinez1895]

My son dropped and broke the screen. I was thinking of getting a new one soon, but I guess now I will have too. I looked into replacing the screen, but I do not want to do it myself and it seems it will cost a lot to have it replaced so I think I'll get a new one.
My question is about finding a good deal. I do not wish to buy on Ebay. Do any of you think that Bestbuy, Target, ect will have sales on them with fathers day coming up? I seem to always find good deals on TVs for fathers day, I have never priced Ipads.

 

[woodkins]

My son dropped and broke the screen. I was thinking of getting a new one soon, but I guess now I will have too. I looked into replacing the screen, but I do not want to do it myself and it seems it will cost a lot to have it replaced so I think I'll get a new one.
My question is about finding a good deal. I do not wish to buy on Ebay. Do any of you think that Bestbuy, Target, ect will have sales on them with fathers day coming up? I seem to always find good deals on TVs for fathers day, I have never priced Ipads.

Look for refurbished directly from apple on their e site. It comes with the same warranty as the new ones. I buy all my apple products this way.

 

[mom2alix]

Do you live near an Apple store? DS dropped his iTouch and cracked the screen. I took it to the Apple Store to see if they could replace the screen. They said they couldn't fix it, but they could give me a new one for $99.

 

[princessesintraining]

I second buying refurbished from Apple. That's what I did for my husband at Christmas time. I did buy the extended warranty as he was going to use it for work and we have 2 young kids that want to play with it.

 

[akcire]

Not that this will help now but once you have a new one I highly recommend the Griffin Survivor.

I have a 2 year old, a clutzy husband, and an over eager 70 year old. I figured we were doomed when I bought the iPad as a family Christmas present.

It had been dropped MANY times. Often times I get a sick feeling as I am picking it up expecting pieces. So far so good.

The only thing that has broken was the detachable black stand. It's just a piece of plastic with a spring. I called Griffin and they mailed a replacement. They didn't even request proof of purchase.

I am so glad I opted for the case. It is a pain to put on, and we take it off about every two months to wipe clean the iPad. I am certain without it I would have needed to buy new many times over.

Good luck

 

[mymeme]

Refurbished from AppleStore.com are great. I second a really good case is a must. My iPad (and iphone5) both have Otterbox Defender cases. My little grandson is 5 1/2 and has had ipad since turning 4. I put Griffin Survivor on it first. Later I put a Life Proof on it. Not a scratch on it and it's had a rough life!!! Hope you get a new one soon!

 

[PTL]

Do you mean an ipod?

 

[tinkmom2]

With my Ipod the Apple store said they would give me a new one for $99.00 also. To me since I only paid $90 and my DD mainly uses it, I wasn't going to spend that kind of money. It was still under warranty.

 

[wiigirl]

Look for refurbished directly from apple on their e site. It comes with the same warranty as the new ones. I buy all my apple products this way.

Refurb from Apple or Amazon

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

My son dropped and broke the screen. I was thinking of getting a new one soon, but I guess now I will have too. I looked into replacing the screen, but I do not want to do it myself and it seems it will cost a lot to have it replaced so I think I'll get a new one.
My question is about finding a good deal. I do not wish to buy on Ebay. Do any of you think that Bestbuy, Target, ect will have sales on them with fathers day coming up? I seem to always find good deals on TVs for fathers day, I have never priced Ipads.

New iPads don't really go on sale. You can get sometimes get a discount using certain credit cards, or look for a refurbished one.

 

[Bell30012]

The 4th Generation iPad is out. There are still stores that have the 3rd Generation iPads in their stockrooms. I bought my 3rd Generation iPad a few weeks ago at BrandsMart. It is a 64 GB, AT&T model which would run $829 but I got it for $599 plus tax.

They weren't on the floor, you had to ask. Someone else bought a 3rd Gen at Best Buy that week.

 

[Ravensorrow]

http://www.medgestore.com/products/ipad2-supershell

Once you get your new ipad, I highly highly highly recommend the M-Edge Supershell. My two year old has thrown his down the stairs and it bounces at the bottom...LOL. This thing has shock absorbers on the corners. It's been through hell and back and I wouldn't have his ipad without it!! It's $30 at Walmart.