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Old Mar 3rd 2011, 12:05 am
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Any advice on the best pplace to buy iPad in Dubai and how much are they (in particular are they cheaper than in UK)?

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Old Mar 3rd 2011, 12:19 am
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Give it a few weeks and get a iPad2? Isn't the UK/EU release the 25th?

It's coming out the 11th in the US so they're reduced all the iPAd1's by $100.
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Default Re: Where to buy iPad in Dubai

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Any advice on the best pplace to buy iPad in Dubai and how much are they (in particular are they cheaper than in UK)?

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Just phone around the Virgin Stores, the mac store at Ibn Battuta and ProTech and try and get the best bargain. Don't buy extended warranties from Virgin unless you ask whether they're valid outside the UAE. If you know someone coming in from UK, Aus, US, it's often cheaper to get them to bring you one over.
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Default Re: Where to buy iPad in Dubai

As Bob said, I'd wait. The new one was just been announced at 10pm yesterday our time.

It's out in Europe on the 25th. Don't expect to get your hands on one here for a little while, but I'd seriously wait. Even if you don't get the iPad 2, you'll be able to pick the iPad one up for less.

Then again, the iPad itself only recently saw its official launch here in the Middle East in January.
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They are much more expensive here than in the UK. Your best best is to buy it in the UK and get someone to bring it out with them.
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Agree with Meow, Emirates Avenue are getting them in here in April but no prices revealed as yet. They have the original ipad though.
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Default Re: Where to buy iPad in Dubai

When I went the the Vegas 7's the other day I noted the cost of the iPad in Dubai Terminal 3 Duty Free. I did it with the intention of comparing US prices - I didn't get around to doing it, still you might find them useful.

64gb + wifi + 3g = 3695aed or 1,026 usd
64 wifi = 3095 or 859usd
32gb wifi + 3g = 3245aed or 901 usd
32gb wifi = 2645aed or 734usd
16gb wifi + 3g = 2795aed or 776 usd
16gb wifi = 2195aed or 609usd

NB. I buy most of my electronic gadgets etc from Al Fahidi Street (spelling) in Bur Dubai - go around the shops and haggle yourself a good deal.

Also as I get to travel to the UK a lot I compare prices there, some items can be cheaper, some not.
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io priced them when over in houston. a lot cheaper over there compared to UAE.
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US prices are on apple.com. not that hard to check really. and if you want to get fancy the little flag in the bottom right of the screen allows you to change country and say view uk prices
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Default Re: Where to buy iPad in Dubai

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Any advice on the best pplace to buy iPad in Dubai and how much are they (in particular are they cheaper than in UK)?

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You can buy them all over Dubai now - istyle, geant, moe stores and the base price is around AED 2195 I think.
UK price is £329 (less if you do a VAT refund) until all sold out.

I have the original version and won't be upgrading until ipad 3 appears, maybe later this year. Grey imports will be here within a couple weeks of the US launch - at premium pricing. Main difference is new one has 2 x cameras and its slightly thinner and lighter otherwise very similar.

So, if it were me, I'd buy the original ipad now at the discounted price unless I wanted to use FaceTime (and didn't have an iPhone) in which case I'd get the ipad 2 from UK or US - local official apple products have facetime disabled so you can't use it even outside UAE.
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Default Re: Where to buy iPad in Dubai

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Any advice on the best pplace to buy iPad in Dubai and how much are they (in particular are they cheaper than in UK)?

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My mates bringing the missus one back from NY in a few weeks - they charge a fortune out here for them.
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monsieur medusa just got ours in duty free at heathrow...was loads cheaper than here...

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another thing, the number of muppets who'll flog their v1's for the new one will mean you could pick them up second hand for peanuts on ebay type stuff in a matter of weeks...probably a higher spec'ed version than than the base model as well.
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Default Re: Where to buy iPad in Dubai

I priced them here, USA, and UK the one I wanted was $800, or £712 or $900 (here) bought it here from Micro was cheaper than virgin
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Default Re: Where to buy iPad in Dubai

Originally Posted by fineforforty
I priced them here, USA, and UK the one I wanted was $800, or £712 or $900 (here) bought it here from Micro was cheaper than virgin
So am I reading it right that according to your figures, the iPad is cheaper here (Dubai) than in UK?

Which particularl model did you price up (16GB + 3G?)
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