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Oh and John Lewis is an additional 2 yr guarantee making it 3yrs.

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Only because it is the latest release, has the retina screen, is much thinner and lighter and has more up-to-date operating system. Probably a bit faster too

But if you want to save a bit of money then get an older version

I wouldnt buy anything from MediaMarkt either, we had a bad experience there, but ElCorteIngles are very trustworthy and god value, and there are Apple Stores all over Spain, although probably not in Chiclana ;)

What do you do if your iPad breaks, post it to JohnLewis? ElCorteIngles would give you a replacement on the spot

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A dumb question I´m sure but what´s a "retina screen"?

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Good question.

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El Corte IPad Air is 479 euros which makes it about 401 GBP.

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Thanks for that andyrich. Very kind of you to post as in hind sight, I should have looked it up! :o

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Same price as the UK then at 399 GBP

You can buy it where you like, but I dont understand why you would get it from the UK when you have the same product in shops next door to you. It makes no sense

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Preference.

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With you on that one CM!
Besides, pump some cash into the Spanish economy!

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Just to chuck my tuppence in, I bought a offline HTC one from o2, the first one burnt out, to get that replaced in the UK was a nightmare, it was quite stressful, not a nice company, anyway eventually got a new one and the paperwork in my name.

This one has gone wrong now, the Mic / Speaker not working, so only way is for me to ship it back to UK get someone to have it collected as I cant send it to 02 direct, they wont have it. And then faf about getting it back, I could send it to HTC but it will take longer than to o2.

so based on that I think Cricketmans advice is worth noting. Frankly if your not in the UK then they cant be arsed, second to that I used to sell a lot of Iphones and Ipads and Apple if they can get out of doing anything they will.

I repaired a mates Ipad the other day where the wireless was not working cos they bought it from pissyworld they only gave the 1 year warranty, (I told him to enforce his rights but he let them shrug it off) unlike the 2 year from crapple, so if you get 2 years in the Shop here, then unless you plan to go back to the UK id take that.

I know a some electrical items are more expensive here like TV's and I would buy one from UK but not a Ipad if it was the same price with a longer guarantee.

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I think for me it is the language problem. After my experience in Mediamarkt yesterday where I had to complain in Spanish which leaves me totally frustrated at trying to get my point across.

Everything else in the past I have bought from here (MediaMarkt) but will not go back there again.

I do go back to the UK three times a year so could take it back. I just don´t know. Also a three year guarantee is not to be sniffed at.

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I get that, hopefully it wont go wrong though.

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Why not buy it online from the Spanish Apple Store? Also if you have a problem then you can take it back to the Apple Store in Marbella - I know it's a fair way from you but it's closer than the UK and they all speak perfect English.

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In my experience very few electrical goods are cheaper in the UK nowadays

I bought a Samsung smartTV from EL Corte Ingles last year, it was 570 euros and came with a 70 euros voucher of the next purchase

The same product was £599 in the UK