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

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

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

Good question.

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_Display

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

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

Preference.

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

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.

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.

I get that, hopefully it wont go wrong though.

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.

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