iPad 3 pricing revealed for SA
The local recommended retail pricing of the new iPad has been confirmed.
iPad 3 pricing for South Africa
iPad 3 pricing revealed for SA
The local recommended retail pricing of the new iPad has been confirmed.
So its 4G? - When did they decide on that?
I ordered accessories for one last night
Now I just hope FNB add it to their product selection.
Does it come free with a yellow tinted screen?
Those prices are a lil bit high if you ask me... but then I wouldn't expect any less from Core really...
Top of the range model used for comparison
Direct conversion from Apples retail price = R6,435.28
Core's price is R1863.72 higher than the price in the States... which gives Core a nice healthy R900 margin at least (taking into account the 14% VAT we have to pay)... since of course they are not buying them at the RRP from the states, but much lower than that.
Last edited by ToxicBunny; 23-04-2012 at 11:17 AM.
4G of no use to us
The LTE as included in the Global shipment version of the Ipad 3 supports LTE only in band B17 (704-716/734-746MHz) and the AWS band (band B4) (1710-1755/2110-2155). If and when LTE spectrum becomes available in SA, expect it to be in the 791-821/832-862MHz and 2500-2570/2620-2690MHz bands . Support for bands such as MTN's reused 1800 GSM band in 1710-1755/1805-1880MHz will probably come even later....Originally Posted by StonerStuart
The Ipad 3 will however support DC-HSPA in 850, 900, 1900 and 2100MHz making for a theoretical 42Mbps downlink.
Pricing seems decent to me. It's cheaper than what Vodacom/MTN is selling the Iphone 4S in comparison. At some point the Ipad 2 16G Wifi+3G was going for R5,500 and it was considered of the cheapest pricing (late in the Ipad 2 life cycle) . The Ipad 3 equivalent is R6,300 and it's a launch price....
Personally i wouldn't look at what the Ipad is selling for in the USA. You must look at what the (new) Samsung/Asus tablets are selling for HERE and compare THAT. You will be surprised......... I still maintain, the Ipad has gotten alot of traction in SA simply because it is accessible (can buy it anywhere) and it was cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Tab (when i bought mine anyway).
Prices dropped in the mean time, but i'm convinced if Samsung launched a new tablet right now, it will be in the R7k-R8k range EASILY.
Plus import duty/shipping, but I still think Core is taking a healthy margin
I did say a lil bit high.. not massively so...
But then we are priced comparatively to the UK so its not that bad really I suppose.
Nice post. Thanks for clearing this up!
Waiting for FNB to add to their product list....
R5000 for the entry level one! Yikes.
+1
...they also have the 64Gb and 128Gb Macbook Air on their offering now
Remember the US prices do not include state tax, which can be from 0 to 5 to 9% on top of the price on the US Apple Store.
I wonder if that includes vat?
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