Given that the iPad is at the very least a $500 device, it’s surprising to note that it doesn’t even ship with the most basic Apple Headphones. In fact, all that it ships with is a Charger and a USB cable.
look at the price though, as i remember, the basic Apple headphones are about $30 when you’re buying them alone. The iPad tablets are notably cheaper than most other tablets currently opposing them, and, correct me if im wrong, but they do not ship with headphones either. So, with the technology you’re getting, its still cheaper to get this, And a set of headphones, rather than another tablet, and headphones.
Apple all the way!
mac sux
Jobs is a cheap fuck.. why have a earphone jack.. and is primarily a big ipod.. f’ng idiot…
spiff33
Ummmmmm, I hate to burst your iFanboy bubble butttttttt….that $30 dollar retail for the Apple headphones is blatant price gouging, classic apple style, you are NOT getting a $30 piece of equipment…..you can goto a dollar store and get a pair of cheapo headphones that sound just as good as the apple headphones for a buck retail, that tells you what these things actually cost….before claiming the apple headphones are made out of some space age material, remember they are simply cheapie Chinese headphones made by foxconn in Taiwan….I guarantee the cost to apple for a pair of their stock headphones is less than .50 cents, and that’s being generous, if anything they are ‘a dime a dozen’. PS my galaxy tab came with a rockin’ pair of Samsung in ear headphones that sound leaps and bounds better than any apple headphones I have used in the past (including their fancy pants expensive in ear model), and I also paid a *lot* less for it than an iPad. Are my Samsung headphones ZOMG BLOW YOUR MIND AMAZING!!!!1? No. But they came free with my tablet, so who am I to complain?…..as well saying that iPads are priced notably cheaper than the competition’s tablets is just plain ludicrous, open your eyes!
Yes, lol I’m glad. (going to walmart for some $30 headphones) ((bitter))
Trbck3560
So let me get this straight…iPod touch can come with headphones…by my $600 can’t come with some fuckn headphones…cheap ass apple…I’m spreading da word about this…
GSTERR
people arent as poor as you
Nate
I agree, Apple is Cheap! How can you buy a $500-$850 Ipad2 and they don’t even give you a pair of headphones. That’s the least they can do.
Lucassimon48460
But its not really an upside so why should they give earphones put yourself in their shoes for a change I’m sure they r doing it for money so u buy them seperately
Lucassimon48460
Sorry typo…its not an ipod
Lucassimon48460
That’s mean, Steve jobs passed away he was a genious I’m sure he had a reason for it.