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Looking to flog my iPad2 so I can upgrade.
Tis a black 16GB Wifi model in mint condition with no marks at all. Also comes with a Switcheasy Coverbuddy rear clamshell case which adds very little bulk but totally protects the rear and corners. Warranty is valid until July this year.
Looking for £270 delivered :)
iPad is now sold but still have the Coverbuddy case if anyone has an iPad2 already and is interested in it?
That was quick!
I ordered 'the new iPad' this morning ;D
Yeah should have sold the damn thing a couple of weeks back, values have taken a nose-dive lately.
Ordered my iPad3 this morning too! 32GB 4G model this time - £579 - ouch!!
Ah I refuse to buy a '4G' product. So I bought a 64gb wifi model with a smart case for a, lets not think about it too much, £620ish. The VAT on that is the worst though I think, knowing I'll probably be setting up a Ltd very soon :/
Oh well. iPad for me next Friday ;D
Yeah the 4G is pointless here as we'll have two more generations of iPad before we get any 4G networks here, we're so backward.
I want 3G on it though as I found it a bit limiting without it on the iPad 2, having to tether to my phone when needed was a bit awkward and eat into my allowance.
I'm not bothering with the upgrade so I'll be skipping this generation and seeing what the next has to offer.
The VAT on that is the worst though I think, knowing I'll probably be setting up a Ltd very soon :/
Why set up a limited company? I know it's what a lot of people tend to do but I don't see the need most of the time. Become a sole trader and you can whack "running costs" through far easier than you can with a limited company. The only time I can think being a limited company has its advantages is once you hit the 40% tax bracket.
Why set up a limited company?
I say Ltd because in the past two years thats all I've heard, nobody has mentioned sole trading. All the guys I work with have Ltds but my brother is a sole trader. As I understand it a sole trader is easier, but I've never looked in to the differences so assumed it was just the way you had to operate when contracting like I am.
A Place of Light
10-03-2012, 23:38
Sole trader is easier but your liability is unlimited IIRC and that has the potential to really burn you.
Yeah I was reading about that yesterday. The hardest part of it all is coming up with a company name it seems!!
In other news I got my shipment notification from Apple last night ;D
From what I've read they're coming direct from China. Bring on Friday!
A Place of Light
12-03-2012, 14:17
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Also it can be more difficult to raise capital when you're a sole trader.
Have you been in business before?
What do you (intend to) do?
You're right in that limited will give more protection but as you ask above, it really does depend on what you intend to do. With a limited company, every penny has to be accounted for with receipts and things have to be bought through the business account. Being a sole trader makes this far more open and easier to administer meaning you could possibly run more through the business than you'd get away with being limited.
From what I've been reading it would be the better route, but wouldn't be of benefit to me.
I'm an IT contractor and have been working under an umbrella for almost 2 years. I get work through an agency, which according to the latest thing I've read isn't something thats open to sole traders http://www.contracteye.co.uk/sole_trader_contractor.shtml
semi-pro waster
14-03-2012, 15:46
Sole trader may not be a good option for other reasons but the limitation of liability that you get with a limited company of some designation tends to only really matter where you're doing something that would normally incur significant amounts of liability. If you're in a business where there is little to no liability accruing to you then it becomes somewhat more of an irrelevance - that doesn't mean it's always a good idea to be a sole trader, more that the limitation of liability isn't necessarily a huge plus point for the other types of business.
my iPad is on its way up from Nuneaton ;D
Keeping my iPad2. I can't see the pixels on my iPad2 from six inches away so it's a Retina display as far as I'm concerned. :p ;D
Keeping my iPad2. I can't see the pixels on my iPad2 from six inches away so it's a Retina display as far as I'm concerned. :p ;D
Are you serious? One thing I really disliked was using my iPad2 straight after using my iPhone 4S - it just looked like a pixellated mess by comparison.
I adore my iPad3 I must say. The screen has exceeded all my expectations :)
Yeah, I'm serious. Admittedly not side-by-side, but I loaded up BBC News on a 2 and 3 in the local Apple store and the difference, to me, was so small it wasn't worth bothering (possibly a little sharper, but that's all). I'll do a fairer comparison next time I go (with my iPad2 vs their 3).
If you've got 20/20 vision, I'm sure it is Resolutionary. If you don't, it just isn't. Same goes for the Retina display on the iPhone as well. Sorry Apple, no sale. Must admit though that I didn't realise just how bad the camera on the iPad2 is. I was taking photos at a conference for future reference and had I known I'd have used my iPhone instead.
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