The Apple iPad, a revolutionary and ground-breaking tablet PC was launched in early 2010 to critical acclaim. The 9.5" x 7.5" unit contains a 1 GHz Apple A4 processor and is capable of processing a number of intensive tasks. The iPad is often considered to be the big brother of the iPhone and contains a liquid crystal display built with scratch-resistant glass. Whilst impressive, the iPad is not indestructible and repairs can be expensive. For this reason, we've put together some comprehensive information on different iPad insurance plans available to consumers and business customers around the world.
Apple offer their own insurance package, the Apple Care Protection Plan. Let's face it - nobody knows the inner workings of the iPad better than Apple do. Technically speaking, the Apple Care Protection Plan extends your current one year warranty and turns it into a two year warranty whilst extending the paltry 90 days of technical support to the full two year period too. It's not cheap, however. The Apple Care Protection Plan will set you back more than 7 each month over the course of a year due to the 85 fee to register your iPad.
If your iPad should break or get damaged, do you really want to have to send it back to Apple and wait ages for it to be returned to you? Many third party providers offer great value iPad insurance - most less than 5 per month, covering accidental loss and damage to ensured you're covered for all possibilities and eventualities. It's quick and easy to buy online and ensures you're covered at all times.
In the event that your iPad gets damaged or broken, you should always ensure that it's in the hands of the experts. Whilst many insurance companies will offer to insure your iPad or cover it under your home contents insurance, they will either not be able to effectively arrange for repairs or replacements or will even send it to the same repairs company as the specialist iPad insurer. If you've spent a few hundred pounds on the iPad already, why compromise?
So, whilst Apple manufactured the iPad and may know it best, their reliability and price sometimes tends to let them down when it comes to faults, repairs and iPad insurance. Your existing insurance company may well cover the policy with minimum hassle and effort on your part but are not best placed to organise repairs or replacements should you need them. A third party broker who specialises in technology and iPads will offer a fair price and a specialised service.