Students can now buy iPads on campus in the OU IT Store.
Though the iPad was released nationwide Saturday, the OU IT Store was closed for the weekend and began selling iPads on Monday.
“Apple has done a good job of stirring up interest in this new product, and OU faculty, staff and students have shown a lot of interest,” OU IT Spokesman Nick Key said by e-mail.
Key said the OU IT Store ordered an inventory of iPads as part of the Apple Authorized Campus Store program.
“We will do our best to meet the demand of the OU community,” Key said. “Once additional product stock becomes available, we will offer all iPad models — including the 3G model — in our regular inventory, as we do for the entire Apple family of products.”
Key said OU IT also is available for customer support if members of the OU community have any trouble or questions concerning the iPad.
“While this is a new product, our strong relationship with Apple means that our technicians have the tools and resources available to properly support iPads,” Key said. “We are prepared to offer an excellent customer service experience and to begin working with faculty and staff on ways this technology can be used in their everyday environments.”
Key said the iPad will not be discounted at OU IT’s One Day Sale coming up later this month.
“The technology is still relatively new, and we have to maintain Apple’s price recommendations,” Key said. “So even though many things will be on sale, the iPad will most likely not be one of them.”
But because the OU IT Store must match the pricing of all other Apple retailers, OU community members should expect promotional discounts on iPad accessories.
“We will run promotions around accessories and other in-store items that will continue to demonstrate the OU IT Store’s amazing value to the OU community,” Key said.
Key said students can charge the iPad to their bursar accounts.
According to an e-mail sent to Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications faculty and forwarded to The Daily, there will be a demonstration for Gaylord students about the iPad and its features at 9 a.m. Friday.
“Three representatives with Apple will be presenting material on the iPad, as well as providing participants the opportunity to get test drive an iPad (there will be 5-7 iPads available at this special event),” Gaylord College Assistant Dean John Hockett said in the e-mail.
Hockett said the event will take place in the commons area of Gaylord Hall adjacent to the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium.
Apple Inc. said it sold more than 300,000 iPads on the first day the touch-screen tablet devices became available.
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William 2 years, 1 month ago
Stupid.
cperkins 2 years, 1 month ago
Just wanted to let everybody know that in addition to the Gaylord College Exclusive iPad presentation, OUIT and Apple will also be making a second presentation that is OPEN TO ALL OU students and to the OU community at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. The presentation will be in GYLD 1140. You can get more info here: http://www.ou.edu/content/gaylord/home/main/newsroom/apple_ipad_event.