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Been looking into that bricking thing, and like Duane said it's to do with using Apple's Cloud, so I'm not really concerned about that as I won't be using the cloud - although I still don't like the idea of it.  I read one article about it and it totally contradicted itself stating that they cannot be de-bricked even by Apple, and then went on to say an employee who sabotaged a device by reporting it stolen (therefore bricking the device), later decided to provide the password and therefore de-bricked it.

So, I'm still no wiser on that one, I mean can it or can't it be de-bricked if you remembered your password after bricking-it?

Anyway, looks like I'll have to sell my soul to the Devil (or rather a Devil), I'm not carrying a laptop around for possibly months on end, so I'll have to get the iPad.  The only choker now is the capacity, the greedy b@stards, the price difference just because of difference in capacity is way off, and so is charging another £100 just for a f@cking SIM slot.  So what I've decided to do is hold-off for a short while and see what gets announced at the next Apple Brainwashing Conference (AKA Keynote).

Knowing my luck, if I were to buy one now, they'll probably come along a week later and announce a new model with an SD card slot or something, so providing it's not too far off, I suppose I'd better wait and see what spec the next model has.  I've decided to get the iPad Air 2, so if I wait for the next model to be announced, it means it'll drop £100 in price, so even if the new model doesn't offer an SD slot, I'll still means I get an iPad Air 2 £100 cheaper if I wait, so it's best I do - I'm not made of money.

So, anyone know when the next Keynote is due?
Do they generally follow a routine in announcement times?