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The iPad Pro is £735 for the 128GB model (which is obviously too much). My parents said that they couldn't get the iPad Pro as it was too much money. (before you say anything, both a Tablet and a basic laptop is what i need at school, so the Pro is cheaper than buying an Air 2 and laptop). May dad can get 20% off everything he buys (so the price will now be £588). I have £500 to spend on a new phone, and want to get a OnePlus Two as i only need it for 1.5 years until contract expires. I have a spare £200 left over therefore, so i can put it to the iPad Pro (which would now cost £388(. 

My parents are making me spend my own money (as you guys have rightly said) to be responsible, and my dad has said so about this idea.

Is it a good idea?

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Have you considered looking at a Microsoft Surface?

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Have you considered looking at a Microsoft Surface?

Yes. the Pro is cheaper in the UK than the surface

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The iPad Pro is £735 for the 128GB model (which is obviously too much). My parents said that they couldn't get the iPad Pro as it was too much money. (before you say anything, both a Tablet and a basic laptop is what i need at school, so the Pro is cheaper than buying an Air 2 and laptop). May dad can get 20% off everything he buys (so the price will now be £588). I have £500 to spend on a new phone, and want to get a OnePlus Two as i only need it for 1.5 years until contract expires. I have a spare £200 left over therefore, so i can put it to the iPad Pro (which would now cost £388(. 

My parents are making me spend my own money (as you guys have rightly said) to be responsible, and my dad has said so about this idea.

Is it a good idea?

Just curious, is that 20% off a VAT Exemption? I would go for the iPad Pro, and not to get a new phone, doesnt it have a sim slot anyway?

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Just curious, is that 20% off a VAT Exemption? I would go for the iPad Pro, and not to get a new phone, doesnt it have a sim slot anyway?

He can claim back VAT in full as he is Senior GP and partially owns the local health centre 

Current Rig:   CPU: AMD 1950X @4Ghz. Cooler: Enermax Liqtech TR4 360. Motherboard:Asus Zenith Extreme. RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR4 3666. GPU: Reference GTX 970  SSD: 250GB Samsung 970 EVO.  HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro. PSU: Corsair RM1000X. OS: Windows 10 Pro UEFI mode  (installed on SSD)

Peripherals:  Display: Acer XB272 1080p 240Hz G Sync Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Brown Mouse: Logitech G502 RGB Headhet: Roccat XTD 5.1 analogue

Daily Devices:Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and 128GB iPad Pro

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