iPad Insurance Covers Vandalism, But Not Nuclear War

[Paul Daniel Ash]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGUppxoJUVg&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - Brand new ipad getting smashed by a baseball bat[/ame]


Suppose you get a new iPad and it's stolen by a bunch of hooligans who want to destroy it - but can't think of a more creative way to trash it than dropping it and hitting it with a baseball bat - and videoing it to put on YouTube - but can't manage to hold the camera steady on the destruction? Or suppose you are having a beer while watching a video on your new iPad, and you see something funny and spit all of your refreshing beverage out on the shiny ten-inch screen? What will you do?

Fortunately, there is already a third-party insurer who has stepped forth with a solution. For as little as $45 a year, the Worth Ave Group will guarantee your new iPad against many things that AppleCare will not, including theft, screen damage due to dropping (or batting), fire, flood, and even surges from lightning strikes. For a top of the line 64GB iPad with 3G, the premium goes up to $82 a year.

The policy has a $50 deductible, and they will cover any damage above that amount. The company warns, however, that they won't pay you if your iPad just mysteriously disappears (meaning something other than it being stolen), mechanical or electrical breakdown, normal wear or tear, rust, government seizure or nuclear war. I'm thinking you'd have more to worry about if stuff just starts flat disappearing at your house, you're in trouble with the government or al-Qaeda nukes your hometown, but it's good to read the fine print.

[battlecrushr]

lmao at the title and that utube vid was so dumb.
wat idiots

[StealthBravo]

covering theft? wow

[s4mb4]

The iPad seems very tough.

[lolcats1]

I'm sure you've thought up better ways to destroy one then.

[Maarten16]

R.I.P. iPad
Please have a moment of silence..

[RonHC]

Yes.....Yes.....Yes

[dalep]

What a bunch of tossers

Spoilt twats

[28skater28]

iFixit-idiot version. Ha.

Can't wait till they make a BlendTec commercial with a super-sized blender that fits the iPad.

[AppleDummy]

I support these guys.

[dale1v]

I support these guys.

You support throwing away $500? Throw some my way please.

[Maarten16]

^ haha! +1

[iPhone3G[S]]

LOL, now I understand all of the "waste of money" comments... all of those people thought the iPad was for smashing!!!

Idiots.

[boges]

too bad it's so green... a nice dose of heavy metal poisoning almost seems just.

[javilam]

You support throwing away $500? Throw some my way please.

I support this guy, throw some to me too

[tcr6v1]

does it make me a bad person if i enjoyed that video?

[romeo_herman]

I like this video, can you smash more.....

[Limegrntaln]

What was the point?

[reallynotnick]

The video was lame, the least they could have done was an endurance test.

[jjeromejr]

I support these guys wish I could have been there to give it a whack also