I think I have to agree. If you can really “afford” to buy something like that then you should definitely have no issue affording the accessories that are needed. I say this because I work at an automotive shop and so many times I have customers that have Mercedes, bmw, jaguar and they want to go pep boys, firestone and places likes that for maintenance like oil changes, alignment, tail lights . Then they get upset when they are turned away and told they need to go dealership and spend double to triple. Special cars have special requirements. Special tools or machines are needed. If you can afford to buy something like that then you should be able to shell out the money for the maintenance with a problem.
@Kelly & Nina why doesn’t anyone ever want to admit they spend $600-$900 on that thing? You could have gotten a laptop for a better deal. Last month I purchased the Dell Inspiron 1121 for $318.24 (taxes & shipping included) down from $700 and it can do A LOT more than an ipad can.