Re: "when £1,000 is just too much for a smartmobe"
It's absurd even if you limit yourself to only the other things you could buy from Apple for £1,000 (or thereabouts):
* for £1,049, a complete 21.5" iMac;
* if you already have a screen, the new Mac Mini with £200 in change;
* at £969, the comically-oversized 12.9" iPad (with its fancy 120Hz display);
* two watches with change to spare — give one to your significant other and it'll be twice as likely that maybe one of you can find a use for the thing.