The official launch date has just been released for the Apple iPad. In a press release, Apple say:
Beginning a week from today, on March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple’s online store (www.apple.com) or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store.
In terms of costs::
iPad will be available in Wi-Fi models on April 3 in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in late April for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB.
which is what had been anticipated, although no word yet on UK prices. In terms of UK availability:
iPad will be available in both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models in late April in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. International pricing will be announced in April. iPad will ship in additional countries later this year.
If any of you manage to get your hands on one, we’d love to hear what you think of it – pop on over to Review Centre and leave a review of your Apple iPad. If you’re still a bit confused as to what an iPad is, head on over here for our buyers guide on laptops, notebooks, netbooks and tablets.
It’s a very pretty bit of kit but the price, limitations and probable weight of the thing makes me wonder who will be buying this.
I think there’s quite a few people within the Review Centre office that are planning on buying this, irregardless of price, limitations, weight etc… Pretty sure Apple’s brand will be enough to get this thing off the ground
It is a great looking piece of kit, and i am sure that after a few months of me justifying the purchase, i will give in and have one winging its way to my house.