iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.
The App Store on iPad lets you wirelessly browse, buy and download new apps from the world’s largest app store. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for iPad and will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone or iPod touch. Developers have created more than 5,000 exciting new apps designed for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch interface, large screen and high-quality graphics.
Apple plans to release iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. Apple will announce availability, local pricing and pre-order plans for these nine additional countries at a later date.
Source: Apple Inc.
Still no indication about UK prices! 🙁
World domination?
and magical
@Nukeman,
is it reasonable to extrapolate the price based on what the US price is and using the conversion rate of dollars to pounds/euros? You used to be able to have a close approximation 10 years ago but I don’t know what it is like these days…
Here in Oz, I’m also waiting for the ‘unbelievable price’….?
Just got mine last nite finally!!!! Such a great device I’m sorry for my Macbook she feels a little ignored ( and my partner and my dogs too) sent from iPad 3G
@AmericanJoe
Actually that is a method I have used previously to approximate (UK£) prices but the complicating factors are the variable exchange rate, and the fact that the local quoted price include Value Added Tax (VAT @17.5%). For example, 27″ iMac i5 is $1999 pretax, and in UK is £1634, so about £30-80 price premimum beyond exchange rates/tax.
A magical price for the UK and Oz where all the money In your wallet ‘magically’ disappears.
@nukeman,
ouch! I wondered about VAT. Gotta love those taxes, eh…
The US price is plus “sales tax”. The European price will be including VAT *by law*.
Pricing is on Website already, catch up MDN!!
http://www.apple.com/uk/pr/library/2010/05/07ipad.html
Let’s get the US inventory of 3Gs up first, please.
@ Sarasota
Bugger off!
Looks like the price in Canada is $50 higher than the US even though are dollars are almost the same (I think 3-4 cents difference).
Also no carrier in Canada has posted data plans for the 3G model so this makes the buying decision WiFi only or WiFi + 3G, for Mondays pre-sale that much harder, I want 3G but if data is priced out of my market that would be $130 wasted.
It would also be nice to know if I can order the AT&T;3G when visiting the US, IE do you have to be a citizen to order AT&T;3G plan?
It’s not just 3G you get for the additional 130USD, you also get the GPS.
Is the additional $50 due to the VAT?
@ Jeff,
You need an American address for billing purposes. Surely you have an American relative.
You can even buy your iPhone/iPad in the US with an AT&T plan and roam in Canada on that plan for less money than getting the iPhone/iPad and phone plan in Canada from Telus, Bell or Rogers.
@jayburridge
Thanks for that!
Comparing the prices, looks like Apple is using a £/$ conversion rate of 1.40. Ouch, that is bit low… or maybe not, considering the political outlook going forward…
Thanks for the suggestions.
One more question, can someone that has an iPad 3G and iPhone test putting there sim from the iPhone in the iPad to see if they can use their iPhone data on the iPad?
What we need now is information on who will offer 3G data plans and the price – for countries outside the US
Jeff I just saw an article that Cogeco will be offering wifi access in Tor for $5 a month, but it not going to cover a huge area down town but it’s pretty big. No need for 3g if you work and play down there.
MW Can as in Canada
Aaaaaarrrrgggghhhhh
Have to wait yet again to July (providing there is sufficient supply) to get our hands on it in other parts of Europe (BE or NL in my case)…
From what I’ve been reading, the iPad is well worth the wait though…