ipad US available for preorder march12, in shops April 3rd

[Keith]

Apple has announced that its long-awaited iPad will be available for purchase for consumers starting on Saturday, April 3, while pre-orders for the multi-touch device will begin on March 12.

While the Wi-Fi model will be the only available at first, the 3G-capable iPad is expected to arrive in late April. In addition, all versions of the hardware will be available in the U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Italy, Japan, Span and Switzerland in late April.

Preorders for the iPad will begin on March 12, with both the Wi-Fi and 3G models available for reserve from apple.com. The Wi-Fi model will be available in-store as well on Saturday, April 3. That date is just a few days later than the 60-day launch window Apple announced at the device's unveiling in late January.

[Keith]

Interestingly, no news in the UK yet, not even pricing!

I like that in the US you'll be able to preorder the device for pickup at a store, I hope they do that in the UK as well!

[Skywatcher]

Hmm any news on what the 3G pricing will be - presumably you'll need some sort of contract.

Also for lthose of us too lazy to google will you be able to upgrade the flash drive with an SD card do you know ?

oh and :mental:

[Keith]

Looks like a month later for the poor old UK though as usual. So much for a simultaneous worldwide launch.

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.

[Skywatcher]

..... and the sd slot?

[Keith]

..... and the sd slot?

could be wrong but I dont believe that it has one :/

People may make peripherals for it using the dock connector or something :/

[Britchick]

and guess what day Jon flies back from the US?


April 2nd!


waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[josh.p.]

and guess what day Jon flies back from the US?


April 2nd!


waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could you not just get someone to intercept him at the airport... :evil:

[Britchick]

Could you not just get someone to intercept him at the airport... :evil:

funny you should say that but he's flying BA!!! they are due to announce strike!

can you imagine if i had one before Keith! :tongue:

[Keith]

funny you should say that but he's flying BA!!! they are due to announce strike!

can you imagine if i had one before Keith! :tongue:

:taunt::taunt::taunt::taunt:

I have friends who are arranging to fly over JUST to get the thing so unfortunately there'll be a lot of people with one before me this time :yes: I like the look of them sure but I'm not spending an extra grand to get one... unless hmmmm American secrets NY meet? :D

[Britchick]

I got an email from the US store! there are accesories! me likes accesories

[Keith]

I got an email from the US store! there are accesories! me likes accesories

yeah! GOT to get the swish case for a start :lol:

I think we should all go over for a new york shop :yes:

[josh.p.]

I actually nearly hyperventilated when I went to the Apple store on Fifth Avenue. No lie!

(I also kept the bag and still have it.... 4 years later haha)

[Skywatcher]

They should have used the song

'whole world in his hands' for the ad

see I was born to be an ad man - that and the tortoise thing :sigh:

the accessories look excellent - the case looks greatwith it propped up and the keyboard displayed

:mental:

me want now!

[Deafjeff]

Im still undecided if I will buy ipad :-(

[Skywatcher]

I think I will be swayed the second I hold one in my hand

[luvthemansion]

:unsure:I still dont understand why I need one if I have an iphone already

[Skywatcher]

I think you will be able to do a lot more with it - surfing will be easier and watching videos will be as well - photos will be easier to share and pass around and email easier to compose

In short - I'm sure the real apple boys will disagree but it does everything the iphone does in addition to being a phone a whole lot better - plus a lot else including word processing etc

[Britchick]

yeah! GOT to get the swish case for a start :lol:

I think we should all go over for a new york shop :yes:

me too! it answers my problem on holding the ipad all the time.

[catrancher]

No....


money....


right...


now...


must....


resist.... :mental:

Arrrrrggggghhhhh!

Tom (:macwave:... I'm not well. Not well at all!)

[josh.p.]

I'm not getting mine until the 2nd version comes out (he says with mouse hovering over the pre-order button)

[Britchick]

I'm not getting mine until the 2nd version comes out (he says with mouse hovering over the pre-order button)

i'm probably going to be a good girl and wait till my birthday in June. Hopefully we will have a good idea of 3G and prices for data plans etc.

anyone know what the data plans for US 3G ones are like?

[catrancher]

anyone know what the data plans for US 3G ones are like?

Brit,

Here's an MacWorld article (http://www.macworld.com/article/147051/2010/03/ipad_details.html) that talks about that very thing! :thumbsup:

Tom (:macwave:... unlimited is good! But not cheap!)

[Britchick]

how heavy a usage would 250mb be? see i have a contract for £30 at the moment with my iphone that is coming to the end over the summer- i can then get unlimited with pay as you go for £15 with my supplier, if i could get plan at £15 per month for data- i'm sorted!

fingers crossed!

[josh.p.]

how heavy a usage would 250mb be? see i have a contract for £30 at the moment with my iphone that is coming to the end over the summer- i can then get unlimited with pay as you go for £15 with my supplier, if i could get plan at £15 per month for data- i'm sorted!

fingers crossed!
02 Pay & Go £15 for unlimited texts and web has finished now apparently :sigh: Unless they started it back up again?

[Britchick]

02 Pay & Go £15 for unlimited texts and web has finished now apparently :sigh: Unless they started it back up again?

simplicity? i saw it t'other day :unsure:

there's a 12 month one though

http://shop.o2.co.uk/tariffs/sim-only-iphone/12_months

[josh.p.]

simplicity? i saw it t'other day :unsure:

there's a 12 month one though

Tariffs - O2 Pay monthly tariffs (http://shop.o2.co.uk/tariffs/sim-only-iphone/12_months)
Ohh.. simplicity isn't pay & go, it's a rolling contract.

[Britchick]

Ohh.. simplicity isn't pay & go, it's a rolling contract.

yeah, they shouldn't try and confuse us oldies!! anyway what will 250mb get me a month? how many hours a day on forum type places do you reckon?

[josh.p.]

I honestly don't know! I'd say a few hours a day.

[Beccaberry]

A girlfriend of mine is a photographer here in the Westport area...I just noticed this new advert on her website:

"We are now offering our wedding photography clients a special iPad, complete with a wedding album from your day, ibooks about successful marriage and other special bonuses. Our technology consultant is always on the cutting edge! Please inquire about this exciting new product!"

How cool is that?

[Britchick]

How cool is that?

good idea! wouldn't i like clients that would fork out for that in the future!!

[Beccaberry]

I know, right? Well, she's definitely in the right area for that sort of upsell.

[josh.p.]

wow, that's super cool. I can imagine the grooms would go for that one more than the brides! :rotfl:

[Britchick]

wow, that's super cool. I can imagine the grooms would go for that one more than the brides! :rotfl:

excuse me Josh! :slap: Off with his head!!

[catrancher]

Well, if you're interested, iPad Guided Tours are now available on the US Apple site. Fine them here:

iPad Guided Tours (http://www.apple.com/ipad/guided-tours/)

Tom (:macwave:... still thinking... but liking what I see!)

[catrancher]

ABC News got a sneak peek at the iPad.

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Excited yet? :yes:

Tom (:macwave:... there's probably an app for that! Whatever "that" is.)

[catrancher]

Well, the time draws closer for the iPad to actually end up in consumer's hands. And the hype continues! :mental:

Last Wednesday night, the iPad figured prominently in the ABC sitcom series "Modern Family (http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family)". :thumbsup:

This morning, there's this article (http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1976935-1,00.html?artId=1976935?contType=article?chn=bizTe ch) in Time magazine (online). :thumbsup:

And finally, Disney has committed to providing iPad content (http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2010/2010_0401_ipad.html) under the banners of Disney, ABC, ESPN and Marvel. :thumbsup:

This gadget may shape up to be as big as the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field. I particularly like the last line of the Time article:

One melancholy thought occurs as my fingers glide and flow over the surface of this astonishing object: Douglas Adams is not alive to see the closest thing to his Hitchhiker's Guide that humankind has yet devised.

Tom (:macwave:... I want an iPad cover with "Don't Panic" on the front in large, friendly letters!)

[Keith]

This gadget may shape up to be as big as the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field. I particularly like the last line of the Time article:


Tom (:macwave:... I want an iPad cover with "Don't Panic" on the front in large, friendly letters!)

That was the first thing I thought when I saw it :yes: and I'm positive "Don't Panic" background will be available from somewhere :lol:

[Dawn]

Stephen Fry has an ipad. He's been Tweeting about it since yesterday. I think he has a video of him unpacking it. :lol: