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Those who don't want to wait for delivery will be able to buy an iPad 2 at 5 p.m. local time at all 236 Apple retail stores in the U.S. The multi-touch tablet will also be available at 5 p.m. local time at AT&T, Best Buy, Target, Verizon Wireless, and Walmart stores, as well as select Apple Authorized resellers.
The company also revealed that iMovie and GarageBand for iPad are available in the App Store starting today for $4.99 each.
Every customer who buys an iPad 2 at an Apple retail store will be offered free Personal Setup service, helping them customize their iPad 2 by setting up email, loading new apps from the App Store and more, so they’ll be up and running with their new iPad 2 before they leave the store.
iPad 2 with Wi-Fi will be available in the U.S. on March 11 for a suggested retail price of $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB model, $699 for the 64GB model. iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G will be available for a suggested retail price of $629 for the 16GB model, $729 for the 32GB model and $829 for the 64GB model.
iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G compatible with the Verizon network will be available in the US only for a suggested retail price of $629 for the 16GB model, $729 for the 32GB model and $829 for the 64GB model.
iPad 2 will be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK on March 25; and in many more countries around the world in the coming months. Further international availability and pricing will be announced at a later date.
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Apple on Thursday reminded customers that the iPad 2 will go on sale at retail locations at 5 p.m. on Friday, but those who want to purchase from the comfort of their home will be able to order online starting at 1 a.m. Pacific, 4 a.m. Eastern.
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I swear they said midnight Pacific last time I checked.
I predict record-breaking lines, and record-breaking first-day sales.
I predict that the iPad2 is going to sell more in the first few hours than the XOOM has sold for it's entire lifespan up until now.
I'll wait until a civilized 7.30 AM and a good cup of coffee. Thank you.
I?m not seeing a pre-order online with in-store pickup this year. Is that correct?
I predict that the iPad2 is going to sell more in the first few hours than the XOOM has sold for it's entire lifespan up until now.
I bet Apple?s flagship store in NYC will sell more iPads the first 24 hours than all actual Xoom sales for its entire Xoom life throughout all its markets.
I?m not seeing a pre-order online with in-store pickup this year. Is that correct?
Sure is. I was looking for that option since last Wednesday. I've even called 2 different reps, but both said no.
I'm thinking they still might, but it would be something silent they just turn on on their website sometime tonight.
Sooo... 230+ stores, and how many do you guys think they'll have in stock? I'm in LA right now (and no, not that one), so I'm hoping for minimal competition.
White 32gb 3G FTW