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Apple iPad - a magical and revolutionary product

After much speculation that the Apple iPad will hit the shelves later this month, iPad fans will have to wait a little longer for the 3rd April release.

Apple have released a statement announcing the availability of the news-hungry and eagerly awaited Apple iPad from Saturday, April 3rd onwards. The pre-orders, though, begin next Friday onwards from March 12.

Apple iPad will be available from April 3rd onwards

The 3rd April release will, however, be a non 3G version of the iPad, which will, with another limitation, be released only in the U.S. For other countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK), the release date is late April.

April end will also see the availability of the 3G version of the iPad but thankfully at least the iBookstore will be ready for action on the April 3rd launch. For other countries, iBookstore will be available later during the year.

You can pre-order your iPad from March 12 onwards, either at the online store or at an Apple retail store in the US.

Quoting a delighted Steve Jobs: "We're excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before".

U.S pricing will be as follows:

• 16GB WiFi only -- $499
• 32GB WiFi only -- $599
• 64GB WiFi only -- $699
• 16GB WiFi + 3G -- $629
• 32GB WiFi + 3G -- $729
• 64GB WiFi + 3G -- $829

For more info, read Apple's press release.

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