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i would be surprised if a 64gb 3g will be under 600, i still have enough for one though... just need to get a preorder in quick :P

does anyone have any inside info about a good place to preorder one?
 
Apple is your only choice until retail stores (non Apple) stock them.

Check out eBay. Quite a few available in the UK for a good price. You just need to need to be active and smart about it.

God I love the keyboard in this thing. I know i have already said that but it's just so good!,
 
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Westyfield2 said:
I'm still tempted by a 64GB 3G.... just not sure if I can justify £592 when I'm "saving for uni"..
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Is that how much they will be in the UK?
Is the WiFi the same price aswell?
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Nope, that's $829 + North Carolina Sales Tax and then converted to £ (so how much it'll cost me to get someone in the states to bring one back with them).

I'd expect the UK price (inc VAT) to be about £100 more.


"UK pricing and pre-ordering will be announced Monday 10th May, with an expected availability of the end of May" (Genius in Apple Store today).
 
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I'm guessing it will be an extra 30 days to get hold of the 3G model. Will be sure to buy that one.

So you guys don't have to wait long to learn the pricing of the iPad. My guess is that it will be £479 maybe £449. Which makes the £600 smackers i paid for this a good price.
 
Picked up my 32gb this evening and have been happily playing away since I got in from work. Just typing this out in landscape mode is my first real typing experience and I must say I am very impressed!

I would say I am marginally quicker when typing on a regular keyboard but I am surprised at how easy and fast it is to type!

I haven't got many apps on here yet but unfortunately after this evening I'm having it taken away from me for a week! I bought it as a birthday present for myself and my other half is insisting that after I have "tested" it this evening then she is taking it away to wrap up until next Saturday....this is going to be torture!

Overall after my first 2 hours I'm loving it :)

Can't wait to get this back in a weeks time and looking forward to some really good apps coming through in the future.
 
Wouldn't mind one myself. even if it was the 16GB one. just could never justify the price for how much i would use it compared to my £200 itouch 3g 32gb
Ill give it some time to fall in price or whatever, or till i win a nice amount of money :D
 
Apple prices don't reduce in price so you'll be waiting a long time!! Lol

Dude, just buy one. You will not use your iPod touch unless for taking it out as a iPod.

I find my typing to be just as fast and with the great auto correct on it , it just makes it better.
 
Talbs13 said:
Apple prices don't reduce in price so you'll be waiting a long time!! Lol

Dude, just buy one. You will not use your iPod touch unless for taking it out as a iPod.

I find my typing to be just as fast and with the great auto correct on it , it just makes it better.
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true but over time you get better value for money. Though that's to lo long lol like my 1g itouch 8gb was £200. A few years later my new itouch 32gb 3g was £210 ;)

I'll look at prices and such when they've been released. :p
 
From official Apple press release:

iPad releasing in UK on May 28th

iPad UK pricing:
£429 - 16GB, £499 - 32GB, £599 - 64GB for Wi-Fi models,
£529 - 16GB, £599 - 32GB, £699 - 64GB for Wi-Fi + 3G models.
 
http://www.apple.com/uk/pr/library/2010/05/07ipad.html

iPad Available in Nine More Countries on May 28th said:
Pre-Orders Begin May 10th
CUPERTINO, California — May 7th, 2010 — Apple today announced that iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28th. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple’s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10th. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers have downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store, as well as over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore.

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.

Pricing & Availability
iPad is available in the UK for a suggested retail price of £429 (inc. VAT) for 16GB, £499 (inc. VAT) for 32GB, £599 (inc. VAT) for 64GB for Wi-Fi models and £529 (inc. VAT) for 16GB, £599 (inc. VAT) for 32GB and £699 (inc. VAT) for 64GB for Wi-Fi + 3G models. iPad will be sold through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers. The iBooks app for iPad including Apple’s iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store on May 28th.

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.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
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