2 Months till the US launch and we know what the US ipad prices will be – 6 models ranging from $499 to $829. Apple hasnt released prices in £ yet and many are doing some heavy guessing.
The US is famous for just replacing the $ sign with a £ sign and trousering the difference. That wont work this time. Intercontinental shipping has caught up with the times.
Pound vs Euros iPad
Of special interest to us is not what the £ price will be, but what the Euro price of an Ipad will be. Will there be a significant difference that will see us nipping off to France for a Euro iPad?
iPad prices in Pounds
Macworld has a go at pricing based off the conversion factors of the iPhone:
iPad Wifi £388 for the 16GB iPad, £510 for the 32Gb iPad and £590 for the 64 GB iPad
iPad wifi + 3G £490 for teh 16GB iPAd, £612 for the 32GB iPAd and £693 for the 64Gb iPad
iPad Operators
Once we know the price then comes the sticky bit about who the network operators will be. Pray that its not an “exclusive” like the US AT&T iPhone deal which has left a slew of unhappy customers over long term tie in deals. Its unlikelyto be a single partner across the hwoel of Europe, but lets hope theres more choice than just O2 and Orange
Price of an Ipad in Pounds
Related links:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/28/apple-ipad-uk-pricing
http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/index.cfm?newsid=28478&pagtype=allchandate
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