The good news? Australians will only have to wait a fortnight after the US release of the iPad 2 for the second generation of Apple’s tablet to go on sale in Australia, with the device set to hit stores on Friday March 25. The bad news? We don’t yet have pricing details.
In the US, where the new iPad (complete with dual cameras, thinner design and a choice of black or white casing) goes on sale on March 11, a 16GB basic model will cost $US499, the 32GB version will be $US599 and the 64GB version will be $US699. The same options with 3G added will cost $US629, $US729 and $US829 respectively.
Despite near-parity with the US dollar, we’ll be surprised if the pricing is exactly the same in Australia. That said, since the pricing should have been set more recently than with the original iPad and the US pricing matches that of the original iPad, we might not see so much of the “Apple tax” applied. Meanwhile, pricing on the original iPad has been cut dramatically.
Based on the current exchange rate the 64GB wifi+3G $814AUD Add 10% of GST that's $81 which brings it to $895AUD. That be a whole lot cheaper then what it currently was.
Add the Apple Tax (you could almost say shipping plus profit) and round it up to $999
I wouldnt mind putting bets on that we wont actually see the iPad 2's arriving in Aus in late May...
And I would love to see identical or close to it prices - might even grab one myself if it is...
Did you even read the article?
Just checked out the apple site, and refurbed ipads are more expensive then a new 1st gen ipad.
Yes... And?
You just have to look at the delemnas the original had here in AUS with getting stocks to know that we may be waiting a little while for these to land on our shores.
Just out of curiosity, from a layman techie perspective, what's stopping me ordering one from the US and getting it posted to Australia?
I imagine even with the cost of postage combined it would be a lot less than the AU markup.
You can order one from America and technically shouldn't have to pay tax unless its over $1000 so best not to order accessories. Depends on the exchange rate you get when paying as to how good a deal it will be and of course you may have to wait a while!
Whats the difference between the US and AUS versions...any thing different about using 3G...is the US one locked to a carrier?
The "AT&T" version from America is identical to the AUS version, both use GSM.
The "Verizon" version in America is CDMA and won't work with the providers here (Optus, Telstra, Vodafone etc are all GSM).
My money is on iPad 2 being the exact same prices in Australia as the last gen was....
I'm gonna buy online from Amazon (free shipping and no sales tax), and have family ship it to me for $50. I believe I will end up with an iPad 2 for $550 instead of $630. Import taxes don't apply unless you go over $1000.
Yes, but those buying in America will have to buy a power converter?