Asked a salesrep at the AppleStore in San Francisco about pre orders and to his knowledge there wouldnt be any! You can however sign up on Apples site to be informed when they are starting to ship!! Odd!

Originally Posted by DG~X

Ill pre order it since apple is a big company. And people knowing a new apple system is coming out, it will be almost inpossible to buy it.

I don't think the iPad is going to create the same demand as the iPhone. The iPhone was truly a new idea. The iPad is a large iPod Touch. Perhaps for the first day or so there will be Apple enthusiasts who will line up to get the latest gizmo from Apple. I will go to the store a few days after launch to see how it performs/feels but this is one product that Apple makes that I will definitely wait for version 2. I think version 1 falls short (no memory slot, no camera, no multi-tasking, no Flash support).

Will pre-order. Will be looking for best deal. Do you think Apple will an education discount?

Originally Posted by rudeman

Will pre-order. Will be looking for best deal. Do you think Apple will an education discount?

Maybe not initially, but I bet it's not long after the release

Originally Posted by rudeman

Will pre-order. Will be looking for best deal. Do you think Apple will an education discount?

I doubt it. The iTouch does not a discount in the Apple Education Store.

There is no pre-order, but I'm getting it ASAP so I can be one of the first people to get one like I did with the iPod touch.

Its going to be awesome. Can't believe I'm so excited. Feel like a little kid. I guess that's a good thing. Will buy the wifi version for now.

I believe I will keep it till Apple makes some real great big advancement with the iPad. The camera to me would not be a big deal.

I pre-ordered my 64 gb 3g right away as soon as the Apple site was ready for pre-orders.

I am as enthusiastic as the next person when it comes to Apple products, I like the quality, the appearance and the consistency of the interfaces. I see that over 100,000 people had pre-ordered the iPad during the first week that pre-ordering was available. This seems to be a small number, which makes sense.

I find it strange that anyone would buy any product without first trying it out at the store which might explain the small numbers. I also find it strange that people would not bide their time and opt for the Wi-Fi plus 3G version when you can purchase 3G service by the month for as little as $15. I forsee a number of eBay sales coming up as people change their minds. It's $130 more but seems like a no-brainer to include the 3G if you're going to spend $500 at a minimum anyway.

How well the iPad is going to work is an unknown (response, interworking, networking). Since the entry price for a WFi + 3G is $630 (plus case, Plus dock) I think I'll definitely wait until this group (and others) iron out all the bugs and Apple decides what to do about the feature set for version 2. I would certainly like to see a better battery life, a flash card slot and a camera at a minimum unless the price of your used iPad with all its patches on eBay gets down to $250 - $300. I'm still excited about the product but I need to feel how heavy it is and how well it performs before I commit more than $500. I'll take a trip to the Apple store on 4th April ( well maybe a week later than that) and give it a workout.

Good luck to everyone who buys version 1. I would be interested to hear an objective opinion after someone has theirs in hand.

Originally Posted by pughimag

I am as enthusiastic as the next person when it comes to Apple products, I like the quality, the appearance and the consistency of the interfaces. I see that over 100,000 people had pre-ordered the iPad during the first week that pre-ordering was available. This seems to be a small number, which makes sense.

I find it strange that anyone would buy any product without first trying it out at the store which might explain the small numbers. I also find it strange that people would not bide their time and opt for the Wi-Fi plus 3G version when you can purchase 3G service by the month for as little as $15. I forsee a number of eBay sales coming up as people change their minds. It's $130 more but seems like a no-brainer to include the 3G if you're going to spend $500 at a minimum anyway.

How well the iPad is going to work is an unknown (response, interworking, networking). Since the entry price for a WFi + 3G is $630 (plus case, Plus dock) I think I'll definitely wait until this group (and others) iron out all the bugs and Apple decides what to do about the feature set for version 2. I would certainly like to see a better battery life, a flash card slot and a camera at a minimum unless the price of your used iPad with all its patches on eBay gets down to $250 - $300. I'm still excited about the product but I need to feel how heavy it is and how well it performs before I commit more than $500. I'll take a trip to the Apple store on 4th April ( well maybe a week later than that) and give it a workout.

Good luck to everyone who buys version 1. I would be interested to hear an objective opinion after someone has theirs in hand.

Actually the wall St journal said hundreds of thousands of preorders not a hundred thousand. It is expected to actually beat iPhone opening 3 month record. 1million units are expected to move the first year. We could end up with a Wii situation being back ordered till next year.