Apple iPad hits European Shores in March

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010...8:18 pm

Apple’s European PR team has confirmed that the new iPad will hit European shores inside of two months. Here’s what they said to Techcrunch.com:shores.

“The Wi-Fi version will ship worldwide in March,” said a spokesperson, but she added, “Watch this space for Wi-Fi plus 3G.”

Reading between the lines, it seems Apple is still shopping for a mobile carrier (O2?, T-Mobile?) to partner with for the 3g data portion of the 3g equipped iPads.

Also, no word on international pricing – but don’t expect direct conversions from the US prices ($499-$829). An educated guess would put UK starting at £399 or maybe, £349 if we’re lucky and topping out at £599. Also, interestingly, no sign of the iPad yet at the UK Apple Store.