Richard Toh

Apple unveils iPad the tablet

Posted on the January 28th, 2010 under Blog by Richard Toh

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils iPad the tablet at an event in San Francisco.

“We asked if there was room for a third category in the middle, something between a laptop and a smartphone. In order to create a new category, it needed to be far better at doing some key tasks such as browsing the Web, doing e-mail, sharing photos, watching video, gaming and reading e-books. It’s got to be better at these key tasks otherwise it has no reason for being. Some people have said: oh, that’s a netbook. The problem is netbooks aren’t better at ANYTHING.” Applause. “They’re just cheap laptops. And we call it, the iPad. It’s official.” he said.

iPad Spec:
- “It’s 0.5-inches thin, weighs just 1.5 pounds. Thinner and lighter than any netbook. 9.7-inch IPS display.”
- “iPad is powered by our own custom silicon. Our own chip. It’s called the A4, and it screams.” 1GHz. 16, 32, or 64GB of flash storage. “It’s got the latest in wireless: 802.11n, WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.”
- “All the usual suspects: accelerometer, compass, speaker, mic, dock connector. And it’s got battery.”
- “What’s the battery life on this remarkable device?” Pauses. “We’ve been able to achieve 10 hours of battery life.”

iPad Release Date and iPad Price:
- “I’m thrilled to announce to you that the iPad pricing starts not at $999, but at $499.
- “At $499 a lot of people can afford an iPad. 16GB is our base model. For 32GB it’s $100 more, and for $100 more than that you get $64GB. The 3G models cost another $130.”
- “So $499 / 629, 599 / 729, and 699 / 829.”
- “We will be shipping iPads in 60 days.”
- “Within about 90 days we’ll be shipping 3G models. Soon you’ll be able to get an iPad in your hands for just $499.”

60 days = 27th Mar 2010 for Wifi Model
Wifi – $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB.

90 days = 27th April 2010 for 3G Model
Wifi+3G – $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB, $829 for 64GB.

Will you buy one? I think i probably would.