PRESS RELEASE
22 March 2011
iPad 2 Arrives in 25 More Countries This Friday
Available in Hong Kong, Korea & Singapore in April
NEW ZEALAND, Auckland—23 March 2011—Apple® today announced that iPad® 2, thesecond-generation of its third post-PC device, will go on sale in 25 additional countries this Friday 25 March. iPad 2 will be available at select Apple Authorised Resellers at 5 p.m. local time, and online through the Apple Store® (www.apple.co.nz) beginning at3 a.m. Apple today also announced that all models of iPad 2 will be available in Hong Kong, Korea,Singapore and additional countries in April.
“While competitors are still struggling to catch up with our first iPad, we’ve changed thegame again with iPad 2,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re experiencingamazing demand for iPad 2 in the US, and customers around the world have told us they can't wait to gettheir hands on it. We appreciate everyone’s patience and we are working hard to build enough iPadsfor everyone.”
iPad 2 features an entirely new design that is 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter than theoriginal iPad, while maintaining the same stunning 9.7-inch LED-backlit LCD screen. iPad 2 featuresApple’s new dual-core A5 processor for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics and nowincludes two cameras, a front-facing VGA camera for FaceTime® and Photo Booth®, and arear-facing camera that captures 720p HD video, bringing the innovative FaceTime feature to iPad usersfor the first time. Though it is thinner, lighter, faster and packed with new features, iPad 2 stilldelivers up to 10 hours of battery life* that users have come to expect.
Pricing & Availability
iPad 2 with Wi-Fi will be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, NewZealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK on 25 March.
iPad 2 with Wi-Fi will be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, NewZealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK on 25 March.
In New Zealand, iPad 2 with Wi-Fi will be available for a recommended retail price (RRP) of NZ$799 inc GST for the 16GB model, NZ$949 inc GST for the 32GB model, NZ$1,099 inc GST the 64GB model. iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G will be available for a RRP of NZ$998 inc GST for the 16GB model, NZ$1,149 inc GST for the 32GB model and NZ$1,289 inc GST for the 64GB model.
iPad 2 will be available in Hong Kong,Korea, Singapore and additional countries in April, and in many more countries around the world in thecoming months. Further international availability and pricing will be announced at a later date.
iMovie® and GarageBand® for iPad apps are available for NZ$6.49 inc GST each from the AppStore℠ on iPad or www.itunes.co.nz/appstore. The SmartCover is available in a range of colours in vibrant polyurethane for NZ$69 inc GST or rich leather for NZ$119 inc GST.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X,iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods andiTunes online store. Apple has re-invented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computingdevices.
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