Update #2: Okay, well, maybe Apple read my post, now the site is back up and running 
Update: It seems, after the release from Apple, the Apple website is down. After visiting right after the PR was released, I tried to go back this morning, as I like to drool and build my dream Mac Pro, but I can no longer access the site. Is the Pre-Order section getting updated? Are people flooding the site, does my router just hate Apple.com??? So many questions, lol
Apple, today has released a Press Release for the official release date of the iPad, at least here in the US. It seems the rumors of delays were true, not horrible, only a week, but we still don’t know the final number that were able to be produced. Saturday, April 3rd will be when you can pick yourself up a brand new shiny WiFi model iPad, or you can wait til late April for the WiFi/3g models. Pre-orders will begin on March 12th for all US consumers, for both models. Those in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the Uk will have to wait til late April to be able to get anything. If you live anywhere else, you are going to have to wait until later this year, according to the Press Release.
“iPad is something completely new,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.”
If you haven’t seen any pricing info yet for this “magical and revolutionary” device yet, the MSRP will be $499 for the 16gb model, $599 for the 32gb, and $699 for the 64gb model. If you want to add 3g to the bundle, you can pick each sized version up for an extra $130. After you wait in line for days on end for this little guy, you’ll be able to pick up, for free, the iBooks app from the AppStore on your way home on April 3rd, which will include Apple’s new iBookstore, which according to them is the “best way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile product.” Of course, this is only going to be available in the US version of the AppStore, until the other countries are added later this year.
So now that we have an official release date, how many of you are going to order one of these? Will you pre-order from the Apple.com site for delivery? Or pick up one of the Apple Store locations. Are you going to wait in line like you did for that iPhone? Is anyone really excited about this product? If you plan on waiting outside in your respective city’s Apple Store, make sure to check back here on that day as we’ll post something, and you can comment how amazing the product is, or how lame it is, or how you got in a fight with a Jobs Fanboy that didn’t like what you had to say about the lack of flash.
