In the U.S. started selling iPad 2

In the U.S., began selling the second generation of tablet Apple iPad. Starting at noon Moscow time (in the morning on the U.S. west coast time), the device can be purchased at the official site of Apple, said in a press release.

Sales iPad 2 in retail stores will start at five o'clock in the evening local time. In this case, the tablet can be purchased at stores like Apple, and in the salons of mobile operators AT & T and Verizon Wireless, as well as in stores Networks Best Buyb Target and Walmart.

New Apple tablet was presented Steve Jobs March 2. Online translation activities conducted "Lenta.ru.

iPad 2 is equipped with the same touch screen with a diagonal of 9.7 inches, and the first generation tablet. However, the new model is thinner than a third of the first iPad and weighs 15 percent less. Apple uses a new version of its own dual-core tablet A5, which, according to the company, provides increased device performance.

Sales continue to be offered six complete sets iPad, depending on the presence or absence of 3G cellular communication module, and internal memory (16, 32 and 64 gigabytes). In this case, the cost iPad in the U.S. starts at $ 499 (per module model without 3G c 16 gigabytes of memory). The most expensive model (3G + WiFi c 64 gigabytes) will cost $ 829.

In Europe, iPad 2 goes on sale March 25. Date of the second tablet by Apple in Russia have not yet called.