Apple today announced that the much awaited iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3. On April 3rd only the Wi-Fi models will be available and you have to wait until late April for the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models. All models of Apple iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April. The iBooks app for iPad including Apple’s iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store in the US on April 3.

Apple also mentioned that starting from March 12, US customers can pre-order iPad Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+3G models from Apple’s online store or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on April 3, at an Apple retail store. Starting at just $499, iPad lets you browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more.

iPad will be available in Wi-Fi models on April 3 in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB. The iPad Wi-Fi+3G models will be available in late April at $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. International pricing will be announced in April. iPad will ship in additional countries later this year.

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