iPad 2 will land in 12 new countries starting with Japan on April 28

Apple confirmed the iPad 2 will land in Japan starting tomorrow, April 28. Sales begin at Apple retail stores at 9 am local time. Select authorized resellers will also carry the tablet device and prospective iPad 2 owners should call ahead to confirm availability. If you prefer to shop online and avoid the hubbub of a crowd, you can also order the iPad 2 online from Apple's website starting at 1 am.

Despite facing the "mother of all backlogs", Apple is determined to continue the rollout of this popular tablet device. The second generation iPad will be also debut in Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey and UAE starting April 29. China will score the WiFi version of the iPad 2 starting May 6.

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Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27ipad.html

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Apple confirmed the iPad 2 will land in Japan starting tomorrow, April 28. Sales begin at Apple retail stores at 9 am local time....

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Theo

Ah, the official site says online sales in Japan begin April 29.

April 27 2011 at 8:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Theo

There is no iPad 2 on Apple's Japanese website as of 9AM April 28.

April 27 2011 at 8:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

frogbat

dear steve...

can you please let me know why I can't order an ipad or other products from an online apple store even though i'm in an eu country. (something they allow in 50% of the eu states)

thnx

April 27 2011 at 10:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Andrew

It probably has to do with you living in a Baltic, Eastern or Central European country? It's for sale in most EU countries (18/27) and 90% of the population of the EU.

It's a question of supplying the *most* profitable markets first to win marketshare and maintain momentum (marketing/trends).

Supplying Germany, the UK and France first is more profitable because there are *more* people able to buy the iPad there than in smaller and less rich countries.

April 30 2011 at 8:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

frogbat

my complaint isn't that the ipad is available in certain countries and not others - my prob is that the apple store in general doesn't let me order and have it shipped to someone in countries it has listed.

If i'm in italy i can order an ipad or an imac for someone living in the uk. ie I can order from one country and have it delivered in another. This seems to be possible in certain countries only though and it just feels a bit weird in this day and age.

April 30 2011 at 8:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply