iPad officially launches in South Africa

Exactly 9 months and 24 days after the iPad’s launch in the US, the iPad is set to launch in South Africa. Actually, it is launching tomorrow (28 Jan)…

Is this launch too late? Probably so, seeing the iPad 2 is rumoured to launch in April (or so they say). Surprisingly enough Core has come to the party with the pricing – definitely competitive considering this is an Apple product in South Africa (which we would expect do be waaaaay overpriced).

Recommended retail prices set by Core

Now that Galaxy Tab offer (RRP of R7999 for the 16GB version) doesn’t look so good anymore hey If I had bought my iPad from a local importer then I’d probably be kicking myself about now. Fortunately I bought mine on a trip abroad and thus paid less than Core’s price (not much less though). Guess the only question now for newbies interested in getting an iPad is: do you buy the current model (at a decent price) or wait for the next gen believed to be launching soon… I can’t answer that – probably depends on how desperate you are to have one

If you do decide to pick one of these up, here is a list of stores (that Core listed on their website) that will be stocking them:

Apple Premium Resellers
Digicape Cape Town
iStore Canal Walk
iStore Clearwater
iStore Gateway
iStore Melrose Arch
iStore Menlyn
iStore 1 Sandton Drive
iStore Sandton City
iStore Vodaworld
iStore Waterfront
Project 3

Incredible Connection
Incredible Connection Bloemfontein
Incredible Connection Canal Walk
Incredible Connection Cavendish
Incredible Connection Centurion
Incredible Connection Cresta
Incredible Connection East Rand Retail Park
Incredible Connection Eastgate
Incredible Connection Fourways
Incredible Connection Gateway
Incredible Connection Menlyn
Incredible Connection Nelspruit
Incredible Connection Pavillion
Incredible Connection Sandton
Incredible Connection Somerset West
Incredible Connection The Glen
Incredible Connection Woodmead

Dion Wired
Dion Wired Bedford Square
Dion Wired Fourways
Dion Wired Gateway
Dion Wired Hyde Park
Dion Wired Somerset West
Dion Wired Woodlands
Dion Wired Woodmead

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