International iPad pre-orders launch in nine countries

Apple has started accepting pre-orders for the iPad with Wi-Fi and the iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK for delivery on Friday, May 28. Among the Wi-Fi + 3G units, several countries’ pre-sales differ from one another, with Australia offer no pre-installed micro SIM card, several other countries offering options to ship the device with a chosen carrier’s SIM, and in Japan, Apple isn’t accepting pre-orders for the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G at all, instead choosing to sell the device through current iPhone carrier SoftBank. Pricing in Switzerland, which had yet to be announced, is now set at CHF 649 for 16GB, CHF 779 for 32GB, and CHF 899 for 64GB iPad with Wi-Fi models, while iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G models sell for a CHF 150 premium.