I-Apple isanda kwethula i-tablet computer yayo, sikhuluma nge-iPad, esivele yaziwa ngaphambi kokuthi iye emakethe, ngalo uLwesihlanu i-Apple ithumele isitatimende lapho imemezele khona ukuthi usuku lokumaketha kwayo e-United States luzoqala ngo- lokhu Ephreli 3, idethi ongathola ngayo ama-iPad anoxhumo lwe-Wi-Fi kuzo zonke izitolo zase-US, kuyilapho ama-iPad anezici zokuxhumana ze-3G azotholakala ekupheleni kwenyanga.
Izintengo zokuqalisa e-United States zamamodeli e-Wi-Fi zisuka ku-$499 kumagigabhayithi angu-16, ama-$599 angu-32-gigabytes, kanye nama-$699 kumagigabhayithi angu-64, kuyilapho lawo ane-Wi-Fi ne-3G azobiza u-$130. Ukuze usuku oluzodayiswa ngalo lungabonakali izixuku ezitolo ngenxa yokulindela okukhulu okubangelwe yi-iPad, i-Apple imemezele ukuthi kungenzeka igcine imodeli kusenesikhathi ukuze ikwazi ukuyilanda ngqo ukusungulwa.
Selokhu ikhonjiswe esidlangalaleni ngoJanuwari, sekudalwe izinkulungwane njengoba kwenzelwa i-iPhone, nayo ehambisanayo, kwenziwa ukulungiswa kwesikrini esisha esingu-9.7-intshi.