New price drop on iPad 1 models

Today Apple introduced iPad 2, which adds cameras and a new faster A5 chip to the tablet computer. The new model will go on sale in Ireland on March 25th and the prices will remain the same.

The main differences between iPad 1 and iPad 2 are:
1/ weight- 79 grams lighter
2/ thickness- the new iPad 2 is 33% thinner
3/ cameras- the new model comes with two cameras- one on front and one on the back. You can take photos with these, use video conferencing apps or use it to shoot video. The addition of the cameras is the biggest new feature.
4/ new processor- the iPad 2 comes with a new Apple A5 dual core processor, which will make it faster than the original iPad’s A4 chip

Here is our look at the details between iPad 2 and the original iPad:



For those who can’t wait for iPad 2 to arrive, Apple have dropped the price of iPad 1 to the following:
WiFi models:
16GB: €379.00
32GB: €479.00
64GB: €579.00

WiFi and 3G models:
16GB: €499.00
32GB: €599.00
64GB: €699.00

These new prices are 100 euro less for the 3G models, and 120 euro less for the WiFi models.
Details from the Apple Store for Ireland are available here.

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