Blackberry PlayBook to go on sale in North America starting April 19
Posted March 22, 2011 6:54 am.
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TORONTO, Ont. – Research in Motion said the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be available April 19 in more than 20,000 retail outlets in the U.S. and Canada.
The BlackBerry PlayBook with Wi-Fi will be available in three models, featuring 16, 32 and 64 gigabytes of storage capacity.
The units will range in price from $499 to $699 and be available at Best Buy and Future Shop stores in Canada beginning on April 19.
However, the Waterloo-Ont.-based company says customers can place orders beginning today in stores or by ordering on-line after 8 a.m. ET.
While Research In Motion is expected to report strong quarterly results on Thursday, the PlayBook is seen as a key to its future success.
The first generation of the PlayBook will rely on Wi-Fi short-range networks to connect to the Internet, initially without contracts with wireless carriers.
