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iPads Reportedly Headed to Reviewers Later This Week

It's certainly no surprise, but Silicon Alley Insider has heard that Apple will be shipping iPads to prominent reviewers later this week in order to provide them ample lead time to prepare their featured reviews for the device's April 3rd launch in the United States.

We've heard from an industry source that Apple is either shipping iPads to reviewers this Thursday, or has already shipped them to be received this Thursday.

The report notes that it is unknown whether reviewers will receive Wi-Fi-only, Wi-Fi + 3G, or both types of iPads. U.S. customers will be able to obtain the Wi-Fi models beginning April 3rd but will have to wait until "late April" for 3G-capable models to become available.

The exact list of reviewers receiving early access to the iPad is of course unknown, but it is a safe bet that such personalities as The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg, The New York Times' David Pogue, and USA Today's Ed Baig will be among those with hands-on reviews ready for publication as soon as Apple opens the door.

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25 months ago
I'm really looking forward to more in-depth hands on reviews. It will be interesting to see what these reviewers say.
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25 months ago
Give it to us straight Walt
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25 months ago
Where do I sign up to get an iPad for reviewing purposes?
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25 months ago
It seems like they would have let reviewers put this thing through the paces before they went on preorder status. I would have let people play with them in stores too. THey would be at 1 million ipads sold by now.
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25 months ago

Where do I sign up to get an iPad for reviewing purposes?


Pretty sure there is a facebook page for that, or 5,000.
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25 months ago

Where do I sign up to get an iPad for reviewing purposes?

You can probably contact Apple Corporate PR and ask them for one. The worst they could say is no.
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25 months ago

You can probably contact Apple Corporate PR and ask them for one. The worst they could say is no.


Haha, I should call and demand one insisting the whole time, "it's only for reviewing purposes!"
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25 months ago
Oh, Walt. You are the Siskel AND Ebert of technology. Many praises upon thee!

Bonus: you look sorta like my uncle Bill, but you don't give me noogies.
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25 months ago
Can't wait to read some reviews. Going to buy one anyway but it will be interesting to see what they think.
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25 months ago

Where do I sign up to get an iPad for reviewing purposes?



You? Go here
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