Target has announced that Apple’s highly popular iOS tablet, the iPad, will make its debut in retail stores across the U.S. on Sunday, October 3.
Currently, you can buy Apple’s iPad from two retailers: Best Buy, and Apple itself. However, at a press conference at Target’s headquarters in Minneapolis, the company announced that it will be carrying four models of the iPad: the 16, 32, and 64 GB versions of the Wi-Fi model, and an unspecified 3G version. We find it a bit strange that Target wouldn’t carry all six models, but perhaps Target’s customers aren’t really interested in shelling out $829 for a 64 GB 3G iPad (Update: Target tells us that this was a misunderstanding — they will, in fact, carry all six models).
Today’s announcement confirms a recent leak that Target was preparing for the iPad. The leak suggested the retailer would carry all six models of the iPad, though.
Regardless of which models Target is carrying, the expansion of the iPad into more stores across the country is a win for everyone involved. It places the iPad in front of a bunch of potential customers, and if it continues to sell the way it has been, Target should make a sizable profit off the device.
Competitor Walmart has also indicated that it hopes to sell the iPad by the end of the year.
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