Blackberry Playbook Apps: March 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Pre-order you Blackberry Playbook now

Great news! Today, we announced pre-orders, pricing and in-store availability date of the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet with Best Buy.

The BlackBerry PlayBook will be available in Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, Best Buy Canada and Future Shop stores April 19th in the following models and price points:

• 16GB Wi-Fi, $499 • 32GB Wi-Fi, $599 • 64GB Wi-Fi, $699

You can pre-order your BlackBerry PlayBook from Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores in the United States and Best Buy Canada and Future Shop in Canada right now by clicking the links below.

Best Buy BlackBerry PlayBook Pre-Order Page
Best Buy Canada BlackBerry PlayBook Pre-Order Page
Future Shop Canada BlackBerry PlayBook Pre-Order Page

BlackBerry PlayBook Retail Outlets

The lineup of retailers and wireless carriers currently expected to carry the BlackBerry PlayBook in the United States and Canada includes the following companies*:

United States

• AT&T • Best Buy • Cbeyond • Cellular South • Cincinnati Bell • Office Depot • RadioShack • ShopBlackBerry.com • Staples • Sprint • Verizon Wireless • BlackBerry from Wireless Giant

Canada

• Bell • Best Buy • Chapters / Indigo • Costco • Future Shop • Mobilicity • MTS Allstream • Rogers • Sasktel • Sears • ShopBlackBerry.com • Staples • Telus • Tbooth Wireless • The Source • Videotron • Walmart • WIND Mobile • WIRELESS etc. • WIRELESSWAVE

* Check with each retailer to confirm pricing and availability.

BlackBerry PlayBook available for $500 on April 19th

In the dead of night ... pre-orders happen. RIM has snuck out the first official pricing for its 7-inchBlackBerry PlayBook tablet and, true to its promise, it costs less than $500. A cent less than $500. The 16GB WiFi-only PlayBook is now up for pre-order at Best Buy and is coming to a vast list of other retailers soon. Staples, Office Depot and RadioShack are among the popular US store chains, while AT&T, Sprint and Verizon will also carry the tablet. No T-Mobile on that list. Canadian pre-orders for the same model are now live as well, also at $499.99, albeit in the local dollar currency. A 32GB WiFi model will set Canucks back C$600 and the 64GB model is C$700, which might be indicative of US pricing too if price parity is maintained throughout the range. The almost full press release (still no release date) follows after the break.

Update: A second press release has confirmed full US pricing for the WiFi versions: 16GB is $500, 32GB is $600 and 64GB is $700. Scheduled to be available on April 19th!