Apple Inc. will begin taking pre-orders for its iPad tablet pc today at 5:30 a.m. California time or 8:30 a.m. New York time. Customers can reserve Ipad either for store pick-up or home delivery for 3rd April, same day the Ipad goes on sale in Apple stores across US.

Customers can pre-order one of the three basic available models : Wi-Fi - 16GB for $499, 32GB for $599 and 64GB for $699.
All three models comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, but  Apple is also offering 3G versions of the  basic models, which comes with AT&T 3G  networking data connection. Wi-Fi 3G - 16GB for $629, Wi-Fi 3G - 32GB for $729 and Wi-Fi 3G - 64GB for $829.  Apple has also announced that Ipad will be available  in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK by late April.


With analysts predicting shortages and Apple warning customers that even a pre-order may not guarantee first-day delivery, you can expect lines outside the Apple Stores come April 3.