By Patrick Avenell
SYDNEY, NSW: A poster that calls him or herself Brown2Hornet has posted the following, very authentic looking iPad 2 prices on Whirlpool last night. Keeping up its corporate policy, Apple won’t confirm or deny (or even reply to my emails), so it might be worth believing this at your own risk:
MC769X/A iPad 2 Black 16GB – Wi-Fi $579.00
MC773X/A iPad 2 Black 16GB – Wi-Fi + 3G $729.00
MC770X/A iPad 2 Black 32GB – Wi-Fi $689.00
MC774X/A iPad 2 Black 32GB – Wi-Fi + 3G $839.00
MC916X/A iPad 2 Black 64GB – Wi-Fi $799.00
MC775X/A iPad 2 Black 64GB – Wi-Fi + 3G $949.00
MC979X/A iPad 2 White 16GB – Wi-Fi $579.00
MC982X/A iPad 2 White 16GB – Wi-Fi + 3G $729.00
MC980X/A iPad 2 White 32GB – Wi-Fi $689.00
MC983X/A iPad 2 White 32GB – Wi-Fi + 3G $839.00
MC981X/A iPad 2 White 64GB – Wi-Fi $799.00
MC984X/A iPad 2 White 64GB – Wi-Fi + 3G $949.00
MC947ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Leather Black $79.00
MC952ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Leather Cream $79.00
MC949ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Leather Navy $79.00
MC948ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Leather Tan $79.00
MC942ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Polyurethane Blue $45.00
MC944ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Polyurethane Green $45.00
MC939ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Polyurethane Grey $45.00
MC945ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Polyurethane Orange $45.00
MC941ZM/A iPad 2 Smart Cover – Polyurethane Pink $45.00
MC953ZM/A Digital AV Adapter $45.00
If this is just a red herring, props to the poster for at least going to the trouble of mocking up realistic product codes.
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In less clandestine tablet news, Harvey Norman has ranged the ViewSonic ViewPad 10s. Here’s ViewSonic country manager William Tse.
“ViewSonic is pleased to have the ViewPad 10s ranged in Harvey Norman stores. Harvey Norman is one of Australia’s top electrical retailers and with their support we are excited to be bringing our recent addition to the ViewPad range to consumers.
“The ViewPad 10s is a smart tablet that focuses on entertainment making it the perfect product for technology-savvy Harvey Norman customers looking for a personal multimedia device.”