There are nine flavors of the new iPad, with different access capabilities and storage amounts:
-- Wi-Fi only, 16 gigabytes of storage, $499
-- Wi-Fi only, 32GB, $599
-- Wi-Fi only, 64GB, $699
-- Wi-Fi and 4G cellular connection, 16GB, $629 (separate models for AT&T and Verizon Wireless networks)
-- Wi-Fi and 4G cellular connection, 32GB, $729 (separate models for AT&T and Verizon Wireless networks)
-- Wi-Fi and 4G cellular connection, 64GB, $829 (separate models for AT&T and Verizon Wireless networks)
The prices are the same as the iPad 2's at launch. On Wednesday, Apple said it is cutting the older version's prices by $100. It will cost $399 for the basic W-Fi model and $529 with cellular connection on the older 3G network. Both versions have 16GB of storage.
Pre-orders begin on Wednesday. It will go on sale on March 16 in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the US Virgin Islands.