Apple Store online opens for iPad pre-order sales

Apple iPad

The iPad went on sale this morning at around 8:35am EST via Apple’s Web site, offering customers to preorder the iPad.

The actual device should be ready for collection from retail stores on 3 April - although a legal disclaimer on the site warns it still has to be certified by the Federal Communications Commission.

Pre-orders are for US customers only for both Wi-Fi and 3G models. 3G models start at $629 for a 16GB device, but only Wi-Fi models will be shipping 3 April.

Pricing, and pre-order policy, for the rest of the world has yet to be announced but is expected in late April.