Best Buy Started Accepting Orders For BlackBerry PlayBook

March 22, 2011

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Finally! Your wait is kinda over folks, you can now order highly anticipated tablet in the U.S. and Canada, yes i’m talking about BlackBerry PlayBook. Research In Motion (RIM) and Best Buy, today announced the pricing and launch date of upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook.

Couple of things we know about BB PlayBook are that it’s hitting markets in three modes which are:

16 GB with WiFi costing $499
32 GB with WiFi costing $599
64 GB with WiFi costing $699

It’s hitting your nearest Best Buy store on April 19th, citizens from US and Canada can also place their orders online from today onwards.

Order online: Best Buy US

Order Online: Best Buy CA

Here’s what Craig McLennan, Regional Managing Director, North America, Research In Motion said about all new BlackBerry PlayBook at announcement:

Previews of the BlackBerry PlayBook have generated tremendous excitement and we know that customers are eager to get their hands on one. We share that excitement and we are very pleased to announce that customers can begin placing their orders with Best Buy today

If you still don’t know what’s inside BlackBerry’s PlayBook then we have this specifications list for you:

BlackBerry PlayBook Specifications

7″ 1024×600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen
Ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch thick: 0.9 lbs (425g) and 5.1” x 7.6” x 0.4” (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)
1 GHz dual-core processor
BlackBerry® Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback
Support for high resolution video playback (H.264, MPEG4, WMV)
1080p HDMI output
Dual 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture (3MP front and 5MP rear)
1 GB RAM memory
Up to 64 GB internal storage (16, 32 and 64 GB models)
GPS, Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), 6-Axis Motion Sensor (Gyroscope), Digital Compass (Magnetometer)
Stereo speakers and stereo microphones
Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support