It’s March 11th and the iPad 2 just started selling online on Apple’s website with retail availability starting at 5PM local time all over US in Apple Stores and through partners like AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Target. I don’t know if lines are bigger than the ones for the first iPad or the original iPhone, but I do know analysts predict iPad 2 will sell better than ever, with over 600.000 units projected sales for this weekend only. For comparison purposes, the iPad 1 sold over 300.000 units in its launch weekend.

    That could be so big, that even Apple hasn’t managed to build enough stock to cover demand. And it’s not a supposition, as the shipping date for online purchases has been pushed back to 2-3 weeks, so you’ll get your tablet just about at the end of March. And you’re limited at 2 iPads per order, so you won’t be able to sell them overpriced on eBay anymore. And don’t even start saying Apple is building demand artificially using the scarcity principle, as it’s clear demand for iPad 2 is extremely high, especially after yesterday’s positive reviews.

    You'll have to wait to get your iPad 2 in the mail

    You'll have to wait to get your iPad 2 in the mail

    So, let’s see once again the pricing scheme for Apple’s latest gadgets, that comes now in both White and Black versions:

    WiFi only models

    • iPad 2 WiFi model 16 GB – 499$
    • iPad 2 WiFi model 32 GB – 599$
    • iPad 2 WiFi model 64 GB – 699$

    WiFi + 3G models

    • iPad 2 WiFi+3G model 16 GB – 629$
    • iPad 2 WiFi+3G model 32 GB – 7299$
    • iPad 2 WiFi+3G model 64 GB – 829$

    And in case you’re wondering, here are the data plans available through AT&T and Verizon for the 3G iPad 2:

    AT&T Prepaid

    • 250MB for 14.99$ (overages: 14.99$ for 250MB)
    • 2GB for 25$ (overages: 25$ for 2GB)

    AT&T Postpaid

    • 250MB for 14.99$ (overages: 14.99$ for 250MB)
    • 2GB for 25$ (overages: 10$ for 2GB)

    Verizon

    • 1GB for 20$ (overages: 20$ for 1GB)
    • 3GB for 35$ (overages: 10$ for 1GB)
    • 5GB for 50$ (overages: 10$ for 1GB)
    • 10GB for 80$ (overages: 10$ for 1GB)

    Now that you have all the info you need go stay in line and get your iPad 2 :)