Who's gonna try to get one the 11th?

[Pipper99]

Leaving work early: Check
Plenty of gas in the car: Check
Patience: Check
A love for all things Apple: Check

I just don't know which store I should go to. I'm hoping there is plentiful supply.
Is it 5pm local time the stores start selling or 5pm PST or EST? I'm in the midwest.

32GB White Wi-Fi will be mine by 6pm!

My plan exactly except I don't know if patience will be with me. I'm hitting Best Buy first, then to Apple if no luck at BB.

 

[ghostlyorb]

I'm gonna go to the store! I'm excited.. but not for the 1 hour long drive home in which I can't play with my iPad 2... ugh =/

 

[iLoveMyApple]

Am I the only one going extremely early? I plan on being there at 5:00 a.m. My goal is to be first, and I still think I may go earlier to ensure that. I hate standing in lines, I must lead the line camping lines aren't even bad, it's fun. Was on an american idol line for 8 hours straight and then like 3 the next day. It's fun

I was planning on getting there at 8am. I'm still not sure though.

 

[iPadLad]

Might drive over the border to Buffalo to one up but I think I'll wait a couple of weeks till the madness dies down

 

[Pipper99]

I heard on emaccast that the sale time was 5:00pm Pacific time (he emphasized Pacific). Will the iPad go on sale on the east coast at 2:00 pm, or will it be 5:00 in each time zone?

 

[bunger]

I heard on emaccast that the sale time was 5:00pm Pacific time (he emphasized Pacific). Will the iPad go on sale on the east coast at 2:00 pm, or will it be 5:00 in each time zone?

5pm Pacific time would be 8pm on the East coast...

 

[Brymo]

This will be my first time when I can stand in line, and I look forward to it! I said I'd wait until iPad 2.

 

[McPhallus]

I heard on emaccast that the sale time was 5:00pm Pacific time (he emphasized Pacific). Will the iPad go on sale on the east coast at 2:00 pm, or will it be 5:00 in each time zone?

Everything I've read/heard has said 5 pm LOCAL time.

 

[Pipper99]

5pm Pacific time would be 8pm on the East coast...

Sorry, I guess my hopefulness got the better of me and turned my time zones around.

 

[Mitch2742]

There is no way it won't be local time.

 

[SteveKnobs]

I know no one knows if and how preordering will work, but let's say Apple let's us preorder Thursday....will we be able to pick it up on Friday when the stores open?

 

[gregruns]

I want this thing really really BAD!! LOL! I've already asked for and gotten a couple hours off work to go and TRY to get this thing!

 

[Erkenntnis]

I don't think I'm willing to drive to the Apple Store in Omaha. It's far enough away that it would be a pretty decent commitment of time, to say nothing of gas money. I don't really like standing in line either, even if it is a friendly line at the Apple Store.

I am thinking that Target will give me the best odds of getting one on launch day. I'm still undecided if I want to go get one on launch day, or accompany my parents to the Apple Store when I go to visit them a few days later (they want one too).

 

[camelsnot]

I know no one knows if and how preordering will work, but let's say Apple let's us preorder Thursday....will we be able to pick it up on Friday when the stores open?

that's not how preorders work. Apple won't allow that. Apple stores have already stated you cannot preorder and pick up. It's first come first served.

As for picking up at Walmart, Verizon and such, you don't know if your local store will get any in and what models. You may be stuck with a store selling only 64GB white ones with 3G or something stupid like that.