Dear Apple, When will iPad Launch in Malaysia?
Update: iPad Malaysia has been released! Check out the official iPad Malaysia price list (cheap!) and the iPad 2 rumor features.
This is an open letter to Apple Malaysia regarding Apple iPad’s release date in Malaysia.
Dear Apple Malaysia,
Malaysia iPhone 4 has been launched, but where is the iPad?
When will you launch Apple iPad in Malaysia? We have been waiting for it since it launched in January 2010.
It has been 9 months now and still no sign of iPad in Malaysia. Even the later product, iPhone 4, also has been launched in Malaysia in September.
What’s wrong? Is Apple going to skip 1st generation iPad and launch “iPad 2” in Malaysia?
By the way, I also noticed that Apple hasn’t launched iPad in few other Southeast Asia countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam. Except Singapore, which had iPad in July.
There were rumors of Maxis telco will launch iPad 3G in Malaysia (they introduced microSIM for iPad 3G in May) but no more iPad related news from them.
Oh. By the way, I have bought my Apple iPad from SINGAPORE!
I wanted the product so much that I couldn’t wait for its launch in Malaysia and asked my friend to “import” a unit for me from Singapore.
Hopefully, other Malaysians will soon be able to buy iPad in Malaysia, officially.
Love,
LiewCF.com
How to buy iPad in Malaysia?
If you don’t mind to pay few hundred bucks more, you can buy Apple iPad from local gadget/computer shops.
Else, ask your friend to buy iPad from other countries for you. Definitely cheaper than buying unofficially-launched-iPad locally. I got my iPad 3G (32GB) from Singapore at about RM2580.
Update 1: TheStar’s TechCentral, too, published an article regarding iPad availability in Malaysia. ;)
Update 2 (Nov 4, 2010): Heard that Apple iPad will finally launch soon in Malaysia!
Update 3 (Nov 30, 2010): iPad Malaysia has been released! Check out the official iPad Malaysia price list (cheap!) and the iPad 2 rumor features.
Haiya you knowlah, “magical” device very difficult to get past customs here. Airport bomoh never approve wan!
Hi Liew, what do u think of ‘iPad Buatan Malaysia’ – CSL Mi700 DroidPad with Android OS 2.2 & 3.5G access (RM1599), can give it a try?
Samsung also launched Galaxy Tab. There will be ‘tough fight’ when iPad launch in Malaysia…
the battery life is too short compared to iPad. Galaxy Tab is expensive. :-/
Just saw your update 2. I’m thinking about buying one but I heard that iPad 2 will release in next spring, so I don’t mind waiting for a few more months (probably half a year lol) to get the newest iPad (after all iPad 1st gen has limited features). When you said Apple iPad will finally launch soon in Malaysia, do you mean iPad 1 or iPad 2?
I mean iPad 1 in Malaysia in November. :)
— Sent from mobile device.