The iPad 2 just became available in the Hong Kong Apple Store online a little after 1AM. The waiting time for delivery is 1-2 weeks, the same as the US store, which is perfectly acceptable, considering I won’t have to pay inflated prices that all the other HK people had to prior to this. I can’t wait to read the news on the crowd that will be/are in line at the different brick-and-mortar venues fighting for the limited number of iPad 2s at each location later today. I use “fighting” not lightly, because we all know how aggressive HK people can be when they want something.
[Update] Only one hour after I placed my order, I went back in the Apple Store online and ALL iPad 2s are showing “Currently Unavailable.” Could the generous limit of 5 iPad 2s per order have something to do with it? After all, the secondary market for Apple products is huge here, so enterprising individuals and companies might be maximizing each order.
Wow, I guess now I shouldn’t complain that my order will ship on May 16th, a little more than 2 weeks from today.