great news but i look at that screenshot and i think to myself.... whats item no 321970 ?? ha

DOA

The playbook doesn't even exist on the website of Staples Canada...

got mine ordered. Expected delivery date 3-31 to 4-11.

Pre-Order on Staples, unlike Best Buy they don't charge you shipping!

No thanks. Going with Ipad 2.

getting the play book ! but,what is the deal: zoom this month playbook and now toshiba. I think this is getting really crowded and I am getting the playbook becuase of my bb phone and they can marry up but as a consumer its going to get harder to choose> i am wondering whose going to be the first to drop the price. will it be the samsung tab,ipad 3 or 4, playbook lite? just wondering. perhaps we'll see a 399.00 model soon. remember flat screen tvs and digital cameras.......

Debating, selling my my macbook in exchange of a new netbook+this playbok. so that my 9700 can get married with this or hmmm....Idk, this is hard to choose.

I'll wait for PB2

64 GB unit Pre-ordered

with the price being set now, it would have been nice to have seen RIM sweeten the deal for those sitting on the edge with a bundle of some sort just to smash it even further into Apples face.

I think playbook's failed even before its release. I love to have one but the sreen-size is the real deal breaker for me. Steve Jobs was right in this matter....size does matter.

Sold!

Ordered mine! Expected delivery date 3-31 to 4-11. Kudos to Staples for NOT charging shipping! (I'm guessing it will ship and arrive around a week later...) Excited and now standing by my receptionist's desk WAITING!

I just ordered the 32 GB Playbook. Now its time to go shopping for Accessories in the CB Store. Lets see.......

Playbook Pre-Order available in CANADA @ BestBuy & FutureShop!!!!

They kept saying to me no later than 4/11, I'm hoping that comes true! BUT mostly I went with the free shipping!

Is Staples charging the full amount when you "submit" the pre-order or is it when it ships?

My only issue when I ordered from Staples is that I wanted it to be left for pickup at a store and they won't seem to do that at this point, I have an email into there ordering group to see if they will change the order. My problem is that I live way out of town and so the shipping usually takes an extra day or so.

Pre-ordered a 16GB from Staples this morning. Just got a call from them to verify my order.

They said the expected arrival date on my order is April 11, but that it may arrive A FEW DAYS EARLIER!!!!

32 GB on pre order. Now the trick is to see how I can keep myself from checking the order status lee than 5 times a day. They did call me too to review the order. Its like Christmas in April. I did not let my wife get me any big Christmas present this past year because I told her this would be it.

Just pre-ordered from Bestbuy.ca... FYI for anyone planning on this method. The option to pick-up in store was not available.

Pasted from the order confirmation:

Scheduled for Ground Delivery Estimated Arrival: 04/22-05/03/2011

Kind of a shitty delivery window for a pre-order!

Waiting for the candid reviews to come in first...not all the staged, fully rehearsed demo reviews so far. Kudos to all of you brave early adopters who are pre-ordering :)

pre-ordered mine this morning from staples .. the site says that it wont charged my card till after it ships but i just check my account n its already there .... then a rep called me to confirm my order n he says i should be gettin the playbook no longer than the 11th of april ...

I don't know what to do. Big supporter of BB but when looking at the Playbook, not so excited. Ordered the wife an Ipad2. Just seems there are more capabilities with the Ipad, especially connecting to remote desktops which is one reason for the Ipad. I realize that apps for the Playbook are being developed but for me is a wait and see for the Playbook. Also would like to play around with one before biting the bullet for another 5 bills. I would rather spend the money on a newer BB phone with a touchscreen(btw on TMO currently).

64 GB on the way! Waiting game begins! So Pumped!

Just got off the phone with suport from Staples who handles shipment for their electronics and she stated from an email she received from the 'vendor' that items will be shipped out starting 3/25!! Those that chose in-store delivery can expect receipt between 3/28-3/30.....You can call 877-277-5977 (Staples credit and support line) with your order number and ask to verify your shipment date to confirm....

Ok, I dumped Bestbuy for Staples. Either way, I want one of these babies.

April 11th baby!

Just got back from Staples ordering my 64GB. Any time before the 19th will be fantastic!

I just ordered my 32gig from Staples. I spoke with the young lady on the phone. She said it will ship out to the store on 3-25, it should be there by 3-30, and I will be able to pick it up at that time. I asked her about the April 19, th Launch Date and she said this was a special order contract and if my product it at the store I had designated I can pick it up. I also asked her about alerting me when it is there. She said they cannot set up alerts for this order, she said I should call them back to see if it is at the store between 3-28 and 3-30. Ohhhhhhh Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

3G network access using your BlackBerry® smartphone as a modem; >>>4G network access available on BlackBerry® 4G PlayBook™ tablet <<<

1) So if i'm under the unlimited data plan I can use my co-existing plan with my playbook via bluetooth?
2) Notice where I placed the arrows, does this means the current pre-order models are 4G ready? Or will that be in future models?

Wow... Look at all the BB PB hate;

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/03/blackberry-playbook-launchin...

Staples called back to confirm my order. I got the same data that they may be shipping on 3/25!!!

I'm wondering if I should get the 64 gb version. 5 mp camera is nice. 1080p vid will eat up space quick?

Staples web site showing a delivery date of 4/1-4/12, can i trust that ???