Apple iPad for £200

Orange and T-Mobile are to offer the Apple iPad on contract, bringing the cost of the tablet down to £200.

Following O2′s recent offer of an Xbox or PlayStation 3 on contract (in lieu of a new mobile phone), it seems Orange and T-Mobile are now helping to make the iPad more affordable, just in time for Christmas.

Customers will be able to buy a 16GB iPad WiFi+3G for £200 when signing up to a 18 or 24-month contract (the exact details of the tariff will be released later). Higher-spec models are likely to be available too (namely the 32GB and 64GB models).

This will mean a higher cost of ownership than buying an iPad on its own and opting for a pay-as-you-go, or SIM-only contract (with a 30-day notice period), but with the lower headline price it is sure to attract the interest of consumers who were previously deterred by Apple’s high price

Sourse:whatmobile