iPad 2 hits shelves

The much anticipated day, March 11, 2011 marks the availability of the iPad 2. Apple fanatics waited as much as 28 hours in line outside the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York City to get their iPad 2 first. Some buyers shopped for themselves and their business, some for family in other countries and even some bought them just to resell them at $200 markup. In Austin, TX Apple opened up a pop-up location in the downtown area just to handle the rush. Eager buyers traveled such long distances as South Africa to Austin, TX or Russia to NY to get these iPad 2s as early as possible. The iPad 2 did become available today in the United States, but it will not see widespread availability until March 25 when it becomes available in 26 other countries.