Given the long wait times for iPad 2, some are opting for the first-generation iPad bargains found on Apple’s web site, leading to the 16GB base model vanishing and taking its US$349 price tag with it.
Apple’s Clearance iPad section shows only Wi-Fi + 3G models, starting at $529, while the Refurbished iPad section offers the 32GB and 64GB Wi-Fi models, along with the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G one. Prices there start at $429.