Americans will have  a chance to make use of the 3G iPad before UK consumers can make orders for a Wi-Fi model. It is expected that the device will have a price tag of £399.

It turned out that the 3G iPad will start being shipped from May 7. Those Americans who cannot wait till May 7, they can take advantage of wide area networking. It is due to the case between the iPad and Sprint that integrates a Wi-Fi along with WiMAX.

Every UK operator, which is going to make a subsidized tariff for the iPad, can offer Wi-Fi. As a result, the tablet device will be provided with a two-box approach. In fact, it is not so elegant compared to the offer of Sprint. Moreover, only Sprint is able to promise WiMAX.

Still the price tag of the iPad offered in the UK is unclear. However, Vouchercodes has taken a shot at finding it out by means of comparing the prices of different products of Apple in the US and UK when they were first launched. As a result, it turned out that the cheapest Wi-Fi model would cost £399. US consumers spend $499 to get the device.

It looks like four hundred quid is a real price for the tablet. But still it is necessary to wait another three weeks in order to know what subsidy the operators are going to offer.