The above tweet from UK_BlackBerry says it all. The BlackBerry PlayBook is now available for pre-order and come June 16th will be available to folks in the UK. Finally!! Retailers announced in the tweet include Carphone Warehouse/Best Buy, Dixons Stores Group, Insight and Phones 4U. The tablet will run you £399 for the 16GB, £479 for the 32GB and £559 for the 64GB version.
If you're in the UK and want to get primed and ready, be sure to to check out our PlayBook 101s and take a stroll through the PlayBook forums and PlayBook accessory store. June 16th can't come soon enough!
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