Since the introduction of the iPad on January 27, Apple has been keeping mum on an exact date you could get your hands on one. Yet advance orders for the tablet-like device could start as early as this week, says the Apple rumor blog Appadvice.

Steve Jobs said in January the Wi-Fi-enabled iPads will arrive 60 days after the announcement (sometime before March 29) with the 3G-enabled iPad arriving 30 days later.

But Appadvice quotes "reliable sources" "familiar with the matter" saying Apple will start taking pre-orders of the iPad as soon as Thursday, February 25, only in the U.S. and only for the Wi-Fi model.

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