Now that's what you call brand loyalty! Pair sit at the head of the queue for Apple's iPad 3 five days before it goes on sale
There are still five days to go before Apple launches the latest version of its hugely-popular iPad in the UK.
But that hasn't stopped two eager customers setting up camp outside the Apple store on London's Regent Street in anticipation of the release.
The two men decided to beat the inevitable queues by heading to the central London store way before the March 16 release date.
Zohaib, who is first in the queueand his friend Ali brought portable chairs and bags of supplies along for their stint outside the store.
Is the new iPad just too smart for UK? British fans will fork out for hi-tech '4G' connection - but may never be able to use it
It's here! Apple unveils its newest iPad - it's FOUR TIMES faster, has 3D capability and a sharper picture than an HD TV
It all began this morning, and will end on Friday by which time they will have spent five days on the pavement outside the shop.
The highly-anticipated device will be available later this week and priced from $499-$829 (£399-£659) - the same range as the iPad 2, which the technology giant launched a year ago.
The tablet will be powered by a super fast quad-core A5x chip, putting Apple's tablet ahead of competitors such as Samsung.
It will also offer a high speed 4G LTE network connection in territories with 4G - in the U.S., it will be available on both the AT&T and Verizon wireless networks. The network is not yet available in the UK.
Demonstrations at the launch showed off the power of 4G, with videos that played from the web near-instantly - but British consumers will miss out.
4G networks have yet to roll out in the UK, with even optimistic projections putting the launch at the end of the year, by which time, Apple will no doubt be on the verge of launching another iPad.
Others have questioned whether the British 4G connection, using portions of the old analogue TV spectrum, will even work with the American device.
Despite this, Apple claims the battery lasts 10 hours and the device is just 9.4mm thick.
'Who will come out with a product that's more amazing than the iPad 2?' Apple CEO Tim Cook asked the audience at the San Francisco launch event. 'Stop wondering - we are'.
The screen, a larger version of the screen in iPhone 4s, is sharper than most 40-inch HD televisions.
Apple claims that the screen resolution is so sharp words on screen are sharper than words in print.
The new iPad also offers a 5 megapixel iSight camera which can record video in full HD.
Mr Cook said: 'We are taking it to a whole new level and are redefining the category that Apple created with the original iPad'.
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only idiots in europe buy 4g, 4g will only be out there in 2013,2014, by that time, a new ipad will be out.
There are still five days to go before Apple launches the latest version of its hugely-popular iPad in the UK.
But that hasn't stopped two eager customers setting up camp outside the Apple store on London's Regent Street in anticipation of the release.
The two men decided to beat the inevitable queues by heading to the central London store way before the March 16 release date.
Zohaib, who is first in the queueand his friend Ali brought portable chairs and bags of supplies along for their stint outside the store.
Is the new iPad just too smart for UK? British fans will fork out for hi-tech '4G' connection - but may never be able to use it
It's here! Apple unveils its newest iPad - it's FOUR TIMES faster, has 3D capability and a sharper picture than an HD TV
It all began this morning, and will end on Friday by which time they will have spent five days on the pavement outside the shop.
The highly-anticipated device will be available later this week and priced from $499-$829 (£399-£659) - the same range as the iPad 2, which the technology giant launched a year ago.
The tablet will be powered by a super fast quad-core A5x chip, putting Apple's tablet ahead of competitors such as Samsung.
It will also offer a high speed 4G LTE network connection in territories with 4G - in the U.S., it will be available on both the AT&T and Verizon wireless networks. The network is not yet available in the UK.
Demonstrations at the launch showed off the power of 4G, with videos that played from the web near-instantly - but British consumers will miss out.
4G networks have yet to roll out in the UK, with even optimistic projections putting the launch at the end of the year, by which time, Apple will no doubt be on the verge of launching another iPad.
Others have questioned whether the British 4G connection, using portions of the old analogue TV spectrum, will even work with the American device.
Despite this, Apple claims the battery lasts 10 hours and the device is just 9.4mm thick.
'Who will come out with a product that's more amazing than the iPad 2?' Apple CEO Tim Cook asked the audience at the San Francisco launch event. 'Stop wondering - we are'.
The screen, a larger version of the screen in iPhone 4s, is sharper than most 40-inch HD televisions.
Apple claims that the screen resolution is so sharp words on screen are sharper than words in print.
The new iPad also offers a 5 megapixel iSight camera which can record video in full HD.
Mr Cook said: 'We are taking it to a whole new level and are redefining the category that Apple created with the original iPad'.
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only idiots in europe buy 4g, 4g will only be out there in 2013,2014, by that time, a new ipad will be out.
