Orange has emailed its customers with an offer for the iPad 2 3G which will customers who are willing to sign up to a two year deal pay just £199 for the latest tablet. The offer is for the 16GB 3G version of the iPad, and the £25 per month data package consists of 1GB of anytime data plus another gig of data between midnight to 4pm. The iPad 2 UK launch date is set to 5pm tomorrow, with the usual queues expected at not only Apple stores across the country, but also other retailer that have got their mitts on the latest tablet. Raises the bar The early indications are that the tablet deserves to be a popular product, with TechRadar's Apple iPad 2 review suggesting that it raises the bar for the host of competitors. The 9.7 inch tablet runs Apple's iOS 4.3, and takes advantage of the popular App Store with its 60,000+ applications. The iPad 2's UK price is £399 for the WiFi only 16GB version, with the 3G 16GB version priced at £499. Other models are priced as follows: 32GB Wi-Fi only at £479, 64GB Wi-Fi only at £559, 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G at £659 and 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G at £579. Related Stories Efficient next gen ThinkPad X220 outed by Lenovo Exclusive: Sir Richard Branson: Apple is my favourite brand Exclusive: Dolby: We can sort out dodgy sound on tablets Hands on: Sky News app for iPad review Sky News chief: tablets represent the future for digital news

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Orange offering iPad 2 for £199, with two-year contract