BlackBerry Playbook Prices

Research In Motion Ltd. said Tuesday that its Tablet PC, the BlackBerry playbook starts selling in the U.S. and Canada April 19 to U.S. $ 499-699.

RIM said customers can begin pre-order the gadget – its answer to Apple Inc. iPad popular devices – Best Buy. The manual has a 7 inch screen, smaller than the IPAD.

He runs the BlackBerry and can lead to a BlackBerry Connect, as a larger screen for them. RIM calls the first “professional tablet.”

IPad 2, which is on sale earlier this month also, starts at $ 499, the $ 499 Play Book comes with 16 GB of storage. For $ 599 you get $ 699 for 32 gigabytes, 64 gigabytes.

AT & T Inc. and Verizon Wireless stores also sell Wi-Fi version of the script. This summer, Sprint plans to sell a version with integrated access to Clearwire Corp. broadband wireless.

RIM reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings Thursday.