TechnoBuffalo

The WiMAX version isn’t expected until later this summer, but now you can pick up a 16GB Wi-Fi version of the BlackBerry PlayBook from your local Sprint store for $499.

Need a refresher on the PlayBook’s specs?

BlackBerry PlayBook Specs

• 7-inch 1024×600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen
• Ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch thick: 0.9 lbs (425g) and 5.1” x 7.6” x 0.4” (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)
• 1GHz dual-core processor
• BlackBerry® Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
• MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback
• Support for high resolution video playback (H.264, MPEG4, WMV)
• 1080p HDMI output
• Two 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture – 3 megapixel front-facing and 5 megapixel rear-facing
• 1 GB RAM memory
• 16 GB internal storage
• GPS, Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), 6-Axis Motion Sensor (Gyroscope), Digital Compass (Magnetometer)
• Stereo speakers and stereo microphones
• Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR support

Jon did an unboxing of the Wi-Fi PlayBook back in April, and put it against the iPad 2 in a tablet throwdown.

What do you think? Are any of you going to go grab one of these from your local Sprint store?

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