苹果iPad Pro平板电脑将于今日开始网上订购

Apple Inc said its iPad Pro will be available to order online on Wednesday and arrive at stores later this week.

苹果公司近日宣布，其最新产品iPad Pro平板电脑周三开始可以从网上订购，并于本周稍晚在苹果商店开售。

The 12.9 inch-screen tablet, which starts at $799 but costs more than $1,000 if buyers also want a keyboard and an optional stylus, will be available in more than 40 countries, including the United States, the UK, China and Japan.

这款平板电脑带有12.9英寸屏幕，最低售价为799美元，但如果消费者想同时购买一个键盘和可选的手写笔，则花费将超过1,000美元。该产品将面向美国、英国、中国和日本等40多个国家进行销售。

Sales of iPads have been falling for several quarters as big-screen iPhones appeal to more consumers. Apple sold 54.86 million iPads in the year ended Sept. 26 - a drop of 19 percent from a year earlier.

随着越来越多的顾客被大屏幕的iPhone手机所吸引，iPad系列产品已经连续几个季度销售持续走低了。截至今年9月26日，苹果公司共售出5400万台iPad，相比去年同期下滑达到19%。

Since launching iPad with a 9.7-inch screen in 2010, Apple has released a mini version in 2012 with a 7.9-inch screen. Apple unveiled the larger iPad Pro on Sept. 9, hoping to rival Microsoft Corp's 12-inch Surface Pro 3 in attracting business customers.

苹果公司于2010年首次发布屏幕大小为9.7英寸的iPad，之后又于2012年发布7.9英寸的mini版本。而在今年的9月9日，苹果更大尺寸的平板电脑--iPad Pro正式亮相。该公司也希望这次的产品能够与微软发布的12英寸的Surface Pro 3相抗衡，吸引更多商务客户。