Toronto: Best Buy at Bay and Dundas giving away RIM PlayBook on April 19th

Just in case you forgot, tomorrow is the day that the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook finally becomes available. For those of us in Toronto, Best Buy will hold a contest at their Bay and Dundas store (65 Dundas Street West). At 6:45am, the firt 50 customers in line for the RIM Playbook launch will be entered into a draw to win a 16GB PlayBook.

BlackBerry PlayBook specifications:

  • Processor: 1 GHz dual-core processor
  • Operating system: BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
  • Cellular connectivity: None
  • Other connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
  • Display: 7-inch WSVGA capacitive touchscreen
  • Memory: 1GB RAM
  • Camera: Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing and 5 MP rear facing) with 1080p HD video recording
  • Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB
  • Dimensions / weight: 130 by 193 by 10 millimeters / 400 grams

Just in case you don’t win, the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook will be available in 16, 32 and 64GB configurations for CA$499, CA$599, and CA$699 respectively.

Good luck to all!

Update: A number of Best Buy locations (full list) will also open early at 7:00am on April 19th.