By Graham K. Rogers

Apple has just confirmed that the 12.9" iPad Pro along with the Apple Pencil and the new Smart Keyboard is to go on sale this week in over 40 countries,

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, US, UK, Uruguay and US Virgin Islands.

In Thailand the iPad Pro starts at 30,900 baht for the 32GB with Wi-Fi model. It comes in three metallic finishes: silver, gold and space gray. It will be available at the Apple.com site and at selected Apple Authorized Resellers.

As well as the 12.9-inch Retina display with 5.6 million pixels, the iPad Pro has the new 64-bit A9X chip, expected to give similar performance to many portable PCs. The device delivers all-day 10-hour battery life.

Also available for the iPad Pro will be Apple-designed polyurethane smart covers in charcoal gray and white for 2,800 baht. New silicone cases will also be available for 4,100 baht in charcoal gray and white.

Graham K. Rogers teaches at the Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University in Thailand. He wrote in the Bangkok Post, Database supplement on IT subjects. For the last seven years of Database he wrote a column on Apple and Macs. He is now continuing that in the Bangkok Post supplement, Life.