Apple Inc. will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting.

The iPad, which is larger in size but similar in design to Apple's popular iPhone, was billed by CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday as "so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone."

Apple iPad prices:

• Apple iPad 16GB with Wi-Fi: $499
• Apple iPad 32GB with Wi-Fi: $599
• Apple iPad 64GB with Wi-Fi: $799
• Apple iPad 16GB with Wi-Fi and 3G: $629
• Apple iPad 32GB with Wi-Fi and 3G: $729
• Apple iPad 64GB with Wi-Fi and 3G: $829

The Wi-Fi models will be available in 60 days (March), while the Wi-Fi + 3G ones in 90 days (April).

The iPad will have accessories: a case, a dock and a keyboard.

Some Apple iPad specs:

• 0.5 inches thin
• 9.7 inch multi-touch capacitive display with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution
• 1GHz Apple A4 chip
• Accelerometer, compass
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Wi-Fi
• Assisted GPS (only for the Wi-Fi + 3G model)
• SIM card tray (only for the Wi-Fi + 3G model)
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
• 16GB, 32GB, 64GB internal memory
• Standby: over 1 month