Blackberry PlayBook Hits Sprint June 5th

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Exciting news for those of you contemplating the jump to a tablet, as word out of Sprint says they’ll be getting in the Blackberry PlayBook for $500. And this word comes from no less than Sprint Marketing Director Gerald Evans himself.

Turns out the Marketing Director leaked the word on his personal blog, and though the post in question didn’t exactly stay up very long, it was just long enough to reveal that the wi-fi only version of the PlayBook, complete with 16 gigs of storage, would land in stores this weekend–June 5th, specifically–and would sell for $499.99. Oh, and even better–you’ll be able to get Blackberry Bridge access with no additional fees, a serious plus for the more business-based user.

Meanwhile, word about the 4G version was not leaked, which we’re all still kind of sad about–you’d think Evans could have gone a little farther whilst leaking sensitive corporate information about pricing and release dates–but at last report that one’s still on track for a summer release anyway, so it’s likely only a matter of time. before that one comes out. There’s only so much summer left, you know!

And while I kind of doubt this was some kind of accident–chances are the Director of Marketing for Sprint already knows tech journalism types are watching his blog anyway, so he probably knew this would get disseminated in rapid fashion–but it’s welcome news all the same, especially if you’re looking to pick up a new tablet. So this might be the weekend to go shopping.

How about you guys? Interested in snagging a new Blackberry Playbook at a pretty good price, or are you thinking you’re going to wait for the 4G version to hit? You have plenty of options, especially if you’re not interested in Blackberry at all, so head on down to the comments section and tell us what you’ve got in mind as far as picking up a new tablet goes!