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Work in a university, school or college and want a whole load of iPads for your students (or just to share among the staff)?  Apple have begun offering bundled packs of ten iPads, intended for purchase by educational institutions, which offer a slight discount on buying the touchscreen tablets individually.

$4,790 gets you ten 16GB iPad WiFi models, packaged together in one large box rather than individually wrapped; that’s a saving of $20 per iPad.  Also in the box are ten USB-to-dock-connector cables along with ten power adapters, and a single set of documentation intended to be shared.

Other bundles are available, covering the 32GB and 64GB iPads (though not the 3G models), and there are bigger savings if you also take out AppleCare: then each iPad is $40 cheaper than the individual version.  The 10-packs are expected to ship in April 2010, according to Apple’s site, though since April 3rd isn’t specifically mentioned we’re guessing individual orders will be given priority.

BF822LL/A: iPad Wi-Fi (16GB) $4,790
BF825LL/A: iPad Wi-Fi (16GB) with AppleCare Protection Plan for iPad – Auto Enroll $5,580
BF823LL/A: iPad Wi-Fi (32GB) $5,790
BF826LL/A: iPad Wi-Fi (32GB) with AppleCare Protection Plan for iPad – Auto Enroll $6,580
BF824LL/A: iPad Wi-Fi (64GB) $6,790
BF827LL/A: iPad Wi-Fi (64GB) with AppleCare Protection Plan for iPad – Auto Enroll $7,580

[via Mac Rumors]