AppleInsider Staff
Yet another delay comes as stock of the iPad 2 around the U.S. is believed to be entirely sold out at all locations, including Apple's retail stores and partners. Some select Apple stores with new shipments of the iPad 2 are set to open early today, while many other stores await more stock in the face of crushing demand.
The latest delay applies to all models of the iPad 2, including Wi-Fi and both 3G models from AT&T and Verizon. It also includes all capacities: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.
"Demand for the next generation iPad 2 has been amazing," Apple said in a statement to the press this week. "We are working hard to get iPad 2 into the hands of every customer who wants one as quickly as possible."
Tuesday's need to push back estimated shipping times is the latest in a string of delays since the iPad 2 first went on sale in the U.S. last Friday. Initial orders were scheduled to ship in a matter of days, but the wait was quickly pushed back to between two and three weeks.
On Saturday, Apple was forced to extend estimates to three to four weeks. Now, customers who hesitated to buy could be waiting over a month to receive their iPad 2.
Wall Street analysts generally expect that Apple sold at least a half million of the iPad 2 in its first weekend of availability. More bullish estimates have forecast Apple to have sold as many as 1 million at launch.
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Remember all those people saying those waiting in line were stupid, and if they'd just been patient and waited a week or two, they'd be able to waltz right in and pick one up? Well... looks like they were wrong. This thing is red-hot.
Absolutely crazy. I picked one up from Walmart and have been amazed at how thin and light it feels. I am so glad I didn't have to wait a month or so.
In line at the store in Cincy. A least 150 people at 8 am. Sigh, no iPad for me almost certainly.
Fifth Avenue Apple store sold 7,200 iPads on launch day, according to this one article. That's a lot of iPads per hour.
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Yes Apple, work hard cracking the whip that makes the slaves pump these out faster. Apple you are not "working hard", your supply contractors are, ergo the common Chinese worker.
Taking a month to ramp up proper production is hardly rocket science.