Consumers love, hate Apple’s new iPad

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Apple CEO Tim Cook told analysts on Monday that the company had seen phenomenal sales of its new iPad over the weekend.

Last week, the company began selling the cover version of iPad in retail stores, recording a “record weekend,” 

Cook said the company will continue to invest in analysis and development, new retail store openings, acquisitions and building out the company’s supply chain. 


“We are very confident in our future and see tremendous opportunities ahead,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s chief money officer.

Apple’s new iPad showed up in stores round the world on Friday to throngs of cheering fans. 

Apple’s latest iPad drew the customary lines of die-hard fans trying to be first and entrepreneurs trying to create a quick profit.


Many buyers lined up for hours, and in some cases overnight, because the pill pc went on sale within the U.S. and 9 alternative countries. They did therefore even though Apple started accepting on-line orders / week ago.


The new, third model comes with a faster processor, a way sharper screen and an improved camera, though the changes aren’t as big because the upgrade from the first model to the iPad 2.

As with the previous models, costs start at $499 within the U.S.

“I don’t assume it’s well worth the worth however i suppose I’m a victim of society,” Athena might, 21, said in Paris.

Analysts interviewed by Bloomberg News predicted that the company might sell 2.5 million or more iPads over the first weekend:

Apple might sell 2.5 million or more iPads this weekend, per Carl Howe, an analyst at yankee group. Predicted demand for the new iPad, which will feature a more powerful processor and higher-resolution screen, has helped Apple extend its lead because the world’s Most worthy company. It additionally means long lines and surging sales for pc Village and alternative far- flung sellers, which are possible to sell out before Apple’s better-stocked 363 official shops.

Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray Cos., predicts that Apple will sell over 1 million iPads on day one alone.

IPad Wait Times

Following Apple’s unveiling of the new iPad at a press conference last week, on-line preorders quickly maxed out. Wait times for net orders now extend to as several as three weeks. That backlog will send many shoppers to Apple’s chain of stores, said Howe, who properly predicted Apple would sell over four million iPhones within the weekend when the 4S debut in October.

But despite the robust sales, shoppers have already begun complaining regarding the new iPad’s shortcomings, per The Washington Post’s Hayley Tsukayama:

Overheating?: this is a topic that’s getting plenty of chatter on Apple’s support forums. It looks that the new iPad is running hotter than its predecessor, and a number of other individuals on the forums have noted that they get a slip-up message saying the iPad has to “cool down” when they’ve been using their tablets for long periods of your time. several users identified constant ‘”arm corner,” left of the house button.

Heavier: The new iPad is a number of ounces heavier than its predecessor, the iPad 2, which won’t build a distinction to most folk. however if you carry your iPad plenty, or like to hold it with one hand, you may notice the extra weight. It’s a small tradeoff for higher|a far better|a much better|a higher|a stronger|a more robust|an improved} battery and better graphics processor, however is value noting if weight is a problem for you.

No LTE Facetime: the inability to use Facetime over cellular networks has vexed Apple users within the past, and looks to be even more of an annoyance on the 4G iPad, since the network is therefore quick.



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