Pre-orders for iPad have reached 240,000 in two weeks

2nd April, 2010 by adina
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The latest estimation shows that iPad pre-orders are on track to beat the initial launch numbers of the iPhone. Advance orders are believed to have reached 190,000 last week and although the rate of purchases seems to have slowed down, they still have hit 240,000 tablets. The current average has reached 7,000 pre-orders per day, which makes the iPad beat the 270,000 launch weekend units of the iPhone in 2007, based only on online sales.

As Daniel Tello predicts, the actual first-day sales will be higher on April 3rd. Reservations at retail stores as well as walk-in purchases of leftover units are not included in current estimations. The original iPhone sales have also factored in just two whole days, at the end of the first fiscal quarter.

These calculations not only make the iPad the company’s largest line-up introduction to date, but also make it the most successful launch of a new class of products for Apple referring to units shipped. It is also the best launch of any e-reader or tablet ever known. Amazon always kept the secret on its Kindle sales, but it has sold only 500,000 devices during the whole year 2008. Barnes & Noble has benefited from a significantly larger market, but it was believed to reach the same level of 500,000 units sold for the Nook only this month, which means five months after the Nook was first presented.


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