“Apple’s new iPad has starting hitting purchaser’s homes with deliveries originating in China, and those seeking an iPad today have the option of selecting Personal Pickup in the U.S. and Canada or trying their luck buying at the store without a pre-purchase,” Mike Wuerthele reports for AppleInsider.
“AppleInsider has confirmed that Apple Retail has stock of the new iPad, with some stores having ‘hundreds’ scaling down to only a few dozen in lower volume stores,” Wuerthele reports. “Additionally, people who ordered early, and chose faster delivery are seeing deliveries on Thursday as well.”
Wuerthele reports, “Initial demand at retail is “pretty heavy” according to AppleInsider sources at several Apple stores.”
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MacDailyNews Take: The new iPad, starting at just $329, is a winning move by Apple.
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This should definitely be the iPad that gets many of the iPad 2/3/4 and original iPad mini owners to finally update, especially by the time the holiday sales roll around.
I’m waiting to see what the 10.5″ iPad pro is about before replacing my glacially slow much older iPad. These just released would be a fine replacement but would like to know what I’d be missing in a Pro version first before jumping in.
Got mine delivered yesterday. Space gray 128GB. I upgraded from an original 1st gen iPad which I gave to my roommate.