The iPad Mini went on sale 10/26 at midnight pacific time. While all sizes of the white model of this smaller iPad sold out almost immediately, now it's darker counterpart is catching up.
Thirty five hours after going on sale, the Black and Slate 16gb iPad Mini is now also showing a shipping time 2 weeks out - indicating Apple's initial stock is running low. We expect to see all models of the iPad become difficult to come by as we get farther in to the holiday shopping season. Sales of the iPad are expected to be robust across models between now and December 25. The iPad Mini in particular is expected to see strong sales when it arrives in Apple Stores, allowing customers to personally observe the build quality.
Sales of iPad 4, while expected to be very strong overall this holiday, are off to a much slower start than at any previous launch. MW attributes this to a myriad of causes including exclusively internal upgrades, confusion regarding the launch date, and of course significantly more competition from other tablets including the iPad Mini.
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