Apple's iPad 2 Shipping Estimates Drop to 'Within 24 Hours' in U.S. and Canada

[JHankwitz]

Ridiculous?

I think the higher end iPads are way overpriced. $200 more for 48GB extra is just ridiculous. This is 2011 not 2001. 48GB of any type of storage is not worth $200.

You've got to be kidding. I paid $3,500 for a 5MB Profile hard drive in 1981 to attach to my Apple III with 512K of memory which cost $3,000. That was a fair price for what it provided. And that was in 1981 dollars. Complaining that $200 for 48GB of memory has to be from an immature crybaby that has no concept of value.

Apple has to charge what's necessary to please their investors, or they'll end up where they were in the mid 90's. If you don't like it, buy an Android. No one is forcing you to pay the $200.

 

[Pink∆Floyd]

You've got to be kidding. I paid $3,500 for a 5MB Profile hard drive in 1981 to attach to my Apple III with 512K of memory which cost $3,000. That was a fair price for what it provided. And that was in 1981 dollars. Complaining that $200 for 48GB of memory has to be from an immature crybaby that has no concept of value.

Apple has to charge what's necessary to please their investors, or they'll end up where they were in the mid 90's. If you don't like it, buy an Android. No one is forcing you to pay the $200.

Excellent post, with some lolz

 

[VitaminD]

iPad 3 for the win!

 

[TsunamiTheClown]

Wow! My iPad 1st gen may live to see its great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren at this pace.

 

[cozmot]

I think the higher end iPads are way overpriced. $200 more for 48GB extra is just ridiculous. This is 2011 not 2001. 48GB of any type of storage is not worth $200.

Are you serious? $200 more is ridiculous for any kind of storage? So you think every kind of storage is the same? The architecture, form factor, manufacturing costs, parts costs and many other factors go into this. And if $200 is a deal breaker for you, then you're shopping with the wrong brand.

 

[gnasher729]

Are you serious? $200 more is ridiculous for any kind of storage? So you think every kind of storage is the same? The architecture, form factor, manufacturing costs, parts costs and many other factors go into this. And if $200 is a deal breaker for you, then you're shopping with the wrong brand.

Maybe Apple should make a special iPad model attached to a 2 TB 3.5inch hard drive for an additional $100, and that will shut them up.

 

[mjtomlin]

No, it just means that they are doing better with supply management. I suspect demand has only gone down a few percent.

Not sure how you came to that conclusion. From what Apple has reported, demand is actually still going up for the product. They had a serious backlog for the entire previous quarter. Now that they can make enough to actually meet demand, they'll sell - I predict Apple will sell upwards of 13 million this quarter. and possibly hit 20 million in the Holiday quarter.

 

[mjtomlin]

I think the higher end iPads are way overpriced. $200 more for 48GB extra is just ridiculous. This is 2011 not 2001. 48GB of any type of storage is not worth $200.

Eh you're looking at the pricing structure wrong. The "target" is usually the middle model. So they overcharge for a little more on the higher end and under charge on the lower end. This is how the lower model appears so cheap (and why other OEMs are having a hard time beating those prices).

On the higher end $100 gets you 32GB more.
the lower end is $100 less, but only 16GB less.

 

[koruki]

iPad 2 demand met. *tick

iPhone 5 production begins.

All done like clock work, great stuff Tim Cook.

 

[charlituna]

They're probably trying to blow them out ASAP to get ready for the iPad 3 in Sept/Oct.

Or they could blow them out by not making as many. Just like they tend to do with everything else.

 

[AppleScruff1]

Or they could blow them out by not making as many. Just like they tend to do with everything else.

They're probably just using up the rest of the components that they contracted for. The iPad 3 is going to be a big surprise and get the competition in an uproar. I hope the do it, it would be a brilliant strategy.

 

[sparks9]

This "news" is not worthy for Macrumors

 

[neech7]

Agreed, I could see them maybe dropping the price with the next generation, They have with the new releases of the other products through the years. Hopefully all the rumors for a fall iPad, is just the same iPad, but cheaper...

They had also raised prices before like on the 2010 Mac Mini. Most likely prices will hold but come with better features.