Educated guess anyone on when to pre order iPad?

[Bodhi395]

March 15th 2010!

 

[G4R2]

I'll go out on a limb here with this guess:

Wi-Fi models shipping in late March.
3G models shipping in April.

 

[mac jones]

between march 1st and 15th.

And I would jump really quick on it these are going to move.

The hype is intense so it bodes backorder. (China is only so big )

 

[UltiMac]

Nobody really knows. Just rough estimates and guessing.

Apple doesn't inform Resellers or anybody else about release dates or pre-order dates for their products. Sooner than later, I can only hope.

 

[MRU]

WHY though did they simply not start taking pre-orders from the off ?

I really do not understand the delay on accepting pre-orders. It can't be to make sure they have enough stock, as accepting pre-orders sooner would make it easier for them to stockpile a more accurate amount of iPad's they require at launch, it would also give them a better indication of which model was most popular.

So yeah just can't see a reason for not accepting pre-orders from the day they announced the iPad.

 

[4DThinker]

I am highly educated.

I'll guess Amazon.com and others will allow pre-order of the iPad as early as one month before Apple has them available to purchase.

 

[DotCom2]

WHY though did they simply not start taking pre-orders from the off ?

I really do not understand the delay on accepting pre-orders. It can't be to make sure they have enough stock, as accepting pre-orders sooner would make it easier for them to stockpile a more accurate amount of iPad's they require at launch, it would also give them a better indication of which model was most popular.

So yeah just can't see a reason for not accepting pre-orders from the day they announced the iPad.

You took the words right outta my mouth!
That is exactly what I was wondering. You would think they would take pre-orders right after the announcement while the hype was still ongoing and as a good indication as to how much interest and supply they would need.
Well I guess they know what they are doing but IJS.

 

[thejakill]

You took the words right outta my mouth!
That is exactly what I was wondering. You would think they would take pre-orders right after the announcement while the hype was still ongoing and as a good indication as to how much interest and supply they would need.
Well I guess they know what they are doing but IJS.

i don't think they can legally offer it for preorder until it has been approved by the FCC. at the end of their promo video there is a disclaimer about this.