iPad 2 initial parts suppliers revealed

By on Nov 19, 2010 at 8:23 AM
General November 19, 2010

According to hit or miss trade publication DIGITIMES, Apple has chosen several parts suppliers for its upcoming iPad 2. The report states that Japan-based Ibiden, Taiwan-based Tripod Technology and U.S. / China-based TTM Technologies have been named as three initial PCB suppliers for Apple’s second-generation iPad. Four more suppliers will be added some time in February, the unconfirmed report adds, when shipments are set to ramp up. DIGITIMES states that the iPad 2 will be released in the first quarter of 2011, as expected.

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  • High

    Glad I waited for the ipad2

    • http://j.mp/nerdalert @heyart

      Why? It won’t be out until April. You wasted a year.

      • http://twitter.com/MattSTKC Matthew H.

        No, just didn’t waste $500 dollars. 2nd gen Apple products are always substantial improvements instead of just incremental upgrades. iPhone to iPhone 3G is a big difference. MacBook Air to the newest incarnation, awesome changes.

      • http://j.mp/nerdalert @heyart

        Agreed about second generation improvements, but definitely not a waste to get the first generation. I’m going to sell mine for probably ~75% of what I paid when the new one comes out and upgrade. Good deal, I’d say!

      • http://twitter.com/MikeKillion Mike Killion

        iphone to iphone 3G was a big improvement? What horrible standards you have.

  • Donny

    Front facing camera and hopefully at least 64 GB minimum….then I will buy.

  • AirRuler

    Wow this tells us absolutely nothing. Amazing investigative work here.

  • Eddie

    I will go with the BB Playbook. Thank you.

  • http://www.macnow.cc/ Mr. Mac

    i can’t wait for ipad 2!

  • http://twitter.com/majinkenZERO Sam Franks

    Looks like next year is going to be a great year for tablet wars. Hopefully these wars drop these prices too

  • http://twitter.com/MattSTKC Matthew H.

    So excite! hoping for a price drop but buying one anyway. better be a Facetime camera

  • Brian

    According to hit or miss tech blog Boy Genius Report, via hit or miss trade publication DIGITIMES, Apple has chosen several parts suppliers for its upcoming iPad 2.

    Fixed it for you.

  • sirpaul

    If Apple brought in USB and SD card slot…that would actually make me want to get it. Oh yeah, and drop the price :P And larger storage! Yeah, I’m asking a lot – but things are getting competitive. If I can’t easily transfer files from PC to PC without syncing with iTunes it’s kind of useless. I’d like to use it for photography-related things as well.

    • http://twitter.com/brian_george Brian George

      You want USB, SD and larger storage? Why not just one?

      • sirpaul

        Oh, it’s not about storage – I want it for file transfer to and from the iPad. IE if I am out taking pictures and I need to empty my SD card to my iPad I want to have the ability to do that. Or if I want to transfer an assignment (PDF, word etc.) from a friends thumb drive to my iPad without manually adding the file to an app that can open it, then syncing.

      • Robert

        Doesn’t the camera connector do that? Instead of putting your memory card in, you connect your camera directly but otherwise sounds like what you want.

      • sirpaul

        @Robert
        It’s a lot easier to just put SD card in so I don’t have to mess with cables. Basically, I would like to have some non itunes-based data transfer.

  • Anonymous

    Okay, so the idea is that 2011 will be the year of the tablet wars. I thought everyone said back in January that 2010 would be the year of the tablet wars? Apple came armed and everyone else forgot their weapons. Competition isn’t what is needed. We need more companies like Apple that actually do a few things:

    1. Show a product
    2. Announce shipping date
    3. Announce price

    If we could get a few people to get this accomplished we could have a war. Since we can’t it looks like the war was over even before it began.

  • Bobc74

    Awesome idea! Expose an upcoming product before the holiday season. That way less people purchase them as Christmas gifts, in anticipation of the next generation release.

  • Cedric

    I’m just not seeing enough in the Ipad to warrant a purchase. Apple needs to produce a device that I can use in everyday work. No USB, small storage, no printing, high price………..
    I’m seriously looking at the Playbook when it comes out.

  • http://twitter.com/JonRuinstein JonRuinstein

    Wait for the ‘Palm Gripper’ instead, it will blow the ipad away. When coupled with a WebOS toaster, people will be able to make piping hot toast from their beds!

  • Damon

    Unless it has flash on it, I would still choose the Playbook and Tab over it.

    • Anonymous

      Looks like you will be buying the PlayBook or the Tab. Apple doesn’t go backward.

      • One-77AML

        Unfortunately, until the rest of web catches up to Apple’s forward thinking the lack of Flash will be an issue. I love my iPad, as do my 3 and 4 year olds, and use it all the time but not having Flash is a problem.

    • Anonymous

      Skyfire

  • jay

    I own a droid but I am looking at playbook this time

  • http://twitter.com/dimebagdan81 Dan Tallant

    Two words… Honey… Comb…

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