Apple to sell 5.5 million iPad 2 tablets in launch quarter, analyst claims

By on Mar 8, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Tablets March 8, 2011

Piper Jaffray analyst and Apple aficionado Gene Munster has weighed in with his iPad 2 launch prognostications. Munster is predicting that the tablet, which will be available nationwide this Friday, will see sales of 5.5 million units in its opening quarter. By comparison, the iPhone 4 sold roughly 8.4 million units during its opening quarter and the original iPad sold around 3.27 million units. “Generally, the length of the lines at Apple retail stores on launch day have been a helpful early indication of demand,” quips the analyst. “However, factors like online pre-orders, simultaneous international launches, weather, timing in the day and the day of the week can all impact a consumer’s willingness to go stand in line, but may not necessarily be indicative of immediate purchase intentions.” For these reasons, Munster believes that lines at retail locations selling the iPad 2 will not be as long as those from previous Apple device launches. Friday is the day, who’s buying an iPad Deuce?

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  • Johnny Rotten Crotch

    BGR and another Apple story? No way! They never post story’s about Apple. Come on guys is Apple all you care about?

    • Anonymous

      i just checked the main page, and there is a sprint article, two google articles….shut the fuck up you troll….don’t click on it

      • Johnny Rotten Crotch

        Troll because I don’t bend over for Steve Jobs? F You you Apple loving peice of $hit. You can bend over for him all you want.

      • Anonymous

        Go back to your mom’s basement. You have a lot of hate and your hand needs your help.

    • Anonymous

      I know, right. Why is there any apple news at all? DROID has taken over.

    • Anonymous

      Yes.

    • RudyH

      “Yuppies are made fun of for their conspicuous personal consumption and obsession over social status among their peers, which is seen as vain and materialistic.”

      Imagine if you didn’t have an Apple product. You would be carrying an Android or Blackberry, what losers!!!

  • http://twitter.com/ChazClout ChazClout

    Are there ever follow up articles on these “analyst” claims when they get things completely wrong?
    If not, there should be.

    • Anonymous

      Agreed. But to be fair, the job of these analysts is to underestimate Apple earnings for their clients, so that when Apple blows away the numbers, the clients get a nice pop in their investments. Thus, Apple analysts always underestimate by 40-50%.

  • Max

    Good luck with that, Playbook. You’ll be lucky to sell that many in 10 years.

    • Bobdonhim

      Oh yes…let the Apple fanboys flock to the store for a device with sub-megapixel cameras, an OS that cant fully utilize the “dual-core CPU” and the little amount of RAM. Flock sheep flock.

      • Max

        Enjoy your tiny 7″ screen with your big fat pork sausage-fingered mitts.

      • Bobdonhim

        So 3″ really means a lot eh? I will enjoy a higher DPI on a 7″ screen. Along with Flash, better cameras, an OS that uses the dual-core CPU and better RAM.

    • Anonymous

      I wish I could afford both. The Playbook does look pretty awesome. Especially the multitasking. Long live competition.

  • Anonymous

    Analysts are always wrong in regards to Apple projections. On average, take an analysts Apple numbers, and increase by 30-40% to get more accurate numbers. In this case, it will be closer to 7-9 million iPads sold launch quarter.

    • Anonymous

      Make that 9,000,001: )

  • Anonymous

    I bought an iPad for wifey when it launched last year, but didn’t get one for myself. I was sure they’d add a camera to next rev. Looks like I’ll be queueing up to grab an iPad2 (or at least looking at it)

    • Bobdonhim

      I hope you like 0.9 megapixel cameras

      • Anonymous

        If you are buying any tablet for the camera I think you make be surprised that a $79 Point and shoot will take better pictures. Oh, and they are a lot lighter than a tablet.

      • Eric

        I only want the camera for occasional facetime use. I’ll use my Nikon D300 for real picture taking.

      • http://twitter.com/adamjayreid Adam Reid

        Hope you like looking like a tool holding a tablet to take pictures. Is this how low Apple haters have sunk, arguing that the resolution of a camera on a 1.3lb, 10 inch device is inadequate for taking pictures! Really fanboys, really?!?!? How about this, THE FORM FACTOR IS INADEQUATE FOR PICTURES YOU MORONS! The cameras are there for video chat, and they are on par with other tablets in that regard.

      • Anonymous

        well consider the irony: until the iPad came out the hategirls virtually always excoriated apple gear as being overpriced and providing tech that was above a user’s needs – copared to the crap dell etc were putting out;

        now, however, apple makes a tablet with acceptable hardware, allowing it to be undecidedly the price and volume leader, and the hategirls get their panties in a bunch because the ipad doesnt have the most advanced components; as some have mentioned does one really need an 8mp camera on the back of a tablet? isnt that like putting a 5000hp outboard on a sailboat to get into port?

        so, as far as the hategirls go, apple cannot win – either they make superior hardware and they are crucified as “too expensive,” or they make average gear at good price, and apple is massacred for having outdated tech

        darned if they do, darned if they dont;

      • Anonymous

        Heck yeah! This new iPad2 is going to be my primary photographic tool. This is a huge improvement from hauling around my 27″ iMac. HUGE improvement.

  • Jsantana0793

    well, there is a pretty high number. I would think that those who have the Ipad will hold off considering that there is not real solid changes to even make the upgrade.. They might have new ipad cusotmers, but 5.5 million. Well, it could happen… Now, I think sometimes a good thing might slow down or maybe lose steam.. Apple may be taken advantage of their consumers. Having to add fetures that could have been done a long time ago. Ipad 2 is what Ipad 1 should have been. If you really want an upgrade worth having. I have read over and over, wait for Ipad 3.

  • Anonymous

    No way! The Goofan (aka Apple Hater) analysts team is estimating that they will sell about 5 units altogether.

    • Anonymous

      Agreed. Our numbers are always rIght.

  • Anonymous

    I think Gene means in the first full quarter of availability. Apple’s current quarter (Q2 FY 2011) ends in a couple of weeks. I know Apple is going to ship a lot of iPad 2′s in the next two weeks but I am pretty certain that they are not going to sell 5.5 million. Anything is possible though. If they had that many manufactured and could distribute all 5.5 million within two weeks then I guess they could.

  • Anonymous

    I know 5 people that held off for the second version and are planning to buy
    this generation.

    I only know 3 people that actually have an iPad and 2 of them are buying an ipad 2.

    I know this is not a large data sample but I do think they will sell well.

    • Eric

      I knew from the moment I saw iPad v1 that I would wait for v2. Apple left too many things off of v1. I wanted the camera for facetime and I wanted the ability to connect to my TV via HDMI. There were a couple of other things that I wanted as well (USB and card slot), but we all knew Apple wasn’t going to put those in. A higher rez display would have been nice too, but I will live.

  • Anonymous

    Sounds about right. I plan on getting the iPad 2, been waiting for an upgrade from the first model. Can’t decide on the wifi only or the 3G and if so which carrier ATT or Verizon.

  • Eric

    I’ll be getting one. I promised my seven year old that she is getting one for her birthday on March 22nd.

    • Anonymous

      Why does a 7 year old need an iPad

  • Anonymous

    Article #87 on iPad sales predictions. Why?

  • Anonymous

    WOOHOO Another analyst…

    • Anonymous

      With verizon now able to sell the iphone Apple will have the lead in U.S. market share by years end I would think. But who knows.

  • xxdesmus

    says some random analyst…they are the weather forecasters of sales. They take a random BS guess and then what happens if they are wrong? They just shrug. Complete BS.

  • Bringit

    I hate Apple and anything Apple related! With a passion! Therefore whenever BGR posts something about Apple, I take precious time out of my day that I COULD be using changing the background of my DROIIDDD to post how much I hate Apple and anything related to Apple.

  • Anonymous

    I think 2 is going to beat expectations. Many, me included were waiting for the 2nd gen. It looks like a nice tech toy to have around the house to use instead of sitting in front of desktop, and sadly this is the only tab that seems worth it. I’m in.

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