Make no mistake: Despite the recent rise of Android tablets, the iPad is still a very popular device. Sameer Singh at Tech-Thoughts has done a little number-crunching based on Apple’s (AAPL) past performances over holiday quarters and has estimated that Apple could ship between 24 million and 26 million iPads this quarter, including up to 7 million iPad minis. Singh says that he took supply constraints into account when making his iPad mini shipping estimates and notes that there will likely be fewer than 10 million iPad mini displays shipped by the end of the year. This isn’t surprising since the iPad mini has been a notorious pain to manufacture so far, exacerbated by the fact that Apple has been moving away from longtime supplier and current rival Samsung (005930).
Apple could ship an estimated 26 million iPads over the holiday quarter
Published Dec 4th, 2012 8:16AM EST
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.
