How many iPads did Apple sell over the weekend? One estimate puts it at 152,000 – that’s actually down from the initial excitement when some pegged pre-sales at 20,000 per hour.
By Sunday, the rate of sales had fallen to 1,000 per hour, according to Venezualan-based blogger and analyst Daniel Tello. Tello estimates 120,000 iPads were pre-ordered on the first day due to “pure overexcited fanboism.” Tello based his estimates on the order ID numbers submitted to Investor Village’s AAPL Sanity Board.
Tello, working with Victor Castroll of Valcent Financial Group, said he expects half a million pre-orders by the April 3 shipment date and 1 million iPad shipments by the second week after shipping, according to Fortune.
At the other end of the spectrum, Apple is reportedly telling customers ordering iPads by telephone that they may not be able to pick up the tablet in-store on April 3. Due to pre-sales being “so overwhelming,” customers who change their order from delivery to in-store pickup may not have the new device available for April 3, the report said.
[via Silicon Alley Insider, Fortune and Mac Daily News]