Boom. A mere three hours after it first went up for order, iPad 2 shipping times have already slipped from 3-5 business days to 5-7 business days.
What does this mean? Exactly what we thought it meant when Apple refused to take preorders before release to begin with: Apple knew they couldn’t satisfy demand for a nine day preorder. They’ve got constrained supply.
If you want an iPad 2, either prepare to get in line or order it now. That shipping time is only going to rise as the day goes on… I wouldn’t be surprised to see it hit 2-4 weeks by the end of the day.
Edit: As of 8:38am, it’s now 2-3 weeks shipping date. Hope you got your order in, guys.
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40 responses to “iPad 2 Shipping Times On The Rise After Being Available Online For Just Hours”
got mine @ 4:12am Eastern time—1:12am Pacific
ordered mine at 3:56am et.
For those who ordered – what time did you order and what is your ship estimate. I ordered at 3:57 am and estimated ship date of March 18-25!!
already up to 2-3 weeks…
You are dead on. 2-3 weeks is now the estimated ship date
Already at 2-3 weeks at 8:29 EST.
I was online when the store started taking orders at 12:38 PT. My email says delivers March 18-25
I ordered at 2:38am CST and my estimated date is March 18-25 too.
Sure seems to me like Apple is taking pre-orders…..
pcow
The new iPad already has a jailbreak available, that Apple is actually ok with. They just published a new mirror site so everyone can easily get into the automated service:
http://fms.nu/eYM6hB
Now you can basically do everything and anything with it. It’s the best product on the market.
I don’t want to be haughty and say, “We told you so….” well actually yeah I do. We told you so. http://www.cultofmac.com/is-ap…
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Thank God I ordered at 8:10am when it was still 5-7 days LOL, wish I had jumped on it with the 2-3 days LOL
If anyone bitches you need to slap them, I’ve been following you guys for days so it wasn’t a surprise. The real surprise was that Best Buy wasn’t doing online in-store pick up. But looking back now, I can see that they probably didn’t have a choice in the matter. Well, hey, I’ll be hitting you back in a week if I don’t have my shiny new device in my hands by next week LOL
Does anyone know why AT&T is not offering the 64GB online?
ordered white 64gb and 2 smart covers at 1:02am. Covers said 1-3 business days. ipad said 3 to 5 business days.
oh and mine was mar 18-25 for ipad, and 15-18 for covers
Ordered at 1:05 PST estimated delivery date is March 18-25.
Really hoping they are being conservative with their estimates, but not holding my breath.
I ordered at 12:51. They were on sale earlier than the 1:00 am promised time. Estimated arrival is March 18 – 25.
The iPad I ordered online (32 GB Black WiFi) at 3:50 am EST yesterday has shipped already. I just recieved an email confirm and tracking.