Apart from several sleek enhancements over its predecessor, the iPad 2 will come at the same price tag, forcing new tablet buyers to instead wait for it to arrive and not fall for the first Apple tablet. To make it worth the wait, the iPad 2 will be available in 27 countries within first two months of its launch, compared to the last Apple tablet, which shipped in around 10 country markets during first few months.
Soon after it was announced that the iPad 2 would go on sale in the US from March 11, 2011, there was a mad rush to dispose of used iPads online. A quick search on Craigslist.com and eBay.com reveals that sparingly used 16GB iPads can be had for as little as $200 to $300. At the iPad 2 launch, Apple CEO Steve Jobs also went so far as to suggest that we've moving towards a post-PC world. While not everyone agrees with that, there's no denying that Apple can be credited with the success of the current tablet form factor.
"Sales and enquiries for the iPad 1 have just vanished since the time iPad 2 was announced. I have not sold a single iPad 1 in the last two-three weeks - from the time the rumours for iPad-2 started growing stronger and its subsequent launch. Consumers wanting to buy the iPad have all postponed their decision and are now waiting for the new version of the gadget," said Babli Kripalani, owner of Bang Bang, a gadget store in the Kolkata's AC Market.
