If you have n’t already dictate that iPad mini , be prepared to wait : merchant vessels times on the raw tablet are already slew .
Pre - orders for the new tablet opened on October 26 , with the promise that first buyers would receive their Wi - fi - enabled iPad minis on November 2 . But on-line buyers can no longer look such quick reversal : Apple ’s website now gauge shipping timeson the new tablet will take as long as two weeks .
likewise , shipping time for the new wireless fidelity - enabled fourth - coevals iPad are now list at a week .
Aswe note last week , the time lag are n’t totally unexpected : Analysts enjoin high need for the iPad mini , combine with a short supply chain for the Modern gimmick , might leave in transport holdup . “ The new miserable terms point is gestate to appeal to a wider interview and labour up demand , ” wrote Richard Shim ofNPD DisplaySearch . “ However , gore supply - chain indication sharpen to an even more than typical tightness in the mart for the iPad mini . ”
One way early adoptive parent can still get the miniskirt correctly away : Stand on line when local Apple Stores make them uncommitted at 8:00 a.m. on November 2 .
Shipping multiplication for Apple ’s other new products seem to be staying on schedule . The LTE reading of both the new iPad and iPad mini were n’t gestate to begin shipping until mid - November , for exercise , and there ’s no meter reading that the timing for those merchandise has changed .
likewise , the canonic models of both the novel Mac mini and 13 - in MacBook Pro with Retina show are both in stock at Apple ’s store and quick to send ; you ’ll see a slight delay of two to four shipping days , however , if you upgrade the memory board or memory capabilities of either equipment .
And it ’s still too former to even pre - order the new iMac good example : The 21.5 - inch model will be available in November ; the 27 - incher follows in December .
