Apple is now selling more than 200,000 iPads per week, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky. In other words, sales of the new device have actually outpaced those of the Mac in the
United States, and are fast approaching those of the iPhone 3GS. "Checks indicate that US iPad sales remain strong post-launch, driven by rising consumer visibility to iPad's user experience,
sustained PR/word-of-mouth marketing, 3G iPad launch, and broadening iPad apps/content," Abramsky just wrote in a note to clients. "We believe Apple is now selling >200k iPads/week, greater than US
Macs (est. 110k Macs/week) and just below US iPhone 3GS first quart (246k/week)." "Evidently, there's quite a bit of pent-up demand for the device,"
Digital Daily concludes. Indeed, retail checks in mid-May showing widespread iPad "stockouts" at Apple stores
and Best Buy. The 3G iPad, meanwhile, is sold out at many Apple stores, and about 25% of them now have only Wi-Fi iPads available.