Monday, December 10, 2012

Apple cuts iPad Mini’s shipping delays, extends iMac’s

Computerworld – Apple has cut the shipping delay of iPad Mini tablets in half for U.S. and Canadian customers, now promising that the devices will ship in one week.

Meanwhile, Apple has increased shipping times for its new iMac desktops, simply posting “January” for the larger 27-in. model.

The iPad Mini, introduced Oct. 23, shifted to a two-week backorder just days later, even before the tablet reached retail on Nov. 2.

Last Thursday, Apple changed the delay between ordering and shipping an iPad Mini to one week on its U.S. and Canadian online stores. As of Monday, however, other markets where Apple sells the 7.9-in. tablet — including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain and the U.K. — retained the two-week status.

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