Fortune is reporting that iPad supply constraints are just now beginning to ease up slightly. The shipping window for an iPad bought via Apple’s online store in the U.S. used to quote a 7-10 day shipping timeframe. Now it quotes a 3-5 day timeframe.
“iPad demand remains strong with production ramping above expectations,” writes Fidacaro. He has revised his iPad build forecast for Apple’s (AAPL) fourth fiscal quarter to 7 million units, up from 6 million units. And his 4Q iPad shipment estimate now stands at 4.75 million units, a 45% increase from Q3.
Another report from GigaOM claims that a research note from Ashok Kumar, a Rodman Renshaw analyst, that states that production for the iPad and iPhone 4 is finally beginning to meet demand.
The wait for a new Apple iPhone 4 order should be shorter by the end of September, which would help Apple sell 14 million new handsets in the third quarter and another 15 million in the final three months of 2010 according to an industry analyst. With the expectation that LG is ramping up production of 9.7-inch display panels, iPad orders should flow faster as well, with Apple having the capability to sell 5 to 6 million tablets this quarter.
So, if you’re waiting to get your hands on either one of these devices, your wait appears to have just shortened a bit.
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