Just when you thought all of the new iPad rumors have been aired before the official announcement for the next generation of iPad is officially made next week by Apple, there’s now talk of only an incremental upgrade to be launched soon.
iLounge reports on the rumors:
Two reliable sources are suggesting that next week’s “iPad 2” event has some serious cliffhanger potential—as in, consumers may not see the real “iPad 2” for some time. There’s apparently some truth to the reports of production problems with the new model, and as a result, no one is really sure at this point what Apple is going to be shipping as the “iPad 2,” or when.
Here’s an iPad 2 mockup from one of their sources:
In any case, our sources aren’t sure whether Apple is going to release the iPad 1.5 now and call it the iPad 2, hold off a few months and release something dramatically better, or hold off a few months and release the iPad 1.5. The sources strongly believe that Apple cannot possibly ship enough truly “new” iPads to meet a late March or early April release date. One expects that Apple will only preview the next iPad at next week’s event, then release it widely around June. A price drop for the current model would keep sales flowing until then.
Even though iLounge trusts its sources, they’re taking this new iPad 1.5 rumor with a grain of salt. The good news is we’ll all know Apple’s plans for the next generation iPad on March 2.
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