Apple iPad outselling Macs

The iPad does many things, but is it a cannibal? Is a revolution in computing taking place right before our eyes? Based on a new report which shows thatApple’s iPad is now selling a greater pace than Macs, something is definitely amiss in the computing world.

It appears that Apple is selling an estimated 200,000 iPads per week compared to “only” 110,000 Macs. Today Mike Abramsky, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, reports that iPad sales now only behind those of the iPhone 3GS in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2010. 

According to Abramsky, “Retail store checks in mid-May show widespread iPad stockouts at Apple retail stores and Best Buy. (More than 25 percent) of Apple stores have only selected Wi-Fi iPads (3G sold out) and are allocating to waiting lists).”

When it comes to international orders, Abramsky suggests Apple has pre-sold about 600,000 units in the 9 countries slated for the May 28 international release, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Span, Switzerland and the U.K.

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