iPad Trade-Ins Rise 1,000 Percent After iPad Mini Unveiling
Follows iPad 4 and iPad Mini announcement.
After Apple announced a fourth-generation iPad and the iPad Mini, the cash trade-ins for past models of the tablet have jumped 1,000 percent.
Trade-in site NextWorth said it experienced an unprecedented 1,015 percent increase in iPad trade-ins yesterday following Apple's unveiling of a new iPad. While it didn't divulge how many iPads that translates to, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise due to the third-generation iPad releasing just six months ago.
Elsewhere, another trade-in site, Gazelle.com, confirmed trade-ins jumped 700 percent today, representing a 450 percent increase from Apple's media event. Seventy percent of the trade-ins were attributed to the third-generation iPad.
The iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad 4, which features a Retina display and the new Apple A6X chip, are both due for a November 2 launch.

My entire company is ditching iPad 2's for Surface RT's and Pro's (once they're out). For us, it's a choice between a Windows tablet that's fully compatible with our existing infrastructure right out of the box and a 10" screen iPod who's processor can't even drive 1080p video on it's unnecessarily-high-resolution-but-poor-color-rendition screen. As my company's system admin, i'm very much looking forward to the day that I no longer have to delete and re-add a user's company mail account due to sync issues, and can finally view the entire internet, instead of just 30% of it.
The iPad is a toy for consumers. The Surface is for people who actually want to accomplish stuff.
lets boycott apple posts! After this one of course.
I'm not saying that Windows 8 is the reason for this, but to attribute it to only the iPad news while ignoring other emerging markets may be a tad short-sighted...
And what's the percentage of Windows 8 news coming out?... I'd bet more than 20%...
My point is, so what? Tech news is tech news. If you want a filter, go to the manufacturer website for news.
Seriously, if it's a choice between an unproven tablet with 720p and a well-established powerhouse with industry-leading design, hardware that redefines the entire industry and by far the best ecosystem of apps and accessories ... is it even a choice?
My entire company is ditching iPad 2's for Surface RT's and Pro's (once they're out). For us, it's a choice between a Windows tablet that's fully compatible with our existing infrastructure right out of the box and a 10" screen iPod who's processor can't even drive 1080p video on it's unnecessarily-high-resolution-but-poor-color-rendition screen. As my company's system admin, i'm very much looking forward to the day that I no longer have to delete and re-add a user's company mail account due to sync issues, and can finally view the entire internet, instead of just 30% of it.
The iPad is a toy for consumers. The Surface is for people who actually want to accomplish stuff.
Actually i was bored and i counted Im sure my numbers were off because i didn't read every title i just skimmed
there are 18 articles about apple vs 13 total about microsoft and only 6 of those have to do with windows 8 one is the lumia 510 running windows phone 7 and the other is Google passing Microsoft in operating system market share the rest i just random Microsoft stuff
I also haven't seen one mention of the surface that a lot of other reviewers put out reviews for yesterday
They get 2 iPad replacements per day, the next day they got 10, so it's a 1000% jump. It's true but meaningless.
What are the actual numbers of a period of time?
-IvanTO
It's because lightning comes after thunder.....But seriously, don't try to rationalize anything to do with apple. I know a person who traded in their iphone when the white version came out. My neighbor with a Mac pro couldn't understand how my 6 year old machine cuts his video encoding time in half. He didn't know that I replaced my main drive with a high end SSD. 550MB read and write. The I7 9 series still rocks most systems. My new gaming rig with 3rd gen i7 doesn't really beat the old 9 series by much.... maybe 5%.
Did you every see that picture online of the mountain of cell phones? Soon their will be a mountain of ipads and ipad2's..... Mount ipad or Mount ipod.... same thing.
I know Software Architects and Developers (not in Apple or iOS apps fields at all) who prefer certain Apple products. They have uses and values that maybe you don't like but others do hold more value to. Trust me, they are not "low level of intelligence."
Which was what, Blackberry diehards' moto? Surface is trying to be a consumer product, they're trying to sell millions upon millions to consumers, not to just enterprise users. The RT is a failure in my books, they needed to price it at $299-$399 to get more traction and market share. They missed an opportunity and will see iPad numbers eclipse it by at least 5:1 this quarter.
Just as my opinion of the iPad has no bearing whatsoever on it's success, so it is also with your opinion of surface. Surface RT is going to be extremely successful whether you like it or not. It can't help but succeed. All Microsoft had to do was release a windows compatible tablet with a premium look and feel and price it lower than the iPad. They did exactly that. Apple always succeeds when they have no competition...they have never been able to hold their ground when challenged by a real competitor. The iPad has been very successful because there has been nothing else like it available. Until now. Mark my words, Surface is going to sell like mad and have Apple scrambling for an answer (they already hurried up the release of the iPad 4 - do you think they did that for the hell of it?). I agree that Microsoft could have done better with Surface RT and especially Windows 8, but in the end it's going to be a moot point. Just as PS3 and Blu-Ray mutually assured each other's success, Surface and Windows 8 will succeed in the same fashion.
Unfortunately, your opinion of Surface has no bearing whatsoever on it's actual sales. Mark my words, Surface RT will sell like mad and have Apple scrambling for an answer (they already hurried the release of the iPad 4, why do you suppose no one had any clue that was coming?). Surface can't help but succeed simply because of what it is. The world has been screaming for a tablet like Surface...all Microsoft (or anybody) had to do was offer a windows compatible tablet with a premium look and feel and price it lower than the iPad. They did exactly that. I agree that they could have done a better job with both Surface RT and Windows 8, but in the end it won't matter...just as the PS3 and Blu-Ray mutually assured each other's success, Surface and Windows 8 will become the new standards in their classes.
Unfortunately, your opinion of Surface has no bearing whatsoever on it's actual sales. Mark my words, Surface RT will sell like mad and have Apple scrambling for an answer (they already hurried the release of the iPad 4, why do you suppose no one had any clue that was coming?). Surface can't help but succeed simply because of what it is. The world has been screaming for a tablet like Surface...all Microsoft (or anybody) had to do was offer a windows compatible tablet with a premium look and feel and price it lower than the iPad. They did exactly that. I agree that they could have done a better job with both Surface RT and Windows 8, but in the end it won't matter...just as the PS3 and Blu-Ray mutually assured each other's success, Surface and Windows 8 will become the new standards in their classes.
Unfortunately, your opinion of Surface has no bearing whatsoever on it's actual sales. Mark my words, Surface RT will sell like mad and have Apple scrambling for an answer (they already hurried the release of the iPad 4, why do you suppose no one had any clue that was coming?). Surface can't help but succeed simply because of what it is. The world has been screaming for a tablet like Surface...all Microsoft (or anybody) had to do was offer a windows compatible tablet with a premium look and feel and price it lower than the iPad. They did exactly that. I agree that they could have done a better job with both Surface RT and Windows 8, but in the end it won't matter...just as the PS3 and Blu-Ray mutually assured each other's success, Surface and Windows 8 will become the new standards in their classes.