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It has only been a couple of months since Apple launched its two new tablets, the iPad Air and the Retina display touting iPad mini. Customers have a variety of options on their hands when it comes to purchasing these products. They can either go with Apple’s own retail stores, its online store or through various carriers and retailers. Staples also carries Apple’s products, and while it previously only sold the new tablets through its online store, the retailers brick-and-mortar stores will now carrying the iPad Air as well as the Retina iPad mini.

Customers who wish to trade in their old iPads can get up to $300 from Staples for it as well as 5 percent back in rewards credits. Retailers also run different promotions from time to time, so its possible that Staples might offer a sweet deal on the new tablets sometime in the future. You can call up for local Staples and see if the tablets are in stock, apparently some stores only have one out of the two tablets in stock right now. Inventory may vary, but if you find yourself in a Staples someday and feel the immediate urge to pick up a new iPad, they’ll have you covered. The retailer isn’t carrying the iPhones in its stores, it says that it first wants to see how the iPads perform.

iPad Air And Retina iPad Mini Now Available From Staples Retail Stores original content from Ubergizmo.

We have heard and read a lot about Retina iPad mini production problems. The supply has been incredibly tight since launch, even when Apple unveiled the device back in October it didn’t give an exact release date for the tablet. Analysts have been consistently predicting that launch supplies of the Retina iPad mini are tight due to issues with the production of Retina display panels. A new Digitimes report claims that Apple has gradually reduced the bottlenecks in the production process and has increased orders of the Retina iPad mini to four million this month.

Citing, as always, Taiwan based supply chain sources, the report claims that the issues faced in making components for the tablet have gradually been resolved. Sources claim that orders for the Retina iPad mini have already surpassed orders for the first generation iPad mini. Apple unveiled the iPad Air alongside the Retina iPad mini last month, however the former did not face any major supply constraints. According to sources, since its more difficult to manufacture a 7 inch Retina display as opposed to a 9.7 inch one, that’s why there have been so many problems in the production of the Retina iPad mini. On the other hand, iPad Air continues to be in stock and at this point in time there are no rumors of a supply shortage.

Apple Reportedly Ups Retina iPad Mini Orders To 4 Million In November original content from Ubergizmo.

A few days back T-Mobile announced that the Retina iPad mini will go on sale through its website and retail stores from November 16th. It looks like the carrier has started selling the tablet two days ahead of the previously announced schedule, because as of 12:01 AM Pacific this morning, T-Mobile’s website has started accepting orders for the latest iPad mini.

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T-Mobile Starts Selling The Retina iPad Mini original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier today the online Apple store went down, fuelling speculation that today is the day the company finally releases its hotly anticipated Retina iPad mini. A few hours later the online store came back and indeed the tablet finally became available for purchase. Amid rumors that supplies are going to be very tight throughout the holiday season, Apple said in a press release today that it is “working hard” to get as many Retina iPad mini units it can into the hands of customers.

The Retina iPad mini can be purchased right now through the company’s online store, it will also be available from authorized resellers as well as Apple’s carrier partners who will be selling cellular variants of the tablet. Today’s press release quotes Apple worldwide marketing SVP Phil Schiller saying that the response to the iPad Air has been “incredible,” and so far there have been no rumors of supply constraints for the full fledged iPad. However, even prior to its release, a number of reports were making the rounds, claiming that the Retina iPad mini won’t be able to meet demand at launch. Apple CEO Tim Cook even added fuel to the fire last month by saying that the company didn’t know if it will have enough supply for this particular quarter or not. Analysts believe that Retina iPad mini supplies are expected to improve in the first quarter of 2014, that’s when Samsung presumably starts making display panels for Apple.

Apple Is ‘Working Hard’ To Meet Retina iPad Mini Demand original content from Ubergizmo.

On November 1st, Apple finally released the iPad Air. This much awaited tablet was unveiled on October 22nd, it touts upgraded internals and a new design. The tablet actually comes with the most design changes to have been made after the iPad 2 was launched back in 2011, borrowing a lot of design elements from the iPad Mini. The tablet is now available for sale through Apple Retail Stores as well as retailers, launch day sales are expected to range between 2.5 million to 3.5 million, as per famed analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray.

Apple may very well break last year’s record, when it released both the fourth generation iPad and the first generation iPad mini together. Including pre-orders and launch weekend sales, the figure reached 3 million combined. This time around, Apple hasn’t accepted pre-orders for its full-fledged tablet, whereas the second generation iPad mini hasn’t even been released yet. This is actually Apple’s biggest tablet launch to date, offering it initially in 42 countries, including China. Last year, the two new tablets were initially launched in just 27 countries. So it wouldn’t come as a surprise if the iPad Air overtakes last year’s launch weekend record. Apple is expected to reveal the official weekend sales figures on Monday, though it might keep quiet, seeing as how there’s still a lot of uncertainty surrounding Retina iPad mini’s release.

iPad Air Launch Weekend Sales Might Range Between 2.5 To 3.5 Million original content from Ubergizmo.