The supply of Apple's iPad 2 finally catches up with demand

A week after shipping times were cut to 3-5 business days, they shrank again to 1-3

Source: Apple.com

Apple's (AAPL) has been having trouble keeping up with demand for the iPad 2 from the day the product launched in early March.

Shipping times were stuck at 1-2 weeks from mid-April to July 8, when they were cut to 3-5 days.

Reader Howard Kaplan noticed Saturday morning that they have since fallen to 1-3 business days, which is about as fast as Apple can get any product out the door.

Posted in: Apple, Delays, Demand, iPad, iPad 2, Shipping times, Tablets

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