So Far, More Than 50,000 Kindle Fire Pre-Orders Per Day 291
An anonymous reader writes "Leaked screens from Amazon's internal stock monitoring and assignment system (Alaska) has revealed just how popular the Kindle Fire tablet is already. In just 5 days of being up for pre-order there have been 250,000 reserved. That's more than 50,000 per day or 2,000 sold every hour. If that continues to launch day Amazon will need to have 2.5 million ready to ship to meet demand. To put that in context, the original iPad managed to ship 1 million in its first month."
The key phrase seems to be "if this level of consumer demand continues" — but given the success of the e-ink Kindle line, that might not be crazy. Do you want one, or not?
Nearly an impulse buy at this price (Score:5, Informative)
for many of us who frequent a site like this the price point is spectacular.
I already own an iPad, what I am looking for is a smaller form factor. The only negative I saw with the Fire was no camera, but having an iPad and its crappy as not to be even worth having camera, I found I don't miss that. I have a real camera and a better one on my phone anyway.
To me this is the first real Android tablet at a price point I expected. I didn't want Android tablets trying to ape iPads in features and price. I wanted an good alternative in a package that is not cumbersome. Yeah, after a few months with my iPad it suddenly feels big. It certainly isn't being used for all the things I was planning to use it for, but the Fire will do that just as well and I can buy myself and my parents each one and still be under the price of my iPad. As for the walled garden, I am pretty much there with my iPad and I have seen articles claiming Amazon won't go out of their way to stop me from rooting it if I want.
Frankly, after all the years of Apple products I am tired of the price and getting really tired of the feeling I am locked in.
Re:50,000 a day? (Score:2, Informative)
"Wake me up when there is 25%+ unemployment and breadlines."
You are a head in the sand idiot, no wait. that is a insult to idiots, you are simply a dip-shit.
Unemployment figure is ONLY those currently receiving unemployment insurance. everyone else is not counted, so if you ran out your unemployment you are no longer counted.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/learn-how-to-invest/The-real-unemployment-rate.aspx [msn.com]
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/07/16/what-is-the-real-unemployment-rate/ [dailyfinance.com]
http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00000486 [qualityinfo.org]
I can post about 800 more links to the real numbers, but I assume you can use google instead of only getting your news from Fox News.
As for bread lines.... They exist you idiot, maybe if you were not running around in your Saab with blinders on you would see them. Millions use Food trucks and food aid every week to get food for their families. Most run out of food before they run out of people standing in line. They do this at low income areas not next to your Starbucks where you get your half Decaf latte every morning. It's also called "food stamps" but you seem to be far too uneducated to know what that is. No it's not used for mailing food. Food stamp use is at record high levels, also many families in states that do not have food stamps use Food aid trucks.
http://www.loveinctricities.org/gleanersfoodtruckinformation [loveinctricities.org]
Oh and fucking asshole republicans that hate the poor are trying like hell to cut it....
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/23/politics/main20065537.shtml [cbsnews.com]
Come on back when you get some real education and experience as to what is happening in your country and your city. next time let's talk about how the cost of living has risen by 15-20% for everyone over the past 4 years but the feds will not talk about.... Bread went from $0.99 a loaf to $1.25 a loaf, Milk up almost 55%, Meat up 35%, etc... Or are you claiming that is not happening either?