New iPad Not Impacting Notebook Shipments, New MacBook Pros Coming Soon

DigiTimes has released a new research report saying that the new iPad did not affect notebook shipments in March.

The notebook industry, which was in a downturn, seems to be in recovery in March as hard drive shortage issues have already been resolved, while consumer demand is also rising. In addition, since Apple's New iPad, which launched in late March, did not create an impact on notebook shipments, the result is an optimistic shipment forecast for notebooks in the future, according to Joanne Chien, senior analyst at Digitimes Research.

The site also reiterates predictions that the much anticipated update to the MacBook Pro will be coming soon.


Apple, which entered into the market of ultra-thin notebooks with its MacBook Air, is also planning to adopt ultra-thin designs for its MacBook Pro product line and is set to start mass producing a 15-inch MacBook Pro in mid-April with initial monthly shipments of 200,000 units. The company will then mass produce a 13-inch model in June with initial monthly shipments of 300,000-400,000 units.

The new MacBook Pros are expected to use Intel's Ivy Bridge processors which are scheduled for launch on April 29th.

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