Report: Apple Ordering 65 Million Ipad Screens For 2011

While most market estimates figure Apple will sell 45-48 million iPads next year, the company has reportedly placed orders with suppliers for 65 million 9.7 inch iPad displays.

According to a report by DigiTimes, Apple is believed to have placed orders for an estimated 35 million iPad displays from LG and another 30 million split between Samsung and Chimei Innolux.

The report notes that the volume of orders Apple is said to have placed with its suppliers indicates that the company "is very optimistic about the tablet PC market in 2011, and it may also mean that Apple is overbooking panel capacity." DigiTimes research has delivered a spotty record.

Read more here: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/29/report_apple_ordering_65_million_ipad_screens_for_2011.html

And here: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20101228PD212.html