iPad 2 National Distribution Opens for Sale in Zhongguancun

At 8 am, Apple's licensed iPad 2 will officially land on the mainland market. Many "fruit powder" eager to try, and the Zhongguancun parallel market heard loud diving, which 16G version fell below the 4000 yuan mark for the first time.

Parallel diving

Reporters found in the Zhongguancun market, WIFI 16G version of mainstream iPad 2 mainstream prices have fallen to 3,900 yuan, and even some businesses have reported 3688 yuan ultra-low prices. A merchant told reporters that this quotation was five or six hundred dollars lower than a few days ago, and many of his peers were busy selling at a reduced price. "No way, the importer is coming." The merchant stated that it was time to sell Apple products. The reporter found that there are merchants claiming that there is licensed stock, offer 3688 yuan.

At present, Apple's official has not announced the price of iPad 2, but news from the channel business shows that the licensed version of this time is only the WIFI version. The price of 16G, 32G, 64G may be 3688 yuan, 4488 yuan and 5288 yuan, respectively, compared to the first generation. The initial price of the iPad is 300 yuan cheaper. Before the United States, Suning and other stores have taken the lead in booking the banner.

National Distribution

At present, Apple may not adopt the "hunger marketing" tactics for the iPad 2, and it has begun to distribute products nationwide. The reporter learned that on May 6th, there are three channels for consumers to purchase iPad 2, namely, Apple Online Store, Apple’s Beijing Jinghu four direct-operated stores, and specific distributors.

In particular, the third channel is very large. The reporter saw on Apple's official website that the dealer network covers 26 provinces, cities and districts including Beijing, Shanghai, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan and Sichuan. Among them, there are 36 in Beijing.

A dealer told reporters that they will launch the iPad at 10 am, and that all dealers do not have a uniform release date, depending on the opening time of the store or store in which they are located. However, some dealers said that they have arrived at the moment, but he refused to disclose the arrival quantity.

Or further price war

Last Friday, the iPad 2 landed on the Hong Kong market. The sale price of the 16GB WiFi version was the same as that of the 1st generation, which was 3888 Hong Kong dollars (about 3249 yuan) and caused queuing. The industry pointed out that if the price of 3688 yuan will be extremely lethal, or further trigger the price of tablet computers.

Previous generations of iPads have had a price shock of a thousand dollars. Many tablet computers have followed the trend, and Hanwang’s electronic paper books have also reduced prices.