Wal-mart to sell Ipad hmmm.

[R13]

Walmart (WMT) confirmed late Monday what the rumor sites had been reporting since Friday: starting Oct. 15, it will begin selling iPads on a schedule that would put Apple's (AAPL) tablet computer in 2,300 Walmart stores by mid-November -- just in time for the holiday gift-buying season.

When you add Walmart to the 221 U.S. Apple Stores, 1,093 BestBuy (BBY) outlets and 1,743 Target (TGT) stores carrying the device, that brings to more than 5,300 the number of places Americans can buy a loved one the gift of an iPad this year (hint, hint).

The devices can also be ordered online through Amazon (AMZN)', but there they are selling -- inexplicably -- for anywhere from $75 to $88 above list price. NOTE: These are prices set by third-party vendors, not Amazon itself.

Apple has never been so quick to push a product out to the big retail chains. The iPhone didn't show up at Walmart until December 2008, a year and a half after it launched. The iPod took even longer.

While it may be true that Apple is feeling pressure from the flood of Google (GOOG) Android tablets headed for market, it's also clearly trying to cash in on what has proved to be a hit of unexpected proportions -- and which could turn out to be this year's must-have electronic gizmo.

Attention Walmart shoppers: It's going to be an iPad Christmas - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech

[centennialdawg]

Frankly, I don't see all the big fuss with the i-pad. As far as I can tell, it does no more the the i-pod, oh, and the iphone does what the i-pad does plus it can be used as a phone. I admit, I am not tec savvy, though, I could be mistaken.

[Rocky]

no flash support=big no go for me

[1inStripes]

I have tinkered around with a coworkers iPad and its pretty neat. Im wondering how the new Playbook is going to be by Microsoft.

[Sat_morning_QB]

I think the big sell is in ATT areas, you can get the 3G version and use it virtually anywhere, which I'm kinda excited for our area. For instance you could be at a blowout football game on a Friday night, kids don't want to leave, pull your Ipad out access you dvr and watch thursdays nights ESPN college game you dvr'd.

[phanjunk99]

Norton Wal-Mart had about 10 in stock yesterday (10/12).

[Sat_morning_QB]

Any one bought one yet how handy do you find it? I have have been in walmart a lot the last month and seen 9-10 being bought. Want this as a Christmas present a #G version now that we have that here, might be gifted to myself if the wifey doen't get it, good thing is she likes the look of it, have to mention we need a HP e-printer too.

[imported_elp6n]

Looks like they're selling well at the Norton Walmart. Stock seems to rotate out a lot (not that I'm watching or anything lol).

Target sells them now too, noticed this weekend.

[1inStripes]

I would like to have one, and their uses are pretty incredible with different apps. Apple is trying to cash in while they can with all the similar models that Android is releasing soon.