It’s only been around 150 days or so since the iPad Mini hit the market, but massive price cuts on iPad products at Best Buy, MacMall and Wal-Mart have started rumors that Apple is clearing the way for the arrival of the iPad 5.

Some buyer guides that recently came out have recommended the iPad to consumers as safe investments since the product has just been upgraded but it looks like these guides have to be updated again, especially since Best Buy, MacMall and Wal-Mart have started clearance sales and have lowered the prices of 3rd-gen iPads and the latest iPad mini to 30%.

However, some analysts are still deciding whether these price cuts are really an indication that the iPad 5 is coming or it’s just resellers trying to clear out their stocks. After all, the performance of the third and fourth-gen iPad can’t exactly be described as stellar, both sales and specs wise. Some have pointed out that the iPad 3 might have the Retina display but it sacrificed on height and weight, without any real computing performance boost. It was almost the same issue when the current iPad came out, with some users having mixed reactions to the minimal changes Apple had done to the product.

For those who want to take advantage of this price drop, resellers are offering the 16GB third-gen iPad for only $ 315 and the 32GB model at $ 385.

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It’s only been around 150 days or so since the iPad Mini hit the market, but massive price cuts on iPad products at Best Buy, MacMall and Wal-Mart have started rumors that Apple is clearing the way for the arrival of the iPad 5.

Some buyer guides that recently came out have recommended the iPad to consumers as safe investments since the product has just been upgraded but it looks like these guides have to be updated again, especially since Best Buy, MacMall and Wal-Mart have started clearance sales and have lowered the prices of 3rd-gen iPads and the latest iPad mini to 30%.

However, some analysts are still deciding whether these price cuts are really an indication that the iPad 5 is coming or it’s just resellers trying to clear out their stocks. After all, the performance of the third and fourth-gen iPad can’t exactly be described as stellar, both sales and specs wise. Some have pointed out that the iPad 3 might have the Retina display but it sacrificed on height and weight, without any real computing performance boost. It was almost the same issue when the current iPad came out, with some users having mixed reactions to the minimal changes Apple had done to the product.

For those who want to take advantage of this price drop, resellers are offering the 16GB third-gen iPad for only $ 315 and the 32GB model at $ 385.

(source)