03.10.2013 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Apple faces repeat of iMac sales fiasco if Retina iPad Mini supplies are tight

Even if Apple has few high-resolution iPad Mini tablets to sell in November, it will still unveil the new device this month, risking a repeat of last year's iMac debacle, an analyst argued today.Apple is expected to launch new iPads later this month -- perhaps using the same timeline as last year, when it revealed the original iPad Mini on Oct. 23, 2012 -- with refreshed full-sized 9.7-in. devices as well as updated Minis, which would presumably sport the same 7.9-in. display used in the first generation.While rumors of an iPad Mini with a so-called "Retina" display -- a high-resolution screen to match the sharpness of the full-sized sibling -- have waxed, waned and now waxed again, the current chatter has the tablet on stage this month when Apple hosts its inevitable launch event.The problem,

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