A rumor from parts suppliers put Apple's iPad production high but suggested that a relatively small number of those would be the iPad 2 being unveiled today. Shipments would reportedly float between six million and 6.5 million for the quarter ending in March, but only 300,000 to 400,000 of the new model. With no more than two million original iPads being ordered in January and 1.5 million in the channel, however, Digitimes' rumor left at least 2.5 million of the new iPad shipping in March, suggesting supply would ramp up quickly.
