iPad 2 opens to big lines in US

11.03.2011

"As enticing as the new iPad 2 is, still no plans to buy. I may wait until fall to see what's on the market then," Jollimore said.

Analysts have said that the new features bring the iPad 2 closer to a laptop, which could help tablets bite further into PC shipments. Forrester Research has , with Apple holding an 80 percent share. Doug Reid, a financial analyst with Stifel, is projecting worldwide tablet shipments to reach 58 million units this year, with Apple holding a 53 percent market share.

Tablet shipments totaled 10.1 million units during the fourth quarter of 2010, with Apple holding a 73 percent market share, according to research firm IDC. The iPad's primary competition during the quarter was Samsung's Galaxy Tab, which held a 17 percent market share. The rest of the market was made up of "smaller regional players," IDC said.

(Nick Barber of the IDG News Service in Boston contributed to this story.)