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"&amp;lt;vc&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;A new survey has found that 13 percent of respondents are likely to buy Apple's forthcoming iPad, a number greater than the 9 percent who planned to purchase an iPhone before its launch in 2007.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nDetails of the survey from RBC/ChangeWave were released Tuesday by RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky. He said the responses from 3,200 participants show strong pent-up consumer demand for the iPad, which could bode well for Apple's new product.\r\n\r\nOne of the strongest assets for the iPad is its &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/27/apple_reveals_long_awaited_multi_touch_ipad_tablet_device.html\"&amp;gt;$499 starting price&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. While 28 percent of respondents in 2007 said the iPhone was too expensive, only 8 percent in 2010 said they would not buy the iPad based on its price. In addition, while 19 percent said they are interested in the $499, 16GB model, another 19 percent said they would opt for the high-end, $829, 64GB model with 3G.\r\n\r\nThe survey also found that lack of a camera, support for Adobe Flash, or multitasking have not had a significant impact on buyer interest. Most consumers plan on using the iPad for a variety of functions, suggesting it will serve as more of a netbook than e-reader. Of those surveyed, 68 percent said they would surf the Internet with the iPad, 44 percent would check e-mail, and 37 percent are interested in reading e-books.\r\n\r\nThe survey also found the iPad will also have an effect on sales of other Mac products: 25 percent of respondents said they will delay planned purchases of one or more Apple products due to the iPad. MacBook purchases will be delayed by 9 percent of respondents, while 10 percent were prospective iPhone buyers that will now postpone their purchase.\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/rbc-100223-1.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"800\" height=\"353\" alt=\"Gartner 1\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nThe survey's positive outlook for the iPad led Abramsky to maintain its prediction of &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/28/wall_street_expects_apples_risky_ipad_to_sell_1m_5m_in_first_year.html\"&amp;gt;5 million units sold&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; in the calendar year 2010, resulting in $2.4 billion in revenue and 33 cents earnings per share.\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/rbc-100223-2.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"800\" height=\"359\" alt=\"Gartner 2\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n\"This data, while preliminary, suggests iPad may have greater potential than expected, to expand Apple's addressable PC, iPod markets and to capture a segment of the home PC market,\" Abramsky wrote.\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/rbc-100223-3.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"800\" height=\"358\" alt=\"Gartner 3\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nRBC Capital Markets has reiterated its outperform rating for AAPL stock, and has maintained a price target of $275."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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