Tablet demand soars 130% on back of Apple's iPad, new Amazon Kindle Fire

• Get a brand new late-2010 MacBook Air for $775 : Mac Price Guide updated November 20th. s iPad and the newly launched Amazon Kindle Fire, tablet sales in North America are set to reach record heights, rising 130 percent during the holidays of 2011. the Kindle Fire was found by ChangeWave Research to have strong initial demand among consumers in North America. The results of a new survey of 3,043 consumers, released on Monday, indicate that the Kindle Fire is poised to become the No. s iPad. s iPad, while 22 percent will opt for an Amazon Kindle Fire. Beyond Samsung, no other tablet manufacturer has more than 1 percent of future tablet demand among consumers in North America. The latest survey from ChangeWave represents the first time since the launch of the first-generation iPad that there is a double-digit contender for the No. 2 tablet spot, with the Kindle Fire set to leapfrog the competition. but also acknowledge that the more immediate impact of the new touchscreen tablet from Amazon is on the rest of the competition, including Samsung, Motorola, Research in Motion, and Dell. ChangeWave wrote. somewhat likely." The launch of the Kindle Fire helped to push overall tablet demand to 14 percent indicating they plan to buy in the next 90 days, 8 points higher than a similar survey in August, and more than triple the level of a year ago. s $199 device. ChangeWave revealed. In fact, ChangeWave found that the customer satisfaction rating for the iPad is well beyond competing tablets. with their device, compared to just 49 percent of all other tablet manufacturers combined. s iPad. s in-depth review. 11. 6-inch 1. 4GHz/2GB/64GB $999. 00 $775. 99 $223. 01 11. 6-inch 1. 4GHz/2GB/128GB $1,199. 00 $853. 59* $245. 41 13. 3-inch 1. 86GHz/2GB/256GB $1,299. 00 $872. 99* $326. 01 13. -inch 1. 86GHz/2GB/256GB $1,599. 00 $1,066. 99* $532. 01 13. 3-inch 2. 13GHz/4GB/256GB $1,599. 00 $1,115. 49* $683. s new Kindle Fire tablet: an in depth... George Clooney, Noah Wyle battling to play... s new Kindle Fire tablet: an in depth..Galaxy Nexus web benchmarks outpace iPhone 4S... Major PC makers plan to concede tablet market...  Combined Mac, iPad sales to make Apple top... s MacBook Air with new...  Apple rumored to issue iOS 5. 0. 2 for battery... egocentric... s ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook rumored for... s iTunes with its own... Google Music announced, tightly integrated... s iPad,...  Dividend seen bringing $4B additional... s iOS lost smartphone share to..