Technology | Apple iPad Rumor: Apple Plans Smaller, Cheaper Version Company has sold 450K devices so far By John Johnson Posted Apr 8, 2010 3:26 PM CDT Copied A customer uses an Apple iPad. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Two developments today for iPad devotees: Apple is rumored to be working on a 5- to 7-inch version for early 2011, reports DigiTimes. The smaller iPad would reportedly sell for under $400, with customers who need it more for reading than typing as the main target. Apple has sold 450,000 iPads since they went on sale Saturday, lower than some leading industry analysts had forecast, reports VentureBeat. More than 3.5 million apps have been downloaded. Read These Next Matt Damon on being 'canceled': It 'just never ends.' Spanberger becomes Virginia's first female governor. Europe pledges unity against Trump's new Greenland move. Greenland is less cash cow and more money pit. Report an error