Top tablets
Apple's launch of a lower-priced iPad earlier this year is paying off for the company in terms of sales through technology distributors. Apple saw a major expansion of its share in the market during the third quarter of 2017, at the expense of other leading tablet vendors such as Samsung and Microsoft, according to market research firm The NPD Group.
The NPD Group's DistributorTrack sales database is comprised primarily of US Global Technology Distribution Council members. In the following slides are details on the six top-selling tablet vendors in the third quarter, based on The NPD Group's data.