Apple's Mac, iPod Sales Rising

Ars Technica reports: Mac sales were up 43 percent year over year during the month of February, according to a note from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.

Munster forecasts that Apple will reach somewhere between 2.8 and 2.9 million sales in the March 2010 quarter, a number slightly above most Wall Street estimates, according to Apple Insider.

Similarly, iPod sales saw positive growth in both January and February, with a five and 10 percent increases respectively. February marks only the second month since October of 2008 that iPod sales have seen year-over-year growth, as the sales of traditional iPod models have been steadily (and expectedly) decreasing while Apple ramps up the hype on the iPod touch. This strategy has been working, as Apple reported in a recent earnings call that it had seen 100 percent growth in iPod touch sales year over year.

With estimated iPad sales looking impressive already, it would come as no surprise if Apple saw decent overall sales numbers for the month of March. However, whether or not the iPad will eventually pilfer sales from Apple’s portable line and cut into overall margins remains to be seen.