Analysts estimate roughly 152,000 Apple iPads have been pre-ordered since Friday morning, according to early estimates by InvestorVillage released Monday.

Initially, pre-orders for the latest Apple device were measured at 25,000 per hour, but dropped down to just 1,000 orders per hour over the weekend, according to Daniel Tello of Investor Village.

Apple will start shipping Wi-Fi equipped iPads as soon as April 3. iPads equipped with Wi-Fi+ 3G are expected later in April.