Last quarter, Apple sold 7.33 million iPads. Broken down, they made just over $4.6 billion off of the product for the quarter. That puts it ahead of the $3.69 billion the MacBook business made for Apple during the same time frame.

The iPad actually nearly started outselling Macs right out of the gates terms of actual units (which happened last quarter). But the higher price points of Macs ensured that they maintained an edged in revenues. But the iPad was able to surge past the MacBooks in that category thanks to a huge spike in sales, while the MacBooks rose much less dramatically.

But perhaps even more impressive is that the iPad is already closing in on Apple’s total Mac business. The portable plus desktop (iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, and Xserver) totaled $5.43 billion in revenue last quarter. So the iPad just needs another $800 or so million to surpass it. That will happen at some point this year. Perhaps even next quarter depending on when the iPad 2 is unveiled.

In total, Apple has now sold 14.8 million iPads since the device’s launch last April.

More: Apple’s Cook On iPad/Mac Relationship: “If This Is Cannibalization, It Feels Pretty Good.”

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Authors: MG Siegler

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