Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Apple's October 23 Event | We've got a little more to show you.
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outunderthestars
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This has been my go to guess as well.
That would be better. I would buy a 8 GB device only if it had an SD slot.
Exactly. The Apple TV has access to all the media on my computer as is.
That sucks... Hope the 13" Retina is less than £1400.
8gb is fine for me I never use that much space anyway. I have a the 16gb nexus 7 and I never come close to using it all.
Diablohead
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If the ipad mini will be $329, guessing about £250 in pounds, that is the same price as the asking cost for an ipod touch 5g here, doesn't make sense to have both a mini ipad and a tiny touch for the same price here.
Of course, apple might say £299 for the uk which is silly, £100 more get's you the 3rd gen ipad.
Of course, apple might say £299 for the uk which is silly, £100 more get's you the 3rd gen ipad.
Gamecocks625
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9to5mac with the "likely pricing" of the base iPad mini at $329 is interesting. It's gotta be 16GB if it comes in at that price. It sort of makes sense when you consider where the 16GB iPad 2 was at with $399 (which will inevitably be discontinued this week). Still though...strange price structure if true. If it indeeds holds true it will only reinforce Apple's commitment to their desired margins over the easily swallowed psychological price point of a $299.
Welcome to Apple's pricing scheme. It's always like this. Those little buggers.
Welcome to Apple's pricing scheme. It's always like this. Those little buggers.
The Real Abed
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See, I don't really understand why you'd need to. Images are pretty small already and use very minimal memory and OS X scales them perfectly so you might as well go as big as you can. You could use Google Image Search on your favorite ones and see if a bigger one exists on the internet. I get most of my desktop pictures from InterfaceLift and have gotten to the point I just download the largest size they have. Even though it's huge.This is where I regret not being as clever as you!
When I moved from desktop to laptop I got rid of most of my high-resolution wallpapers
Out of the 930 images I have right now, 730 are bigger than a 13" Retina display. I am so prepared for the future!
CrunchinJelly
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It'll be £249 and I dunno what the iPod has to do with anything, completely different devices.
Diablohead
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I know, just a shame there is not a 16GB touch for £229 instead.
Haha, yeah. The MacBook Pro 13", MacBook Air 13", and iMac 21" all start at $1199. Apple's got some 'splainin to do.
So true, once I got my rMBP I had to give iup by 24" 1900x1200 imonitor because the quality difference was that staggering.
Gary Whitta
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I doubt they will go as low as 8gb, especially after the 8gb version of the Nexus 7 tanked. Memory is not a big part of the cost of these devices.
Agreed, though I'd add a 249 8gb one still. Just so they can claim they hit 249.
The iPod Touch used to start at $229, IIRC.
Gamecocks625
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Yup, the 4th gen 8GB started at $229.
Also, people complaining about the iPod touch 5h gen starting at 32GB, the 3rd gen was the exact same way. The 8GB was actually the previous gen iPod touch at the $199 price point. Same as it is now.
EightBitNate
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I know this has been discussed, but can anyone explain why they would price a device two times more than the other? Wouldn't one cannibalize the sale of the other? You're probably saying "well one's a MP3 player and the other is a tablet!" I can't picture someone choosing an iPod over an iPad, regardless of portability. I don't even think more capacity will matter all that much.
What does it matter as long as Apple gets the money? They already won the mp3 player market, and it has been on a steady decline since the introduction of iPhone and other integrated smartphone devices. The better question is when will Apple abandon the mp3 player market completely in favor of the iPhone.
If the iPhone didn't exist, I'd get the iPod, I'm not hauling around a tablet 24/7 for just when I want to look up a word, fact, or listen to some music.
EightBitNate
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"Why does it matter as long as Apple gets the money?"
That's my point; they could charge more for an iPad Mini and sell the same amount.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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No, they wouldn't.
No, they couldn't, because they are interested in the long term mindshare in this case. People have said there is room for a smaller tablet, and if they don't enter the market, they forfeit the money and mindshare to a competitor. They need the mini to keep the largest share of the market to keep developers in the AppStore writing iPad tailored apps. It might not be majorly important this very second to be in this market, but it will be down the line. Better get it over with and move in now at a low price.
EightBitNate
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Why not? To the consumer, it's perfectly reasonable to pay more for a larger device.
Edit: guess I'll just wait till the event.
It's important to bring up that possibility given Apple's track record these past 11 years.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I still don't understand why some of you think this. Are you just comparing the pricing model to TVs and laptops? Even then the analogy doesn't make sense because you are comparing a tablet to a portable device, not two devices within the same product category.
thinking a bit more about price premiums. right now, the 7" tablets are 200 bucks.
But they're more likely to drop in price in the next year than a new ipad, right? so, if the ipad launches at 300, it may be "only" 100 bucks more than the competition at launch but it may soon find itself being 150 more - double the price - than the others. seems like a harder sell to make even with the app library on the ipad.
250 would narrow that gap a bit more.
I'll hedge my bet in one way. if this thing launches with a 326 ppi retina screen and 16 GB minima, then I can see it being 300 bucks. But I still think Apple wants to build this to a more strict price target.
But they're more likely to drop in price in the next year than a new ipad, right? so, if the ipad launches at 300, it may be "only" 100 bucks more than the competition at launch but it may soon find itself being 150 more - double the price - than the others. seems like a harder sell to make even with the app library on the ipad.
250 would narrow that gap a bit more.
I'll hedge my bet in one way. if this thing launches with a 326 ppi retina screen and 16 GB minima, then I can see it being 300 bucks. But I still think Apple wants to build this to a more strict price target.
Why would you trade in a iPad 3 for a iPad mini? Your downgrading with a mini.
iPad 3 refresh. I would still wait for 4 in March though
Timan
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Cause in case they re-release the "same" ipad with a new connector... I'm an apple weirdo who always buy any refresh of an iDevice they release.
Then when the next iPad comes out, do the same thing. Old buys new.
Because I'm in the market for a full size iPad? Guess that makes me an idiot?
badcrumble
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I'd be surprised if they didn't, especially given that iTunes 11 is coming out and given that Shared Reminders have come to Mountain Lion and the iCloud site but not to iOS yet.
Wonder if iTunes 11's new features (streaming service?) will also see an additional Apple TV software update from 5.1 to 6.0.
I'd love to see Up Next for the iOS music app.
badcrumble
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They don't know what's coming on the 23rd any more than we do.
PhoncipleBone
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Nope. They find out the same time we do.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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You have so much to learn about the world.
Ken Masters
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Really looking forward to iTunes 11, it looks fantastic
Face it Tiger..
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Please have better Win. 7 support,
Please have better Win. 7 support,
Please have better Win. 7 support.
WordAssassin
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People need to stop comparing the iPad mini to the iPod Touch. There's not a chance in hell someone is going to buy the iPad mini over an iPod Touch and take the iPad mini to the gym with them, to work with them, in the car with them, on a hike with them. An iPod Touch is small and it goes in your pocket and it's with you all the time. An iPad is not that device. Likewise I'm not going to buy an iPod Touch if I want to watch movies, play games or read extensively.
I'm sure there will be SOME cannibalism, yes, but not nearly to the degree people think. People don't walk into an Apple store needing a new computer, see the Mac Mini for $600 but then see the iPad for $100 less and buy the iPad instead. They don't walk into Best Buy looking for an MP3 player and see a Netbook for less than an iPod Touch and but the Netbook instead. They are different devices that cater to different needs.
I'm sure there will be SOME cannibalism, yes, but not nearly to the degree people think. People don't walk into an Apple store needing a new computer, see the Mac Mini for $600 but then see the iPad for $100 less and buy the iPad instead. They don't walk into Best Buy looking for an MP3 player and see a Netbook for less than an iPod Touch and but the Netbook instead. They are different devices that cater to different needs.
badcrumble
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Apple is totally willing to cannibalize their own sales. The iPhone has cannibalized iPod sales massively, and Apple is better off for it.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I don't understand why people thinks it matters to Apple which one anyone buys. They'll both have similar profit margins, and they both get people into iOS and its stores. It really makes no difference to Apple.
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