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Cancel your preorders. iPad Air (aka iPad 5) and iPad Mini Retina announced.
- Thread starter chickdigger802
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I actually thought I lost my ipad 2 for a while then found it in a beach bag a couple weeks ago. Still gets the job done good enough for what i do with it, although the battery isn't what it used to be.
GameAddict411
Member
The ipad mini specs and price are a lot more attractive than i thought.
chickdigger802
Banned
rumors are that air will have 2gb ram, mini 2 will have 1 gb.
Yeah, I was wondering if specs were the same and it was just screen size. If they were the same that'd definitely have made me consider an iPad Mini more seriously.
Shai-Tan
Banned
Browsing, internet appliance, games, video, book reading. Just more convenient to move around the house with than a laptop. The categories kind of blend together though. Some people with huge phones probably feel less of a need for a tablet. My phone is an iPhone 4 with a teeny screen so most of that stuff would be painful to do.
djplaeskool
Member
Nexus 7 fo' lyfe.
These are basically gaming consoles for the new generation of kiddos. Don't believe? Think I'm wrong? How many kids do you see playing games on iPads versus handhelds?
Apple will move more iPads than all the next gen consoles combined by next year.
My aunt is buying her 10 and 7 year old iPad mini's for Christmas. Yeesh.
Apple will move more iPads than all the next gen consoles combined by next year.
My aunt is buying her 10 and 7 year old iPad mini's for Christmas. Yeesh.
Dark Octave
Banned
It actually looks like he's saying "canceling the pre-nup".
Also lol @ "STARTING" at $500.
George Claw M.D.
Member
*adorable "why not both" girl gif*
Not cancelling my PS4 preorder, but gonna pickup that 128GB Mini.
Not cancelling my PS4 preorder, but gonna pickup that 128GB Mini.
Cizeta-Moroder
Banned
What? Really?
The PS4 doesn't have buttons either. The controller does.
They being Apple? Don't you mean ALL tech companies. Let's be realistic.
72x better performance on graphics?? This is it Gaf, real life graphix OMG!!!1!!1
http://mashable.com/2013/10/22/apple-ipad-5/#_
http://mashable.com/2013/10/22/apple-ipad-5/#_
Chezzymann
Member
No thanks. iPads are a waste of money no matter how you slice it. Its a jack of all trades but a master of none. They're designed to only last a few years. Their operating system is extremely close ended. I don't see why people dont just get a laptop instead. Is it because of the touch screen gimmick?
Shai-Tan
Banned
Yeah, I'm not getting one right away. I think I'm good with all the devices I've got right now though. I think this is the perfect time to get an iPad for people who don't have a tablet or have an older one like ipad 2. If you're price sensitive and aren't too excited about most tablet games though you might consider an Android tablet.
Cornbread78
Member
Oh, Square-Enix has got to be super excited right now.... Praise be the apple gods...
this is how SE treats us on this one...
this is how SE treats us on this one...
Depending on what you want to do you'll definitely be feeling the need to upgrade. It's kind of like PC gaming in the late 90s right now with constant rapid jumps where graphic cards that were badass become practically worthless a year or two later. Hopefully we're reaching or even HAVE reached the point where a new tablet/phone will still hold its own years later even with most of the latest high end software.
I do have a Nexus 7 from last year, but I've been getting annoyed by some aspects and iOS just has better software support period. Stuff like Smartglass is a joke on Android versus iOS or Windows 8.
Chezzymann
Member
Nope. My three year old iPod is considered ancient by mobile standards and can't run iOS 7 since apple made a boneheaded descision and designed it to be optimised for only the latest hardware.
chickdigger802
Banned
having used tablets and laptops and desktops. For my post college life, laptops are utterly useless for me. I have a work laptop which is docked 100% of the time. Desktop at home for gaming.
tablets are great for when you just wanna watch some youtube videos on the couch or bed.
That just doesn't work out so well with a laptop blowing hot air at your balls.
If I sell my iPad mini (worth $215 now), I don't have to spend $500 for the iPad Air.
George Claw M.D.
Member
*High five*
Anybody born from after 2000 LOVE Apple products and especially iPads. We all know this to be true. Why get a laptop when all you need are games, social media, and internet browsing in a smaller, slimmer, and good looking package?
Edit: ABC down below has the right idea.
Because Laptops suck for casual internet usage. They are more expensive, bigger, heavier and have a shitty battery life compared to a tablet.
But it's basically the ipad air spec wise in a smaller form factor from all the information we have so far, making it too much cheaper doesn't make sense.
Aquamarine
Member
iPad Air / iPad 5:
Retina display:
9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
2048-by-1536 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor
Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)
Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)
Depth: 0.29 inch (7.5 mm)
Weight: 1 pound (469 g) / 1.05 pounds (478 g)
FaceTime HD Camera: 1.2MP photos / 720p HD video
Video Recording: 1080p HD
iSight Camera: 5MP photos
Built-in 32.4-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Wifi:
16GB $499
32GB $599
64GB $699
128GB $799
Wifi + Cellular:
16GB $629
32GB $729
64GB $829
128GB $929
iPad Mini with Retina Display:
Retina display:
7.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
2048-by-1536 resolution at 326 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor
Height: 7.87 inches (200 mm)
Width: 5.3 inches (134.7 mm)
Depth: 0.29 inch (7.5 mm)
Weight: 0.73 pound (331 g) / 0.75 pound (341 g)
FaceTime HD Camera: 1.2MP photos / 720p HD video
Video Recording: 1080p HD
iSight Camera: 5MP photos
Built-in 23.8-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Wifi:
16GB $399
32GB $499
64GB $599
128GB $699
Wifi + Cellular:
16GB $529
32GB $629
64GB $729
128GB $829
Shai-Tan
Banned
It's not so much the graphics, it's things like Oculus Rift. I'm thinking wait and see on the Rift (and a new video card to support it) before I get a new one of these more-of-the-same devices.
Portability is better than a laptop.
Battery is better than most laptops.
iOS is a very well made OS regardless of being open or closed. Windows 8 isn't exactly appealing to the general public.
Touch screens for devices such as tablets and phones aren't a gimmick. Laptop touch screens are however.
iPads can be used for work and education, not just games and media like the PS4 and Xbox One. iPad has some really outstanding productivity apps that I've need to use for my classes.
Apples and Oranges dude.
uhmm.. nope
freenudemacusers
Member
well you can take it with you and it has a tv attached
Especially when the PS4/Xbone are sold at a partial loss.
I just picked up the iPhone 5S with the similar CPU/GPU technology, and I've been really impressed with the graphics performance on games that need them. Asphalt 8, despite being a Gameloft game, feels a lot like a 360 game to me in terms of graphics.
Gameplay, however, is super basic. iOS games are lovely, but it's a different type of gaming.
It's all about how you groom the market. Apple convinced people that tablets are necessary even when they're not. I could only dream of having that power.
you do realize the insane difference in volume between the two devices, right? And that there is a greater-than-HD screen included?
Depends on what for. To be fair (and not many would argue) the Kindle HDX is not an "android tablet". It's a device designed almost solely around consuming content from Amazon. If Amazon and web content is all you need/want, then the HDX is a great device. If you even want Android tablet/phone apps, the Kindle HDX is VERY hamstrung.. You can only easily load Amazon App Store apps. Google Play is not available and much more difficult to get apps from.
dark_prinny
Banned
I'm buying the iPad Air day one for sure. But like with all my other iOS devices I will not play a single game on it.
Can't stand it.
Can't stand it.
a secret-boss
Banned
I'm actually debating canceling my launch PS4 for a mini
chickdigger802
Banned
something i've noticed having used ipad 2 and own a mini 1st gen. The weight and size hardly matters when you slap on a case. Depends on what you get, it can easily double/triple the thickness and weight... so thinking from that perspective, Air might be the better device with the added screen (not sure if the extra $100 is worth it though).
Depends on what you want. iOS has a vastly superior ecosystem and quite often gets apps exclusively or way earlier than android (and more often than not perform better than android equivalent even though android stuff often have better hardware). Android tablets also are notorious for having few tablet specific apps where most are just upscaled phone apps.
But if you use a tablet mainly for media consumption, like netflix or youtube. a Fire is all you need.
Depends on what you want. iOS has a vastly superior ecosystem and quite often gets apps exclusively or way earlier than android (and more often than not perform better than android equivalent even though android stuff often have better hardware). Android tablets also are notorious for having few tablet specific apps where most are just upscaled phone apps.
But if you use a tablet mainly for media consumption, like netflix or youtube. a Fire is all you need.
Darkwaknight
Banned
Wow a new ipad that looks, feels and is a new ipad... But thinner.... But the same!!!
Thanks no. Will keep my ipad I am on now and spend the money on.......next gen!!
Won't stop millions buying the in droves though
Thanks no. Will keep my ipad I am on now and spend the money on.......next gen!!
Won't stop millions buying the in droves though
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