Yeah but 8 inches from 10 is hardly Mini.
Actually what I would really like is a 6 inch tablet which imo is the perfect size to hold in your hand
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The iPad Mini
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Yeah but 8 inches from 10 is hardly Mini.
Actually what I would really like is a 6 inch tablet which imo is the perfect size to hold in your hand
brotkasten
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UltraMagnanimous
Member
It still exists, it just got a faster processor. Sheesh.
Betta Lines
Member
The weight is more significant. It's less than half the weight of the iPad 3, and is less than 100g heavier than a Kindle. This will be a much more comfortable device to hold in one hand compared to the normal iPad.
If anything I'm sure it will be a snappy little device. Just wish it had retina at this price point or was priced lower as is.
Betta Lines
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It's crossing my mind too. But I think I'll miss all those pixels too much. I used a friend's iPad 2 recently and it reminded me how good the 3's screen is.
No that's a iPad 4 now. You Change to a A6 and that's a new tablet. When the 4s came out you could still by a 4, so why Can't I buy a 3 and why is the 2 the same price. Apple is changing how they've done things by moving product's down to justify the mini price Artificiality.
kurtrussell
Banned
Lol... the price.... the screen.... the processor....
Stop it, Apple, you're killing me!
Stop it, Apple, you're killing me!
Shai-Tan
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I'm writing this right now on a Nexus 7 with Swype so yeah I have.
UltraMagnanimous
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You made the correct comparison I think, this iteration of the iPad should really be seen as a half-step, so iPad 3s. Even less so, as you have full software feature equivalence, unlike the 4s say, which got Siri and the 4 did not.
OR you could get the Kindle Paperwhite for $130.
Yeah it's pretty much a iPad 3s. I'm just wondering why I can't buy a cheaper iPad 3. I was kinda looking fwd to it dropping in price and now it's just gone.
IHaveCandy
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$299 iPad mini
$399 iPad 3
$499 iPad 4
How it should be.
$399 iPad 3
$499 iPad 4
How it should be.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I have an iPad 1 and was looking forward to the Mini. But I'm not really motivated after the announcement.
Duxxy3
Member
For real. The kindles are much easier on the eyes.
Ken Masters
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$329 + A5 = no thanks
You can buy it right now for 379 from Apple if I'm reading correctly.
Betta Lines
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Yeah, but I also like Netflix.
Chinpoko_Master
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$329 is such an odd price.
Wasn't there someone here who was convinced that they were going to price it at $250? Wherever you are, I'm laughing at you.
Wasn't there someone here who was convinced that they were going to price it at $250? Wherever you are, I'm laughing at you.
brotkasten
Member
Again, the refurbished 16 GB starts at $379. That's pretty good, imo.
Betta Lines
Member
It's also interesting that they've changed the software to ignore your thumb resting on the edge of the screen due to this thin bezel. This could result in the full size iPad also getting thinner bezels sometime in the future.
Hell, I said $199...especially after they kept showing it compared to a Nexus 7. Silly me.
diffusionx
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All of the rival stuff gets mentioned a lot too. The same sites that cover Apple's shows also covered MS' stupid Surface reveal in June when they showed off nothing but non-working prototypes. They will be there live-blogging the Google event on Monday too.
Blackberry got a lot of face-time (no pun intended) in the mainstream media back before the iPhone. Crackberry, the CEO/Wall Street cachet, etc. - did you forget about that stuff? Google is a huge company that gets tons of coverage too. MS, goes without saying. Maybe Windows Phone 7 didn't get the coverage on the evening news the iPhone 5 got, but you know... it's Windows Phone 7.
kurtrussell
Banned
That they could package a big shiny white turd in a pretty box, price it for $999 and still end up high-fiving hipsters who lined up 72 hours for the privilege.
He shoots he scores.
I don't want a refurb, and your missing the point. They have completely wiped a product from there lineup and kept another (iPad 2) to justify the price of the mini. Normally when the 4 comes out, the 3 would drop to the 2s price of 399 and the 2 would drop out. Now with the mini, the 2 stayed at 399 and the 3 just vanished.
How many minis do you think they sell if the 3 had moved to 399 and the mini and its dumb price of 329?
brotkasten
Member
Honest question, what's wrong with a refurb?
Having had about 4 Xbox refurbs I'm a little skidish about them.
Betta Lines
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Depends what the turd could do. That old iMac with the bendy arm kinda looked like a big shiny white turd.
LyleLanley
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I've heard nothing but good things about Apple refurbs, if that helps.
So I guess the trend will be to put the previous year's iPad into a smaller body, and knock $70 off the price. Eh... Apple could do better. After debuting the original at the mindblowing price of $500, they could have done better with this one. Should have been $249.
Trying too hard.
Trying too hard.
They're essentially new devices...I got a refurb Gen 2 iPod classic back in the day because my hard drive died under warranty. I basically traded in a scratched up piece of shit for a scratch free device. No complaints.
what about screen scratches/scratches in general and dead pixels? Refurbished models scare me, much like the poster who mentioned consoles, just on the basis of something being "wrong" with the unit.
TerryLee81
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They probably did that because of the screen. The big selling point the 3 (and now the 4) has over the 2 is the retina screen. This way you still have to buy the most expensive model to get the retina screen.
King Of Fuh
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Actually, I'm not referring to tech sites at all, whose job it is to, you know, cover tech. I'm talking about anything I hear on my way to work in the car, or see on CNN or whatever else. It's an incalculable amount of free marketing clout that Apple has over its competitors. Perhaps I wasn't clear when I said "mainstream media".
outunderthestars
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Someone has been watching too many Samsung commercials.
SuperPac
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Well, they do have a lot more apps, designed for the tablet, than their competitors have. They did that side-by-side comparison to the Nexus 7 and those were apps that are on both - there are plenty that aren't. And, the browser traffic stat is a killer too. While people may be buying Nexus 7s, it's not making a big dent in the mobile browser usage numbers.
They are not doing the race-to-the-bottom pricing that other manufacturers are (and worked out so well for netbooks).
LyleLanley
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http://store.apple.com/uk/product/FC705/refurbished-ipad-with-wi-fi-16gb-black-3rd-generation
£359 - £519 for WiFi only versions.
Add 100 for cellular.
Betta Lines
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If that means there'll be a 2048x1536 iPad Mini next year I'm totally okay with this.
