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The iPad Mini
- Thread starter Radec
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Hmm, I might get one of those for my mum cause the iPad OG is getting a bit slow now. You think they'll still have them around Christmas time?
LyleLanley
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I imagine they would have plenty of leftover stock but those are pretty good prices so who knows how long it'll last.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I'd argue you are confusing cause and effect. Apple gets a lot of play on CNN because they are really popular. CNN/NPR/etc. has no skin in this game, they cover what is popular because they want eyeballs.
outunderthestars
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Apple is also not interested in selling a device at cost and making it up by selling all of your personal information to outside companies....
/thumbs up
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I disagree.
I haven't tried one in person yet, but from what I've seen it looks like it's the difference between being able to comfortably hold it in one hand versus not being able to do so with the standard iPad line.
outunderthestars
Banned
Google has sold roughly 700,000 - 800,000 Nexus 7's. How many days do you think it will take for Apple to outsell it?
acheron_xl
Member
I bet they won't sell a refurb 16GB for anything less than 250. Maybe 230. Maybe.
lunarworks
Member
Point out a consumer-friendly implementation of a "Fusion" drive system. Apple never claimed to invent it, but no one else seems to be using it in the consumer sphere.
Momentus XT doesn't count. That just emplys an SSD cache. (For the record, I have a Momentus XT.)
LyleLanley
Banned
It hasn't already?
fizzelopeguss
Banned
About 12 hours.
Seeing as a lot of people are now looking at buy refurbished iPad 3, awhile.
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Deleted member 17706
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Exactly this. People always get so salty about originality and innovation when it comes to Apple taking an existing technology and making it user-friendly for the layman.
For reference though, 3m new ipads was sold in 3 days.
Now imagine a slightly cheaper iPad that looks adorable.
There is no way this won't beat Nexus 7's lifetime to date in it's opening weekend. Literally no chance it won't.
I doubt it'll take a while.
36 hours
LyleLanley
Banned
I seriously doubt Apple will let refurbished iPads eat up too many of their iPad Mini sales.
Anyone have a link to the Mini commercial? I've heard it's good but can't find it anywhere.
I have to say I'm surprised they went with $329 instead of $299. That thirty dollars is small in terms of monetary value, but huge in terms of customer perception. But I'm sure they'll sell all they can make with the holidays coming, so it's hard to call it a misstep.
Now where the fuck is iTunes 11?
I have to say I'm surprised they went with $329 instead of $299. That thirty dollars is small in terms of monetary value, but huge in terms of customer perception. But I'm sure they'll sell all they can make with the holidays coming, so it's hard to call it a misstep.
Now where the fuck is iTunes 11?
outunderthestars
Banned
That is about what I was thinking.
I was pretty loud about it being 250. don't know if you meant me or someone else though.
Anyway, I'm laughing at myself too.
330 is not a good price for what they've built here. If someone wants a small, light tablet for internet browsing and reading, I would easily recommend the Kindle Fire HD or nexus 7 over this.
And if someone wants a potential laptop replacement, then the 10" ipad 4 is the way to go.
The pricing on this thing just bums me out.
i'm trying to decide color too...mainly what makes the colors pop more on comics to my eyes. Downside of 4x3 are black boarders around comixology comics, so i should probably go with black to blend that in......
Pretty much my thought
LyleLanley
Banned
I think it's definitely priced too high but if you're already heavily invested in iOS apps it may still be worth it to get this over an equivalent Android tablet.
outunderthestars
Banned
You are comparing it to two products that are priced at/below cost in order to sell you services or to sell your information to advertisers. Apple makes their money on their hardware. It is hard to directly compare the two...
Especially since the Android tablet app market is almost non-existent...
So you are telling me to I sell my Apple shares?
LyleLanley
Banned
Even if the Android tablet app market was filled to the brim with apps it would make sense for someone going from an iPad 2 or even someone who already has an iPhone to get a Mini over an Android tablet instead of having to repurchase all those apps again.
Hmm while i really like the ipad mini iam not going to put down 330 Euros on it.
My girlfriend really wants a ipad 4 though i can understand her my old ipad 1 is starting to get slower and the battery isn´t holding up to good anymore.
Lets see what google does next week - a 149 Euro nexus 7 might just be what I need as a nother consumption device. (because productivity wise the iPad is going nowhere anyway)
My girlfriend really wants a ipad 4 though i can understand her my old ipad 1 is starting to get slower and the battery isn´t holding up to good anymore.
Lets see what google does next week - a 149 Euro nexus 7 might just be what I need as a nother consumption device. (because productivity wise the iPad is going nowhere anyway)
outunderthestars
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As someone with $100 or so tied up in naturalist/plant & animal id apps, I agree....
HollovVpo1nt
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What personal information of yours (linked to apps or whatever) does Google sell/ profit from that services on iOS don't?
EightBitNate
Member
Laughing at all the people who scoffed at me for thinking it would be more than $300
Rubin said the Nexus 7 is sold at cost. so they're not losing money on each one. point is apple could have sold something for 250 and still had fat margins since so much of the ipad mini tech is recycled from old devices. it's not costing them a lot to build and all the R&D on chips was recouped with previous devices.
330 just seems like a money grab. Kinda like when Nintendo priced the 3DS at 250.
Of course, I expect the mini will do better at 330 than the 3DS did at 250, but it's still disappointing to me.
Gary Whitta
Member
Where did you read this?
Phoenix
Member
outunderthestars
Banned
It's on the apple webpage for the device...
Yes, to a low price... to me.
Baconsammy
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Yeah yeah, we get it, you love Apple. Now defend the idiotic decision to sell a desktop computer without an optical drive. Be sure to tell us how no one burns or rips CDs anymore.
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Deleted member 17706
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No doubt Apple is making a more-than-healthy profit on this, but I think you're underestimating all of the engineering work that goes into fitting everything from the iPad 2 (as well as new stuff) into a form factor that they've never done before.
Honestly, for something all unibody and completely impossible to modify like the iMac, I wouldn't want an integrated optical drive. I only have anecdotal evidence, but I don't know anyone who uses discs regularly anymore. I'm sure Apple has more real stats behind this decision that show that disc users are in the minority. Add on the cost of the USB drive to the computer if you must. It's not like they are removing disc support from the OS.
Phoenix
Member
Its an absolute shameless money grab and they know it. They also know that the market will bear it. The strategies are definitely different. Google looks to sell the devices for the cheapest it can to enter the market. Apple looks to maximize profit because they already control the market.
Gary Whitta
Member
Nexus 7 hasn't sold a million yet, right? Affordable mini iPad just in time for holiday gifting? Yeah I'd say that's a lock.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
Member
It looks really great tbh. But the price is too high. This is last years tech. 249 would be the sweet spot.
Alright, haven't had time to check that out yet......
How come the Mini have Siri and iPad 2 don't, as they both use A5?
Phoenix
Member
The response, of course, will be to just use an external drive and plug it in as you need to. The response makes perfect sense too.