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The iPad Mini
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killertofu
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3 months in and this might be My favorite device ever.
I would upgrade to one with better ram though
I would upgrade to one with better ram though
sweetvar26
Member
Kinda had the similar issues along with the display bothering me. So I went ahead and bought myself a 32GB iPad 4.
It seems harder to use this thing after using the mini, just seems much much heavier. I will need to get used to this device again.
Who's talking about the difference between the iPad 3 and iPad 4?
The iPad Mini is based on the Apple A5 and has 512 MB of memory.
OH NO 2010 HOW OUTDATED
The A5X discussion was about what the new mini might have, not the current one.
Kiraly
Member
It is in technology.
Man, you're gonna have some massive forearms after lifting that iPad 4. Take pics for us.
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Deleted member 22576
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I'm a future man with a magical book.
I can only imagine how freaked out people from a hundred years ago would be if they saw tablets today.
"What do you mean I can access a complete record of all human knowledge?!" Mind explodes.
Day 1 buy for me if this happens.
Does that thing even work these days? Can't be too much support for that turtle anymore
LOL. There sure is.Does that thing even work these days? Can't be too much support for that turtle anymore
brotkasten
Member
"Yeah, whatever. Lets watch cat videos instead!"
You've seen the leaked cases of the iPad5, right? It'll be as "natural" to hold as the iPad Mini
Yet a complaint of his is the weight, I would imagine size as well compared to the Mini.
He's comparing the Mini to the iPad 3 though. A better comparison would be to the iPad 2.
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Deleted member 22576
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The iPad mini is at a certain weight threshold though.. It effectively weighs nothing. I'm pretty sure the wool felt case I made for it weighs the same.
The 2 is still too heavy for one handed use.
killertofu
Member
Noticed a little scuff on my black ipad.any way to remove it?
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Deleted member 22576
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Ok so I just got this gas mask bag. It's too perfect for the mini. This is the greatest thing ever. There's even little pockets on the side for your lightning cables and IDs and there's volume enough to stow a fresh pair of socks and a barebones toiletry kit. You could probably even fit a TShirt too if you fold it the right way. On the outside there's a D-loop and canvas tie that can bundle things too.
Super great for 16 bucks, shipping included.
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You should probably just wait until the second gen retina version is available.
Nah, the best time to sell it should be the week before the announcement, when invites are out. Even better if there are strong rumors about an announcement. At that point, most of the public isn't aware of the new one, and retailers haven't price-dropped old models yet.
Edit: Oops, read your post incorrectly.
Craigslist is good if you're in a decent sized city. I resort to eBay when the extra fees still keep me above the lowball CL offers. That's usually only necessary with iPhones since they fetch great eBay prices. iPad you should be fine on CL.
Bought a mini today and wrapped it in a dark grey switcheasy coverbuddy case with red smart cover.
Absolutely love it but one thing that's really pissed me off are the amount of apps that need to be bought separately that I have on my iphone 5 such as angry birds and cut the rope. It's annoyed me so much that I think I'll go with a galaxyS4 soon.
Absolutely love it but one thing that's really pissed me off are the amount of apps that need to be bought separately that I have on my iphone 5 such as angry birds and cut the rope. It's annoyed me so much that I think I'll go with a galaxyS4 soon.
Ya. This is what I'd like to do so that I didn't have to go through the selling process. I just want to make sure the price is worth it.
You don't need angry birds or cut the rope on your ipad.
TheLaughingStock
Member
Does it last days just web browsing?
I agree but they were just two examples. What is the point of the apple ecosystem when a similar app has to be bought twice just because they add a higher resolution with the HD moniker? I now see no reason to own the iphone when I can now buy an android phone and have the best of both worlds.
-Pyromaniac-
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yes, couple hours a day of web browsing on it and it'll last a bunch of days.
It's up to the developer whether or not to make universal apps. The Play Store also sells normal and HD versions of Cut the Rope for instance.
I'm finding it actually kind of annoying to have universal apps these days. Apple differentiate the models to create a range by storage space, and since it's not expandable, it can be valuable.
A lot of storage is taken up on my iPhone 5 for excessively large apps because they are retina for iPad4 as well.
My wife and I each picked up an iPad mini. She got black, and I got white. Awesome purchase. We each use our pads for a variety of purposes. We were originally in the market for the regular iPad, but it just seemed so huge and bulky compared to the mini that we decided to go with the latter.
The mini is truly a great device to hold and work with.
The mini is truly a great device to hold and work with.
For whatever reason my mini will not sync any videos or music, but syncs everything else fine. It also doesn't download any media from the cloud either so again videos and music. A little annoyed at that.
Edit: could be because I restored from iCloud at the apple store and my iCloud backup was from my old iphone 4 from last year. I use a 5 now.
Edit: could be because I restored from iCloud at the apple store and my iCloud backup was from my old iphone 4 from last year. I use a 5 now.
PhoncipleBone
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Out of curiosity, what is that app?
fierrotlepou
Member
Does anyone here have a good smart case that they can recommend? Preferably cheap. Those apple cases are way too expensive, imo.
WithU, the free one is limited but yah the pay version is worth it since it streams via wifi, haven't tried Bluetooth or anything yet.
The one from Khomo is pretty good for the money.
Wow, had no idea they made one for the Mini too. Looks worse than a netbook :O
The Elite
BOSS
The reviews are good but all of them say the same thing about the keyboard being cramped. I think it's a good option for when I need to complete a long typing assignment on the go.
It has been impossible to find in Canada too. Most retailers are not carrying it yet and the Apple Store is backed up to 1-2 weeks shipping. Went into an Apple Store and they've been getting tons of requests for them.
I think it looks good:
