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domfliss

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Mar 5, 2014
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Hi there,

I'm stuck on which one to get:

32gb iPad Mini (not retina) refurbished £269

16gb iPad Mini retina £319

I'm not a heavy gamer, I just listen to music and browse.

Any thoughts?

Cheers

Dom
 

maflynn

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May 3, 2009
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Can you live within 16gb?

I'd say the rMini is a better tablet over the first gen mini on all aspects. I'd recommend getting that, provided that the configuration meets your needs.
 

domfliss

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Mar 5, 2014
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Hi Mike,

Thanks for the reply.

I always feel guilty with anything which isn's a necessity if you know what I mean, LOL. As the price was cheaper on the non-retina I was thinking it would be easier to swallow, LOL.

Dom
 

maflynn

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You get a better screen by far, faster performance and newer internals, i.e., chipset. I think rMini better positions you for the future. My wife as the standard mini (my old tablet) and she enjoys it, but once you go retina you don't go back :p
 

domfliss

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Mar 5, 2014
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LOL, yes you're right.

Same situation here; wifey has the Retina iPad and if I look at it after looking at a non-retina iPad I fear that 18 years of peaceful marriage might come to an end!!

Great help Mike.

Many thanks

Dom
 

617aircav

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Loon at your budget and buy based on that. If you can afford the retina buy that. You said you only browse and listen to music, should be enough.
 

Curun

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Sep 10, 2013
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The display alone is well worth the price premium. The iPad is all about the display, all other features aside, it's 99% of how you use and interface it. It makes web fonts so much more readable without re-sizing.


Storage could be an issue for media music. You'll have to be strategic, but it's not the end of the world.

I have to be strategic with my 16GB iPhone. I build specific playlists and sync them. Currently have 5 plasylists, with 170 tracks, taking up 703 MB. I get bored of those, I swap out to a new playlist. I create new playlists every 6mo or so. Or a new playlist or two anytime I'm going to be travelling, and swap out a couple of old ones.

If you decide to go on a flight, and want some movies... it might start getting real tough.
 

domfliss

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Mar 5, 2014
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Thanks so much for that.

I do have 32gb Touch which I love, but I think it's just getting too bad for my eyes. I'm not old (39) but they aren't as good as they were, hence the reason for getting an iPad.

I hate decisions, LOL.

Dom
 

bevsb2

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Nov 23, 2012
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Get the rMini. Better performance and better screen make the price difference worthwhile. I didn't get the 1st generation mini because of the screen but I have the rMini and love it.
 

eneisch

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Jul 11, 2008
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I bought a 32GB rMini last week. I'm really liking it a lot. I find myself reaching for it over my iPad 3 pretty much all the time since I got it. Not sure if its the "new" factor or if it is because I just like it better. I really like the smaller size and the screen is so much better than the original mini. I've already used about half the space on the 32GB rMini and I've only installed maybe six games and no media (just everyday apps).
 
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MrGuder

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I personally feel that it's terrible that Apple even offers a 16GB because when you actually get it...you only have about 13GB to actually work with. 32GB should be the base
 
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