the way I see it, Mini is good for two things
1) More portable than ipad. Take mini where you can't take/hold ipad.
2) cheaper (for those who think $100 is a big different, kids for example)
if you are not one of those two, then mini might not be for you. For me, I got ipad at home where I use most of the time or on long trip. Mini is too small for this scenario. when I go to work everyday, I got iphone. Mini is too big for this scenario. and I can afford extra $100 for the ipad.
being honest, Steve Job did not like 7". Apple is making Mini to fill the subsegment of people who can't spend $500 for ipad and to compete with amazon Kindle Fire.
1) More portable than ipad. Take mini where you can't take/hold ipad.
2) cheaper (for those who think $100 is a big different, kids for example)
if you are not one of those two, then mini might not be for you. For me, I got ipad at home where I use most of the time or on long trip. Mini is too small for this scenario. when I go to work everyday, I got iphone. Mini is too big for this scenario. and I can afford extra $100 for the ipad.
being honest, Steve Job did not like 7". Apple is making Mini to fill the subsegment of people who can't spend $500 for ipad and to compete with amazon Kindle Fire.