it would explain why the mini out sells the regular iPad.
lol
Sorry
Maybe that's why Apple is copping out on sales figures for the device.
it would explain why the mini out sells the regular iPad.
The iPad mini is superior to any other apple product currently on the market.
I think the iPad mini is Apple's weakest offering. It doesn't live up to the iPad standard because it doesn't have a retina display.
"It's just like the last one!"
Superior is incorrect but overpriced just like the iPod touch 5 about sizes it up if one needs to throw around a description.
I tried the mini but preferred my Kindle Fire HD. The mini was okay but expensive and unimpressive compared to the Kindle.
I feel Apple have lost the edge recently. The iPad 4 I tried was also singularly unimpressive. No wonder the stock had tanked!
I could tell you what compelled me to buy every Apple product I own. But as for the mini, there was nothing that compelled me to buy it. If the iPad mini is not their weakest offering, what is?
I looked at it for about 5 seconds.
I didn't realise that the industry had switched to "whether bonskovsky feels like buying one or not" as the new ISO standard for how product desirability is measured. How does this new standard work? How does it measure things like whether or not you've got a big bonus to blow or the store you walk into having something that's not in your normal price range on sales price? I want to hear more about this fascinating and innovative market research tool.
It's a matter of opinion. You don't like it, that's fine. My nephew got one for Christmas and loves it, that's also fine. Neither of those events makes the ipad mini apple's "weakest" or "strongest" product.
Superior is incorrect but overpriced just like the iPod touch 5 about sizes it up if one needs to throw around a description.
I think the iPad mini is Apple's weakest offering. It doesn't live up to the iPad standard because it doesn't have a retina display.
I agree.
The mini is weak, they just made it because they knew they had to compete with the Nexus 7.
I could tell you what compelled me to buy every Apple product I own. But as for the mini, there was nothing that compelled me to buy it. If the iPad mini is not their weakest offering, what is?
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iPod Shuffle
Wifi sync is worthless.
I disagree. I don't think that the iPad 'standard', as you seem to think exists, is defined by the display. In fact I think we could say that it is most definitely not. Because if that was THE defining factor Apple would have put a Retina Display in the Mini.
So why did they since that is the key feature of the iPad design. Or rather why isn't it the key feature. How about because the quality of the screen is more than sufficient for content that was rendered appropriately for the screen resolution that bumping it up to a Retina quality wasn't worth sacrificing what is in fact the key factor -- the battery life.
Due to the smaller physical form of the Mini and a lack of stellar change in battery tech, the Mini would have much lower an expected battery life than a full sized iPad if a retina display was used. But the non retina needs less battery and thus balances with the inherent lower battery capabilities to keep the expected life at the same level. Battery life is one spec that even Grandma can generally understand which is why they focus on it over PPI, gigaflops of processor power or whatever.
And consider for a moment the display itself. It's the same resolution as the iPad 2, not a resolution that gives the same image quality. And pushed into a smaller size. Which means by it's very nature the pixels must be smaller. The PPI on the iPad 2 is 132, the PPI on the Mini using the same resolution is 163. For comparison, the PPI on the Retina Display is 264. So the Mini is already closer to Retina than the ipad 2. And that's assuming that people hold the Mini at the same distance as they would a full sized ipad. There are those that say that per Apple's math the ipads only need a PPI of about 220 to be defined as Retina so if that is correct then the iPad Mini isn't that far off.
Given these factors and the expected uses of the Mini it is no shock that Apple went for battery over display as the defining factor since many of the folks that were the target audience can't really tell a big difference between the display on an iPad 2 and iPad with Retina anyway
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Apple doesn't design to compete with someone else's product. They really don't care about the other players. In fact, Steve was quoted on many occasions as putting forth the idea that Apple doesn't see this as a zero sum game where someone else's win is their loss. It's the same reasoning behind why they don't make everything like printers, speakers etc and why they aren't a phone company, an ISP etc.
Tim Cook et al put out the 8 inch iPad Mini because they felt that there was a market for it and a use for it among Apple users, enough that they disagreed with Steve's downplaying of smaller sized units. Steve allegedly told Tim to do what he felt was best and not to try to think and do as Steve did and would if he disagreed with it. Seems like Tim took that to heart and was swayed by Eddie Cue's arguing for a smaller iPad. Something they might have eventually done as the tech came into place regardless of the other players.
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That you don't like it and didn't feel the need to buy it doesn't make it Apple's weakest product.
I looked at a Mac Pro for maybe two minutes and got a Mac Mini instead. So does that make the Mac Pro their weakest computer. No, just not the one I felt suits my needs.
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I would disagree on that as well. The Shuffle has an audience. It's doesn't include you but last I checked neither you nor our esteemed thread starter was put forth as the definition of whom Apple was designing for. So your opinions aren't particularly more valuable than anyone elses. Like say the workout fanatic that wants to have music while he's doing his thing but doesn't want to carry his iphone with him because it might get dropped. Since he has no need for doing anything more than perhaps skipping over a track he's heard so much he's bored with it, the simple click wheel works for him. And if he sweats all over and it stops working it's not a huge investment to get a new one. He would say that there's nothing weak about the iPod Shuffle at all.
Ok. Also no airplay.
Nonsense. Apples strongest product is their MacBook©. Don't be so naïve.
I used to visit Apple's website all the time. During their last offerings. I think you can tell that the iPhone 4S and last round if products are the last ones that Jobs actually worked on.
Well there has to be at least ONE weak product.
iPad 4 is the best most powerful tablet on the market today Period! If you want something small and compact with no power then buy the Mini Cooper.
the iPad Mini has Airplay the same as all other devices. IF you have an Apple TV
That said, I do think that it's well into the time for Apple to be working on and releasing ad hoc wifi capability as well as Airplay between mobile device and Mac without needing an Apple TV. And hopefully they agree and this will come up in iOS 7 or 8. The adhoc wifi would be very useful to those that want to use an Apple TV connected to a projector for on the road presentations. Or even classrooms where they don't want the kiddies taping into actual internet connected wifi routers and getting on facebook during class.
I think you're wrong... Maybe you shouldn't base your opinion on Specs alone. If anything I would say the Nano is the weakest offering. Priced high, low res screen, no wifi sync.
Now that I think about it, I'm going to retract my statement about the iPad mini being the weakest offering.
The real weakest offering is the Apple TV.
hahahaha you are something else bonskovky!...5000 views and 122 comments later and you say "now that i think about it..." you obviously didn't "think about it" before you posted....haha!!!!
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