iPad mini Would you buy a uncompromised iPad mini for $500?

Without hesitating I would buy that mini for $500.

Success of mini makes you wonder if Steve was off on his iPad design.

8" seems to be more popular.
bit early to know for sure.

500 dollars, no.

The current mini meets my needs, I don't really play a lot of games, and I've not been bothered by the screen so if the current model meets those needs why spend 500.

The current base mini is 330. So for 170 more, you would get retina, double the ram, double the storage, faster cpu, faster gpu. Absolutely I'd get it. No brainer.

I like the Mini as i own one but it didn't cost $500, so no on the price

Seeing as how I already have a mini. No. I wouldn't simply because I couldn't justify it. Despite the subpar screen and paltry RAM I can still conduct business on the go just fine. Fits easy in the hand and can take it to meetings, events, presentations etc. just fine. Maybe after the next couple refreshes.

i'd rather just wait for the mini to get a retina display, and i'll buy that for $330.

Good grief NO! Not when my brand new, purchased directly from Apple, 32 GB Mini cost $429. Why would I want to pay significantly more than list price?

No. I appreciate that many people like the iPad mini. I'm waiting for the iPad 5. I'll get the 64GB with cellular data and Apple care, probably for close to $900. For my business use that is well worth it.

Overpriced at $500, wait for mini 2 and buy online for less.

I don't think I can wrap my head around a $500 mini w/o Retina. I bought a 16GB b/c I liked the lower weight and my iPad 3 can't get annoyingly heavy. But the mini screen once your eyeballs are use to Retina is a big compromise, and $500 is a lot of $ for what you get... or don't get.

So bottom line, I don't think an "uncompromised" mini exists today. If you can hold off until #2 is announced I would, or else just buy a 16GB online for $300 today and sell it in August ahead of the #2 announcement. You should be able to recoup at least 2/3rds of that back... cheap rental.

Also we don't have any details on what the iPad 5 will look like or weigh. If Apple can cut the weight back to iPad 2 specs then IMHO there is less of a need for the mini other than it being a less expensive price point.

yes, definitely

I don't have any iPad (yet) but I agree with the spirit of this thread. Cheap is nice and I do get annoyed when companies (not always Apple) overprice things. But if you deliver a quality product that I want and don't compromise I will happily pay more for it.

The form factor for the iPad mini is amazing. If iOS7 + a better screen deliver all that is promised I wouldn't mind spending more for it. Although it will be really difficult to decide between a $500 iPad mini vs $500 iPad5...

cdmoore74 said:

So what if the ipad mini 2 matched the iPad 5? A quad core A7, 2gig of ram, 8mp camera and 32gig.

And guys, I would be shocked if Apple releases a Retina iPad mini for $330. You kill your full size iPad and it will cost more money to produce.

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Add I'm surprised that not one person picked the full size iPad 4. Apple has really hurt the image of the full size iPad.

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I'm thinking about switching back to the full sized iPad when the 5 comes out and selling my mini.

Now that I have an HTC One, I'm mostly on my phones. My mini is used for watching sports and videos - something done much better with a larger screen. Plus, I carry a bag to work every day, so portability isn't a huge issue, though weight when holding always was.

Given the rumors of the 5 (light, iPad mini-like design), I might be tempted to go back to the full-size.