My friend got a Mini, and it is the most laughable iPad yet. Validates the Nexus 7 as being the best tablet in the 7in category IMO.
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Apple's Supply Chain to Work Through Chinese New Year Holiday Amid 'Insatiable Appetite' for iPad Mini in China
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My friend got a Mini, and it is the most laughable iPad yet. Validates the Nexus 7 as being the best tablet in the 7in category IMO.
my sister loves the ipad mini she is so happy she waited
said she spent the money real good
i was like wait till u see what comes out next yr
she was like what? i said Retina ipad mini
she was like
in my mind i should ve kept my mouth shut
said she spent the money real good
i was like wait till u see what comes out next yr
she was like what? i said Retina ipad mini
she was like
in my mind i should ve kept my mouth shut
I recently visited an Apple Store and tried out the iPad mini and the iPad. The mini is so much nicer to hold and use, in my opinion. Watching a movie would be nicer on the regular iPad though.
I think this will be a repeat of the iPod mini being replaced by the iPod nano. In the end, Apple replaces one top-selling product with another top-selling product. And competitors aren't even close.
I think this will be a repeat of the iPod mini being replaced by the iPod nano. In the end, Apple replaces one top-selling product with another top-selling product. And competitors aren't even close.
Although its not a big deal that many people have to work through their national holidays (like me sometimes!) it is pretty rubbish when you consider that 99% of these people are migrant workers who only get to see their families and possibly children ... Once a year.
Well, IBM was helping the Nazis keep track of the millions of Jews in concentration camps during World War II. I doubt most people associate IBM with Hitler these days. Businesses tend to change due to outside forces just as much as internal choices. I think Foxconn will look vastly different in 20 years.
Why would this surprise you? Other manufacturers have released 7" tablets, and this provided a lower set of price points to push continued growth. I'm curious if you're describing something beyond that. Is there something about the Mini that you find interesting relative to the standard iPad?
Apple saw it coming hey, so they created a closed ecosystem iPad that is awesome to use and I love it, but you could say it is a glorified Kindle (which is also a closed system).
For anything to replace the PC, it would have to provide real world usability with access to the storage I want to use, the software I want to use, the games I want to play.
Tablets are fun and can be useful, but as a PC replacement not so.
How long before Apple products will debut in China and then the U.S. is further down the release line?
Well off topic now
I can foresee a taller thinner iPad & mini to match the aspect ratio of the iPhone 5, at least that way movies would be watched in normal mode instead of the old aspect ratio.
Hey, is that a rumour I've just started
I can foresee a taller thinner iPad & mini to match the aspect ratio of the iPhone 5, at least that way movies would be watched in normal mode instead of the old aspect ratio.
Hey, is that a rumour I've just started
It is going to be a tablet world. The smartphone market is limited because you will only ever have one smartphone. But tablets. Yeah you can have way more than one tablet at a time.
But that Nexus 7 coming out next week with cell connection for $300. That looks mighty tempting compared to the Mini.
But that Nexus 7 coming out next week with cell connection for $300. That looks mighty tempting compared to the Mini.
I'm actually shocked that people would have thought that iPad Mini would fail. It is an excellent size for many use cases. Sure it could use a retina screen and faster processors but it is an excellent gen one device.
Now my preference lies with the original size but that is me and my use case. I will upgrade my iPad 3 when Apple ups the flash memory in each size. Right now flash memory is the weak link in Apple tablet line up.
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You don't know what you are talking about.
Now my preference lies with the original size but that is me and my use case. I will upgrade my iPad 3 when Apple ups the flash memory in each size. Right now flash memory is the weak link in Apple tablet line up.
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You don't know what you are talking about.
?????? Smart phone market is limited? Really? Seems to me we all change our phones about every 2 years. Use to change it every year before the iPhone. That's a lot of churn.
As for multiple tablets, I don't buy it. One is enough for most people... two maybe... but more than one seems a bit excessive and not a wise use of money. But if you know something I don't, educate me.
It was Android 7" tablet owners who told everyone what a great size it was.
Steve Jobs claimed a smaller screen was unusable and most of his fans repeated his nonsense.
Then Eddie Cue, Apple's SVP for Internet Experience, tried a Samsung Galaxy 7" Tab and realized its users were right. After that, he worked to convince the Apple brass to bring out the iPad Mini.
(Email obtained from California trial evidence.)
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Not to mention all the rhteoric about Steve and others at Apple testing ALL sizes and determining that 9.7" was the perfect size. Just like 3.5" was the perfect size for the iPhone...
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I don't disagree that phones get churned and burned. But It will be interesting to see the turnover for tablet purchases.
I still have my iPad (1st gen) and haven't really seen a need to upgrade yet. Sure the front facing camera would be great - but I use my phone for video chatting. I'm not discounting how great the newer iPads are. But since I'm not a gamer and don't need the retina screen (yet) - there hasn't been anything compelling. I don't really need/care for a speed burst for reading, email and web surfing.
So I (and I am sure I am not alone) could take several years to upgrade a tablet. Conversely - I usually upgrade my phone every 18 months because the advances (there at least) or more interesting to me/of use.
I own ScotteVest garments for all seasons - vest, light jacket, fleece, winter jacket - each one has a pocket specifically designed for a full-sized iPad. My wife has a new iPad mini, which fits her purse; I have an iPad 4 as an upgrade from my Original iPad. Don't need no "man purse".
Exactly. Not all new products are for existing customers.
New computers come out every year... new cameras come out every year.
Hell... new cars come out every year. But you don't have to buy a new one every time one is released.
A person may not buy a new iPad every time a new model comes out... but people buy iPads all the time.
There is always somebody ready to buy at any given time.
Steve Jobs didn't like iPad mini
.Consumers want cheaper iPad
, that's why Apple makes iPad mini. If Apple matched big iPad price to mini iPad price at US$329
, do you think consumers would pick the mini one instead of the big one? 
Apple saw it coming hey, so they created a closed ecosystem iPad that is awesome to use and I love it, but you could say it is a glorified Kindle (which is also a closed system).
For anything to replace the PC, it would have to provide real world usability with access to the storage I want to use, the software I want to use, the games I want to play.
Tablets are fun and can be useful, but as a PC replacement not so.
For a lot of people an iPad is all the computer they need, and care to deal with. They need email, and internet, Facebook, Twitter, maybe a word processor that's about it. Myself I'm hoping for a shiny new Mac Pro early next year.
I wonder what the percentage of total population is who only need an iPad? I'm already starting to feel like the exception to the rule.
I wanted a 7 in. iPad from the start. I thought Jobs was full of it. I think he missed the boat a number of times, but I give credit where credit is due. Some have only bad things to say about Jobs and Apple. He did bring Apple back from the dead and made it one of the most successful companies in history. Not a small task by any yardstick. Even if you're an Apple hater it's hard to dismiss that. Although I'm sure some will be more than happy to try.