That is a very good review, and he's right on all those points. But I don't think anyone who had purchased the 1st generation Mini is under any illusion about its raw cpu processing power or it's non-Retina display. Apple is well known for releasing their initial products with lots of room for improvements the following year. One can always make an argument for waiting a year, two or three to get a better product. But to some, we would rather enjoy that initial product for the time being, and maybe upgrade two years down the road for a 3rd generational product of the same line.
Yes. The Ipad mini is expensive. But for the ease of navigating around the web, pinching and zooming pages and just an over-all web-browsing experience, no product out right now is better. The Mini is light weight, and the trade-off of not having the A6 over the A5 and the non-Retina display is an astoundingly long battery life. I'm sold on the product.
Thanks for all the suggestions from everyone. As per the suggestion of one of the posters above, I was able to locate a $329 Ipad Mini at a local Target, and have it on reserve for pick-up later on today. This will be our first Apple product, and if next year's Ipad has the A6 processor and the Retina display as many critics seem to believe that it will, I'll get that one as well for the family. Cheers!
Yes. The Ipad mini is expensive. But for the ease of navigating around the web, pinching and zooming pages and just an over-all web-browsing experience, no product out right now is better. The Mini is light weight, and the trade-off of not having the A6 over the A5 and the non-Retina display is an astoundingly long battery life. I'm sold on the product.
Thanks for all the suggestions from everyone. As per the suggestion of one of the posters above, I was able to locate a $329 Ipad Mini at a local Target, and have it on reserve for pick-up later on today. This will be our first Apple product, and if next year's Ipad has the A6 processor and the Retina display as many critics seem to believe that it will, I'll get that one as well for the family. Cheers!
Had some sluggishness.
This is one of the more honest reviews:
http://gizmodo.com/5959068/a-week-with-the-ipad-mini