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iPad mini Returned my iPad Mini, smart choice?
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iMichael!, ultimately, it's your money and your decision.
Basing a decision to buy or not buy on a rumor, especially with Apple products, can be an exercise in frustration. Will Apple come out with a retina iPad Mini? Probably, given that all of their other portable devices sport retina displays. But when? That's a tougher question. Maybe this spring. Maybe this fall. Maybe next year. Maybe never.
At the end of the day, the question you should be asking yourself isn't "What doesn't the iPad Mini have right now that I really wish it had?" but "Does the iPad Mini in its current form work for me?"
Some folks want the latest and greatest, so they'll upgrade to the newest iPad or iPhone, even though the updates may be iterative. That's certainly their decision.
Personally, I'm OK with being a generation or two behind. It's not like the iPad 3 stopped working after Apple introduced the iPad 4. And it's not like the iPhone 4 and 4S don't do exactly what they did before their successor models came out.
I came very close to ditching my iPad 3 last year for a Mini. I really like the Mini's size for what I use it for, which is mainly reading and media consumption. But my iPad 3 was working just fine and I'm pretty happy with it. At some point if Apple makes a retina Mini, I'll certainly consider trading in the iPad 3.
Basing a decision to buy or not buy on a rumor, especially with Apple products, can be an exercise in frustration. Will Apple come out with a retina iPad Mini? Probably, given that all of their other portable devices sport retina displays. But when? That's a tougher question. Maybe this spring. Maybe this fall. Maybe next year. Maybe never.
At the end of the day, the question you should be asking yourself isn't "What doesn't the iPad Mini have right now that I really wish it had?" but "Does the iPad Mini in its current form work for me?"
Some folks want the latest and greatest, so they'll upgrade to the newest iPad or iPhone, even though the updates may be iterative. That's certainly their decision.
Personally, I'm OK with being a generation or two behind. It's not like the iPad 3 stopped working after Apple introduced the iPad 4. And it's not like the iPhone 4 and 4S don't do exactly what they did before their successor models came out.
I came very close to ditching my iPad 3 last year for a Mini. I really like the Mini's size for what I use it for, which is mainly reading and media consumption. But my iPad 3 was working just fine and I'm pretty happy with it. At some point if Apple makes a retina Mini, I'll certainly consider trading in the iPad 3.
It was a stupid choice.
You said yourself it was an amazing device, retina or not. But because of a rumor that it might come out in March with retina you returned it. I don't see a retina version coming out in March, well maybe March 2014. With Apple products you can speculate all you want, but until apple announces a product there is no guarantee of what an updated Mini will have.
So now you've retuned your mini, and now you have nothing to use until a newer updated mini comes out, well I have news for you. Don't buy that one either, because there will be a newer one anywhere from 6 months to year after that as well. Oh and don't get that one either, because 6-12 months after that another new one will be out. And the cycle will continue into the far future. So my advice is that you should not buy any iPad - mini or otherwise - because 6-12 months later there will be a newer version.
I love my iPad mini and will use it until there is a newer version with the upgrades that will make me want to purchase a replacement for the one I have. Until then I will enjoy what there is available in the now and not worry about what may or may not come in a few months.
If you can go without an iPad until the new unicorn drops then you don't need one at all. So its a choice, smart or not.
Got some solid evidence about this? Personally, I think that you will be waiting longer than March for the next version of the iPad mini.
I do always find it interesting that folks feel they have to have the latest and greatest. I actually did not own an IPad, until I got my wife's hand me down 1 when she got her 3. I did get the Mini when it came out, and I am prefectly happy with it. I will still use the 1 if I need more viewing real estate.
Also, sometimes there is nothing wrong with being a collector either.
Also, sometimes there is nothing wrong with being a collector either.
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No, not at all. Was not smart at all. Apple won't release a new iPad mini in march!