Considering off loading my ipad 3 in favor of just ipad mini but I want to give ipad mini use for a while to make sure it's going to be a safe and smart decision instead of hasty.
Chime in on your experience!
Chime in on your experience!
I just wonder if the 1gb in ipad 3 makes a big difference vs 512 in a non retina mini and ipad 2. Is most of that extra ram needed for powering the screen or is ipad 3 truly more future proof with most of that 1gb up for grabs?
Because a5 to a5x doesn't matter, that x-boost is to power the display
If I can get used to non-retina I'm seriously considering just doing mini.
I haven't touched my full size pad much either. But I guess the few times you do it's worth it?
I just wonder if the 1gb in ipad 3 makes a big difference vs 512 in a non retina mini and ipad 2. Is most of that extra ram needed for powering the screen or is ipad 3 truly more future proof with most of that 1gb up for grabs?
Because a5 to a5x doesn't matter, that x-boost is to power the display
If I can get used to non-retina I'm seriously considering just doing mini.
I haven't touched my full size pad much either. But I guess the few times you do it's worth it?
I think mini hiccups less since its not working overtime to get the display running.
But I'm comparing my 3 on 5.1.1 to mini on 6.0.1 so it's hard to say.
Still... That's just my suspicion.
Browsing is nice on full size but its not bad like I initially had thought on 7.9"
Performance is at least a side ways step in most real world usage. Min things I'm torn whether I'd look back for or not is
-screen real estate
-retina
And having a spare pad when mini is charging, for when friends come over one pad for each person, and an additional charger that of all my chargers works the quickest!
And xbmc, reference monitor for photographs. Argh!
Weight, design, 30-pin I'm willing to give up.
Personally, I feel the mini is too small for most tasks other than ereading. I'm most likely keeping mine, because the smaller size IS convenient for carrying around outside the house, but the smaller touch targets mean that I make a lot more errors on the mini from tapping the wrong thing or the mini not registering a tap I'm trying to make. So I take the mini when I'm going to be running around a lot outside, but at home I mostly use my iPad 3.
The thing is: the A5X is only twice as powerful (GPU) compared to the A5 chip, while the A5X has to run four times as many pixels. So effectively, an A5 chip in combination with a 1024 x 768 display runs smoother than a 2048 x 1536 display ran by the A5X chip.I just wonder if the 1gb in ipad 3 makes a big difference vs 512 in a non retina mini and ipad 2. Is most of that extra ram needed for powering the screen or is ipad 3 truly more future proof with most of that 1gb up for grabs?
Because a5 to a5x doesn't matter, that x-boost is to power the display
If I can get used to non-retina I'm seriously considering just doing mini.
I haven't touched my full size pad much either. But I guess the few times you do it's worth it?
Considering off loading my ipad 3 in favor of just ipad mini but I want to give ipad mini use for a while to make sure it's going to be a safe and smart decision instead of hasty.
Chime in on your experience!
At first, I was really enjoying the mini, and the screen resolution didnt bother me one bit. However, lately, I've been using it with low brightness, and the non-retina is really starting to irk me, especially with web surfing.
Considering off loading my ipad 3 in favor of just ipad mini but I want to give ipad mini use for a while to make sure it's going to be a safe and smart decision instead of hasty.
Chime in on your experience!
The mini really has nothing going for it besides size and weight, and size is or isn't a detriment depending on who you ask. Personally I wouldn't want to read forums or anything else on anything shy of a 9.7" screen for extended periods of time.
I would keep the full size iPad and unload the mini.