Haha. I agree! I would just hope my friends wouldn't be so condescending when providing their opinion. (Hypothetical of course. No way I'm touching Mini 3).
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Now Available for Pre-Order
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Haha. I agree! I would just hope my friends wouldn't be so condescending when providing their opinion. (Hypothetical of course. No way I'm touching Mini 3).
But the poster in question was using them in a design/engineering business. If they were really that important for business, then they wouldn't have sold them at all but kept them around since an "old" iPad is still better than none at all for the period in between when they sell them and buy the new ones. Businesses don't upgrade iPads every year, anyway.
----------
I'm puzzled with the pricing, as well. I suggested a $249 iPad mini (1), and $349/$449/$549 iPad Mini 3. If they wanted to keep a $299 iPad mini 2 in the mix, fine, but my guess is that the current pricing may actually steer more customers to the iPad mini 2 because customers won't perceive a $100 benefit to the Touch ID. At $349 for the 32GB, the iPad mini 2 could be the sweet spot for many. It's $130 less than the 32GB Nexus 9. While the Nexus 9 has better performance (early benchmarks peg the new 64-bit Tegra K-1 slightly faster than the A8), the mini 2 is more portable and has a higher PPI.
As for the Nexus 9 and iPad Air 2, the situation is somewhat reversed. Both get comparable performance, though the Nexus 9 is $100-$130 cheaper (depending on the model). That said, the Nexus 9 tops out at 32GB.
Don't have time to read through 9 pages of comments to know if this has been mentioned already or not, but the article states several times that this is a "pre-order." I'd just like to point out that this is not a "pre-order." These items are available for sale now, not next Friday or the Friday after, etc.
The Touch ID may be a deal breaker for some people. However, I'm pretty pleased, since I just ordered a Mini 2 at education pricing for only NZ$419. I'd put aside enough for a mini 3 and case, but since I don't need Touch ID, I'm happy with the discount.
The iPad 2 I bought the week of first release can now be my kid's full time tablet, and now I will be able to read ebooks without cleaning cake off of the screen. O frabjous day!
One: they're not putting an NFC chip in the iPad. Apple Pay on the iPad Air 2 is usable for online purchases only.
Two: you have to use touchID to make NFC-enabled Apple Pay work on an iPhone, and you have to be wearing the Watch to do it with an Apple Watch. In both of these scenarios, handing the device to the person inside the window *guarantees* that you can't use Apple Pay, so this is not going to happen.
Three: Thank you, please drive through.
That's what I did! This is the first gold device from Apple that actually looks really classy.
I went 64GB WiFi
Unless they put the anti-reflection technology on the mini3, I will wait to get one.
Will it be January, June, or next October before they fix that?
----------
If those 'idiot' consumers didn't buy it, Apple might get the message that they need to fix it sooner.
Will it be January, June, or next October before they fix that?
----------
If those 'idiot' consumers didn't buy it, Apple might get the message that they need to fix it sooner.
Because those people are smart enough to go check the iOS crash log after safari crashes, and notice that the crash was due "Low Memory Termination" or something similar. They notice that when they get more than 4 or 5 tabs open, the tabs must reload before accessing them.
Identified by many as a big issue. A pain in the neck that makes browsing on the iPad much less useful than on a MBA.
What I don't understand is the handful of people who claim never to ever have tabs reload, or that claim the rest of us are "just doing it wrong", and should never use more than 2 tabs.
You don't want more RAM? Bully for you. But I think you are in the minority at macrumors.
Don't feel sorry. People make their decisions and live with the consequences. I stayed up until a little past midnight and got up a little after 5AM EST. From 5-11, I checked the site about once every 5mins. Just a little pressed. But I got it. Hopefully arriving on Wednesday, but that might be more wishful thinking.
it's not that I can't do it, i just enjoy having it done for me. like doors that open for me when i approach them vs. opening them myself. how can you argue that it's not clearly superior to just press the button than to have to do extra steps afterwards to use your device? being forced to swipe to unlock like a slave every time you use your device is not cool. Like you work for it, not it works for you.
buy a device with touch ID and use it and you will see what I mean.
So I've decided.
Last year I bought the 16 GB iPad mini 2 thinking the space would be enough for me. I was wrong. Now with a paltry 11 GB to use, I have to upgrade to a larger storage capacity, with apps, movies among other things taking up more space.
My wife has given me the go ahead to sell my current model and get a new one. I was going to stick with the iPad mini 3, but after seeing what the 3 offers which is nothing more than Touch ID, I'd rather spend extra money and get a much better value with the iPad Air 2. Plus, my wife also has an iPad mini 2 so if I ever want to use the smaller model, I can use hers still so we have one of each. Works very well in the long run.
Will probably be going with the 128 GB Wifi Only, questions is black or gold I can't decide yet. In terms of what they have done with the iPad mini 3, Apple can do what it wants, but it just seems like such a shame to put the mini in the background with such little attention. I can't be totally surprised though given how the iPhone 6 plus' size seems to be the main culprit for the mini taking a backseat.
Last year I bought the 16 GB iPad mini 2 thinking the space would be enough for me. I was wrong. Now with a paltry 11 GB to use, I have to upgrade to a larger storage capacity, with apps, movies among other things taking up more space.
My wife has given me the go ahead to sell my current model and get a new one. I was going to stick with the iPad mini 3, but after seeing what the 3 offers which is nothing more than Touch ID, I'd rather spend extra money and get a much better value with the iPad Air 2. Plus, my wife also has an iPad mini 2 so if I ever want to use the smaller model, I can use hers still so we have one of each. Works very well in the long run.
Will probably be going with the 128 GB Wifi Only, questions is black or gold I can't decide yet. In terms of what they have done with the iPad mini 3, Apple can do what it wants, but it just seems like such a shame to put the mini in the background with such little attention. I can't be totally surprised though given how the iPhone 6 plus' size seems to be the main culprit for the mini taking a backseat.
I personally don't the Air 2 as a "meh" device. The Mac Mini and Retina iPad Mini? Yes.
Finally the upgrade i have been waiting for , iPad 2 -> iPad Air 2 | 64gb gold, it will be like another 4 years before i upgrade again
Maybe for people that share exactly your thoughts? If the new Mini is a terrible buy, than last year must have been devastating for you
It's just a discount on last year's model, nothing else.
Not enough here for me to upgrade from my iPad Air. BUT if you have a pre-air iPad i highly suggest you upgrade.
Even though everyone here makes fun of Apple making their products thinner, the Air form factor really is fun. A year later and i still enjoy how thin it really is.
Even though everyone here makes fun of Apple making their products thinner, the Air form factor really is fun. A year later and i still enjoy how thin it really is.
