it doesn't match up with the other images. i think these are two different fakes.
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it doesn't match up with the other images. i think these are two different fakes.
iPad mini versus iPod touch
I hope some realize the gap between the iPad Mini and the iPod Touch is getting closer... it will probably bridge the gap for those wanting a reader without either being a music and game player only, or a light software device. Then the Air 11" they have got their bases covered! Again... for those saying things to the effect of "Steve would never have allowed this", I hate to be callous, but he's not here. The culture he created is, and they seem to be holding their own.
I hope some realize the gap between the iPad Mini and the iPod Touch is getting closer... it will probably bridge the gap for those wanting a reader without either being a music and game player only, or a light software device. Then the Air 11" they have got their bases covered! Again... for those saying things to the effect of "Steve would never have allowed this", I hate to be callous, but he's not here. The culture he created is, and they seem to be holding their own.
Agreed. The mini port is off center (too far right) leaving too much material left of the left speaker port.
The Apple logo looks anamorphic.
Is the smooth inside and lack of window a sign it could be liquid metal?
I agree some things don't look quite right but this part appears to have fewer signs of machining and I recall that Liquid metal allows wireless signals through. Anyone else have thoughts on this?
I agree some things don't look quite right but this part appears to have fewer signs of machining and I recall that Liquid metal allows wireless signals through. Anyone else have thoughts on this?
Unless you're specifically referring to 16:9 DVDs and not just anything wide... I would say 95% of my collection is wide screen.
Apple will be able to pull their margins with a 16GB at $249 and a 32GB at $299. Or even 16GB Wifi @ $249 and a 16GB LTE model @ $299. That is what I'm hedging on. I'm pretty sure they need to be competitive in order to make this happen. People won't mind paying the $50 premium over Amazon's (and everyone else's) $199 for the "real deal". I can't see this being a full-fleged line like the regular iPad. I'm betting we will see one, maybe two, models so they can stay in the 7" field and really crank a profit.
I really don't think Apple will enter in the 7 inch tablet market. I'd leave it to Google and the other cruddy android tablets.
This exactly!
This ridiculous fixation on price being the number one feature and reason to buy this device is so silly (and completely misunderstands Apple's business model). I want smaller iPad or larger iPod Touch in typical Apple style, not some cheap POS.
My only concern is weight. I don't see how Apple can match or improve upon the nexus 7 lightness and still use aluminium. Carbon fiber would have sounded more doable. Of course that would clash with Apple's current styling, but the again I'm a function over fashion kinda bloke...
I thought the original rumors said this would be as thin as an iPod Touch. These pics don't look that thin to me. 
Very well said comment. It's up to us if the leaks are legitimate. I still say there won't be an iPad Mini this year. But this is the first supposed part leak of one. Or a fake. Looks more like a fake to me.
Anyways only a couple months away to a supposed October event that till dispel all the rumours. If no event then the rumours are dispelled too.
I have both the new iPad (LTE) and a Nexus 7. Help me figure out what the Nexus 7 can do that the iPad can't? I've had the thing for nearly 2 months and while it is an excellent device for $200, I'm not sure (other than screen size) what I'm missing by using my iPad primarily.
Price isn't the number one - more like 1A. The combination of an Apple tablet at an affordable price (less than $499) will be hugely attractive to a lot of people. That being said I think $299 for 16GB is pretty accurate. Don't know they'll offer more storage than that (maybe 32GB at $349?). Again the goal of this device is to get those who have previously steered clear of Apple because of cost into the ecosystem and get them hooked.
Its a gateway device - and I'd betcha a pretty successful one at that.
I had a N7 for a week, and to be honest, there were 5 things I loved and terribly miss on my iPad:
1- An updated home screen with plenty of info available without having to open any app.
2- An excellent contacts app which allowed me to contact people directly via any app(gvoice, Skype, Facebook, etc) without having to open each app individually and then looking for the contact in there. Contacts where merged seamlessly.
3- Customizable keyboards. Loved Swype.
4- Really loved google now, and google's voice recognition in general. On and offline.
5-Consistent multitasking. When Skype was running in the background, it was really running, no missing notifications or any other crap like that.
What got me back to iPad though, was a prevalent sense in google, that my info wasn't safe, every time you install anything, you have to give apps so many different permissions it's just ridiculous. I know it's just a little paranoia, but in apple Eco, I feel somehow, safer(probably an illusion).
I also missed my favourite app on android, flipboard for tablets...
See I prefer Flipboard on iPad....
As for those other things I guess I'm just too used to the way I do things on my iOS devices that it seems unnecessary. The only feature I think Google does better than Apple is Google Now. Much more responsive.
Never been a fan of widgets. The only things I'd want to check quickly are the date and time (on the lock screen), the weather (swipe down, also includes stocks) and scores (which the widgets I have on the N7 don't update consistently and only show 1 at a time). They also destroyed my battery life when I added a bunch of them.
Yeah, that's what I mean about flipboard, the android version is made for smartphones, it only shows one story at a time, and it flips vertically which makes no sense on a tablet. I missed the iPad version.
And I do like widgets, or even live icons. I think windows phone got it just right...
Hopefully, the introduction of the iPad mini between the iPod touch and iPad will set off a ripple effect through Apple's prices. If they really want to compete with the Nexus 7 and sell the entry level iPad mini for around $200, they might reprice the iPod touch somewhere in the $150-199 range and then bring down the prices of the lower level iPods too.
Or they'll discontinue the iPod touch and fill the void with the iPad mini.
Or they'll discontinue the iPod touch and fill the void with the iPad mini.
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