A rounded edge would be extremely welcome if it has one. I don't know why Apple insists on making the iPad3 & iPad 2 with such a ridiculously sharp edge. We have to hold these things you know!! That edge gets into the creases of your fingers and after holding it for a bit of time it's very uncomfortable. Bring on the rounded edge!!
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Ya Windows phone 8 has some great qualities....I just don't like the look all that much. Not a fan of the blocks....then again I haven't played with it all that much on a touchscreen. Need to get a surface pro when they arrive
I don't want a laptop I want a good tablet. i.e. NO KEYBOARD and has a multi touch screen. Does the Air have a multi touch screen? Whats wrong with wanting a laptop replacement? You fanboys sure love to defend everything Jobs says. Sure the ipad is awesome, but because of the restrictions it cant be what it should be.
Thats ok. Im guessing the new tablet from MS will.
Yikes, take it easy....
I am in no way a fanboy. Just offering up the point of view that a 13-in iPad isn't far off from a MacBook Air. Lol bad day?
Hmmm... there's a 4th image. It shows the case against an iPad, which gives a good sense of size. It also shows, to me, an obviously fake iPhone resting above it - there's aluminum where the screen should be, right?
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...claim_to_show_ipad_mini_casing_in_detail.html
Second photo down...
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...claim_to_show_ipad_mini_casing_in_detail.html
Second photo down...
For some reason I find it hilarious that there's a ThinkPad in the background of these iPad images!
And a Microsoft Arc Touch mouse next to the Thinkpad.
Indeed... The new Fire HD's look impressive.
1920x1200 254ppi HD display, quad core CPU with 16GB of storage for $299.
+1 on this.
I predict Apple will eventually re-design the iPad (3) case to fix the poorly-designed edges of the device. It is too difficult to hold upright comfortably. I thought the case design of iPad 2/3 was poor the very first time I picked up an iPad 2 and I still think so today.
Round those edges Apple!
I'm not sure even $299 will cut it. This appears to be quickly turning into a $249 and less game.
Devil is also in the details. For $50 a year - you get 250mb data month + cloud storage + basically a $10 rebate in the shape of an app store credit.
You make a good point. And also I forgot to mention that it's an 8.9" screen, while the iPad mini would be roughly 7"-7.8".
But nonetheless, I still don't see any LTE versions being less then $399. Apple knows they could milk it at that price point. But they could blow my mind and be extremely competitive. We'll see.
oh yeah this looks really fake!
It might for all we know be a real design but these look like renders or even renders on top of a design. The mini will almost certainly (if it is coming) be a direct emulation of the current ipad design with new dock only.
It might for all we know be a real design but these look like renders or even renders on top of a design. The mini will almost certainly (if it is coming) be a direct emulation of the current ipad design with new dock only.
First, this is fake. So fake. Look at the bottom left hand corner of the first picture
If Apple releases a small ipad, it will be no less than $300. I would be surprised if it were even that low. It would devalue the full size iPad
If Apple releases a small ipad, it will be no less than $300. I would be surprised if it were even that low. It would devalue the full size iPad
Because... ?
Please, lets not leave accusations baseless.
The cost for all this is the same regardless of the device's memory capacity. It doesn't excuse such a huge markup for an upgrade that costs them so little.
Because the other companies have SD/MicroSD expansion slots? So you have the choice of buying their expensive memory upgrade or buying one yourself in a less expensive form or at a later time when memory prices have fallen? Whereas with an iDevice whatever capacity you buy you're stuck with for the life of the device, so if you find down the line you need more space from a growing app collection or iTunes media library you're SOL unless you buy a whole new device, when an owner of other products can buy a much cheaper expansion card?
Am I being ignorant yet?
All the sentences after that were the 'base'.
So lets say company A makes a product that they want to sell for $100. It costs them $50 to make. They used $10,000 in R&D. They only end up selling 100 of them over the course of the first year. That means they made negative $5000 the first year. (I'm not including dozens of other costs) The numbers are obviously way off in Apple's case, but basically yes, it does allow a huge markup.
I run a business myself where the markup seems 'huge', but after accounting taxes, operating costs, shipping cost, credit card fees, employee wages, rent, electrical bill, water, shipping supplies, business assets and returns, it gets drastically cut down.
This is a whole other debate, that I'd rather avoid.
You tell me.