Yup.
iCloud keeps everything sync.
All my calendar and reminders gets sync to my macbook, iphone, and ipad.
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iPad mini 40% more expensive and 30% less pixels per inch
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Yup.
iCloud keeps everything sync.
All my calendar and reminders gets sync to my macbook, iphone, and ipad.
And let us know when the Nexus 7 can match the iPad Mini's 35% larger screen.
Blue = Nexus 7 (21.9 sq inches)
Blue + Green = iPad Mini (29.6 sq inches, I.e. 35% larger)
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The iPod Nano is shiny and new. I didn't buy one and have no desire to.
The iPod Touch is shiny and new. I didn't buy one and have no desire to.
MacBook Pros come in retina now. I didn't buy one and have no desire to.
MacBook Airs are thin and light. I didn't buy one and have no desire to.
iMacs are now thinner. Mine still works fine, so I didn't buy one and have no desire to.
I buy what I like from Apple. I'm sure it's the same for many. I don't know of any blind fanboys who literally buy anything with an Apple logo on it, like you claim.
Most people aren't blind. They buy what they want. Plain and simple.
Apple can't win in this situation.
They release the mini with the same resolution as the 9.7"? Owners of the 9.7" would complain that their resolution is crap.
They give it a new resolution? None of your favourite apps will work natively for a little while. Developers would have to create apps for yet another resolution and you'll have to wait around while they do this. Just look how long it is taking with the iPhone 5.
They release the same resolution as the iPad 1/2? People complain it's not high enough.
At least with keeping the same resolution there will be many apps that already work. Needless to say, they will update the resolution in a year or two anyway and brand it as 'resolutionary'
They release the mini with the same resolution as the 9.7"? Owners of the 9.7" would complain that their resolution is crap.
They give it a new resolution? None of your favourite apps will work natively for a little while. Developers would have to create apps for yet another resolution and you'll have to wait around while they do this. Just look how long it is taking with the iPhone 5.
They release the same resolution as the iPad 1/2? People complain it's not high enough.
At least with keeping the same resolution there will be many apps that already work. Needless to say, they will update the resolution in a year or two anyway and brand it as 'resolutionary'
While I totally understand people who don't like it and prefer the Nexus, I don't get those who bash it, insult those who like it in the process, and finish by saying they'll buy the next one. If the Nexus is so much better, and if people buying iPads are so stupid, then why don't you buy the Nexus ?
Now, people need to understand that their own preferences are not necessarily universal, they're not the one and only truth, and other people are not the bane of humanity just because they like something else.
I'll tell you why I bought the mini : because it addresses a market (me lol) where no other tablet is. It's all fine and dandy to mention the two same things over and over, but there are other criteria than price and PPI.
So why did I choose it ?
- It has an 8" display, where others have either 7 or 9 or 10.
- It has a 4/3 ratio, where smaller ones have 16/10 or -gasp- 17/10. And THAT, plus that supplemental inch, makes all the difference in the world.
- While it has a bigger screen, it's no bigger than 7-inchers, or almost.
- But it's way lighter.
- It has smaller bezels.
- I like metal better than plastic.
- While I like Android a lot on phones, I really didn't like it on my previous tablet.
- The competitors are made to be cheap. They are. It shows.
- There's something to say for Apple's customer service and returns policy.
Would I like it better if it had a higher resolution display ? Yes. Is it a dealbreaker once I factor all the rest in ? Absolutely not. I also know that your eyes get used to whatever you're looking at.
Now, I'm mostly comparing to the Nexus. To me, the Fire is not a tablet, it's a cheap shopwindow to Amazon, its design is horrendous, and its OS is... well, it is. But that's my personal opinion. I'm not going to pass value judgments to those who like it.
If Google were to create a high-quality tablet (hardware-wise) with a bigger screen, I might look at it. And I'd obviously pay more for it than I would for the Nexus 7. That's just not the case now.
Now, people need to understand that their own preferences are not necessarily universal, they're not the one and only truth, and other people are not the bane of humanity just because they like something else.
I'll tell you why I bought the mini : because it addresses a market (me lol) where no other tablet is. It's all fine and dandy to mention the two same things over and over, but there are other criteria than price and PPI.
So why did I choose it ?
- It has an 8" display, where others have either 7 or 9 or 10.
- It has a 4/3 ratio, where smaller ones have 16/10 or -gasp- 17/10. And THAT, plus that supplemental inch, makes all the difference in the world.
- While it has a bigger screen, it's no bigger than 7-inchers, or almost.
- But it's way lighter.
- It has smaller bezels.
- I like metal better than plastic.
- While I like Android a lot on phones, I really didn't like it on my previous tablet.
- The competitors are made to be cheap. They are. It shows.
- There's something to say for Apple's customer service and returns policy.
Would I like it better if it had a higher resolution display ? Yes. Is it a dealbreaker once I factor all the rest in ? Absolutely not. I also know that your eyes get used to whatever you're looking at.
Now, I'm mostly comparing to the Nexus. To me, the Fire is not a tablet, it's a cheap shopwindow to Amazon, its design is horrendous, and its OS is... well, it is. But that's my personal opinion. I'm not going to pass value judgments to those who like it.
If Google were to create a high-quality tablet (hardware-wise) with a bigger screen, I might look at it. And I'd obviously pay more for it than I would for the Nexus 7. That's just not the case now.
I wouldn't pay $50 for a nexus 7 regardless of the ppi. Its a terrible user experience and is made from recycled wrapping plastic.
Ipad Mini is not THAT expensive. But I mean we are talking value for money here. Nexus or Kindle would be more worthed judging from the specs and screen.
I think in the pass-jobs era, Apple's products are just little too expensive. I dont mind paying 249usd for ipod touch but at 299 is little overboard. Ipad mini should be 299, i dont know i hate the new lightning connector.
I think in the pass-jobs era, Apple's products are just little too expensive. I dont mind paying 249usd for ipod touch but at 299 is little overboard. Ipad mini should be 299, i dont know i hate the new lightning connector.
Sounds like what some Apple users to do the competition.When you can't have something, you might as well bash the hell out of it to ruin it for others.
I have a feeling you have used one before and are ok with mediocracy. Its plasticky, its bulky, the os is choppy, laggy, and unstable. All it is is a bunch of gee wiz ideas packed onto each other. You can have a quadruple core, 16 gb ram android tablet and it still will be a bad experience. Thats the reason no one buys them.
Though i agree with the reasons against, you cant say "No one buys them"
they do sell, im guessing because of the specs on paper and the low cost.
It is QUITE choppy when surfing the web and sometimes does not respond at all!
Apple wins when it comes to dependability and beautiful hardware.
Your 100% spot on, I bought one a few days ago and put it back in the box ready to send back after 5 hours, Went on the other devices etc section on this forum and got hammered for me telling the truth about it!
And I have a feeling you've never used one.
I own one. It is not mediocre by any definition. It is less "plasticky" than the iPhone 3x phones and the MacBook line. It's not bulky, and the OS is not even remotely choppy, laggy, or unstable. Where did you come up with that? Surely not by using it.
There's a reason the marketshare for iPads is going down.
The ipad mini has IPS. Please rectify your statement. It can run ipad apps, which from personal experience and from other articles, work way better than android tablet apps with their upscaled smartphone UI which is silly. That's the main thing. The A5 has also beaten the tegra 3 in some graphics benchmarks
I used one for a week. and it was a week of headache. When youre used to the apple smoothness in web browsing and general navigating around the interface, It really cant compare.
Google Butter needs more butter.
And you cant compare "plasticky" to phones and macbooks if we are talking about tablets.
MacBook ? Plasticky ?
The White MacBooks were plasticky.
I'm a big mac fan, but the White iBook ==> White MacBooks were pretty crappy.
I bought 2 iBooks and both died on me. I've own over 20 Apple laptops and never had one died on me except for those crappy iBooks ==> white MacBooks.