I have the iPad 3 and the iPad Mini.....and I use both at different times. In the warm weather, I sit out on my deck with the iPad 3 on a stand on the table and the retina screen makes everything easier to see and to read. Sometimes I take the Apple BT keyboard out there, too, if I know I'll be doing some extensive typing. The iPad Mini is the one which goes with me everywhere when I leave the house. Of course I use it around home as well, and in the cold winter I love curling up under a cozy blanket with the iPad Mini -- so much easier and lighter to hold! I do tend to use the iPad Mini more often than the heavier iPad 3 but am very glad to have that larger screen with the sharper resolution as well. I am looking forward to seeing what Apple brings us with the iPad 5....... If the iPad Mini 2 does not have retina, I'll hold off on that a while longer, as my current iPad Mini does just fine for my needs.
I probably will wind up buying one of each when the new iPads come out, but not necessarily at the same time.
I probably will wind up buying one of each when the new iPads come out, but not necessarily at the same time.