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Apple Cutting iPad Mini Shipments in Q2 2013 to Prepare for Next Generation?
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He's not making a prediction though. He's just relaying what his reliable and proven source at Apple has indicated to him. I'm not going to dig it up but several times in the last few years he's been spot on down to the event announcement dates and release dates before anyone else.
Even before this, it was mentioned several times by many that a retina Mini isn't happening anytime soon for obvious reasons. I know people don't want to hear this but you need to adjust your expectations.
Apple is all about profit margin. The ipad Mini was reaching down to grab more sales. It's differentiated by being thin and light. Low cost is a priority on this for Apple. Bottom line, you are NOT going to get a Mini ipad with that kind of screen.
If I were you, I will wait for the iPad mini 2. Reports in February 2013 suggested the iPad mini 2 retina display was already being manufactured, i like idevice with retina display.
You will be surprised how many people do not understand the apple ecosystem vs. the competition. All my bluray digital copies are in I tunes and I can access them on my iPhone, iPad, Mac book, iMac and Apple TV.
I was really intending to buy the next iPad Mini. Unfortunately, as I have to buy a new tablet in July, it won't be available on time so I'll have to choose between the other 7" tablets.
Who said anything about "choking off sales"? "Cutting shipments" is quite different. It means they will start reducing shelf stock in their stores to make room for the new models. Apple will continue sell the stock that has managed to pile up as peak demand has gradually subsided, so there will be plenty of product for sale.
Do you actually use or plan on using one? Just asking since I also feel the urge to complain about the Mac Pro not coming out even though I'm set on keeping my 2008 one for a long time
Is there a small (but vocal) group of users for Mac Pro's?
Seems odd that the last refresh was still outdated for what I have read.
third OR fourth quarter? lol how vague. So basically he's specualting there could be a new mini sometime this year.
Note that they didn't specify if the ment Apple's 3rd or 4th quarter or the calendar 3rd or 4th quarter.
That argument works to an extent if you've invested heavily in iOS and Apple as a company. It's seems less important in the overall market. If I want all of my devices to have high DPI screens (sorry, I try to not let marketing terminology like Retina enter my lexicon), the manufacturer doesn't really matter as it relates to integration. Cross platform integration is becoming less and less of an issue because "there's an app for that".
Fanboy flame rage aside, the criticism that Apple is a walled garden is increasingly more a perception than a reality. The App Store is populated with apps from Google, Microsoft, and others. So if someone wants to own a Nexus 7, Nokia Lumina 920, and an MBA, they can and they can all communicate. There are a ton of people who are device agnostic and they make it work. There's nothing wrong with that. Apple is smart in accommodating those people because it gives them access to more customers. There's also nothing wrong with the person who has to have this
on everything. As the technology advances the line will become blurred even further.
I would like to also see a redesigned 9.7" iPad.
The current bezel looks very large compared to the iPad mini.
The current bezel looks very large compared to the iPad mini.
It's cellular data. Carriers can limit those functions. For example, FaceTime over cellular doesn't work on my grandfathered unlimited data plan with AT&T.
Not sure, but before activating the cellular account, I did some research. The salesperson at the store had assured me that any of the cellular carrier models could use the Hotspot. He may not have known that AT&T only limited this to their Mobile Share and $50 / 5 GB plans. Whereas the Hotspot feature is available on Verizon on any plan tier. I just didn't have the use for that much data or justification for that much monthly spend. A $15 or $20 plan was more in line with my needs / budget.
When I bought it I was probably 60/40 on keeping it/returning it. Unfortunately sometimes using it for 5 or even 25 minutes at the store doesn't quite give you the same experience. And while it was a test drive in a sense, I did originally lean towards keeping it.
Something else that I discovered during the short time I had it, was that while AT&T and Verizon both have good LTE coverage in the Denver area, Verizon has much better coverage along the I-70 corridor up to the mountains, ie. ski resorts as well as significantly better coverage in the mountain towns. My AT&T iPhone 5 only gets spotty 3G or 4G coverage in Breckenridge as well as poor reception along I-70 whereas my father in law had full LTE coverage in Breck and much better coverage along the way there. For someone hoping to use a Mini in the car heading to the mountains and while up there for a night, the AT&T coverage was inadequate.
While I could have returned the Mini and purchased a Verizon in its stead once I found this out, I am currently an AT&T iPhone subscriber and didn't want to split myself between two carriers as I may eventually want to combine on a shared plan. So I figured I would wait until the retina Mini came out and reassess the available plans, plan features, and extent of AT&T coverage at that time.
They did release 5 updated computers last year too..
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That argument works to an extent if you've invested heavily in iOS and Apple as a company. It's seems less important in the overall market. If I want all of my devices to have high DPI screens (sorry, I try to not let marketing terminology like Retina enter my lexicon), the manufacturer doesn't really matter as it relates to integration. Cross platform integration is becoming less and less of an issue because "there's an app for that".
Fanboy flame rage aside, the criticism that Apple is a walled garden is increasingly more a perception than a reality. The App Store is populated with apps from Google, Microsoft, and others. So if someone wants to own a Nexus 7, Nokia Lumina 920, and an MBA, they can and they can all communicate. There are a ton of people who are device agnostic and they make it work. There's nothing wrong with that. Apple is smart in accommodating those people because it gives them access to more customers. There's also nothing wrong with the person who has to have this
Retina may actually be a better term than High DPI in this case. Screens like the Amoled on the S4 are also High DPI but they offer a noticeably poorer viewing experience than lower DPI "Retina" devices. Perhaps we need a different term.
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I hate to encourage the Mac Pro discussions in unrelated threads, but what the heck.
The last update was still outdated when it was released. It has been several years since the Pros have had an actual update.
For me, yes. I read e-books and surf the net on a tablet. High-rez displays are far more important for those two tasks than the OS or ecosystem.