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Apple Introduces New 7.9-Inch iPad Mini Starting at $329
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Apple stock is down 1.80% and was at that point before the presentation even started. There was no drop after the presentation (if anything, it's up slightly). Yes, Apple stock is down a lot, which means it's a great time to buy.
You have misunderstood me. I don't complain about Apple's upgrade cycle. I don't mind whether my product is outdated after a month, although I understand the disappointment. What I do mind is that the iPad Mini is not state of the art when it comes to the display. It is essentially an iPad with iPad 2 technology. Apple goes great lengths to release new products with a Retina display, even on laptops. But it's too good for a smaller iPad? I predict that the next iPad Mini will have such a display. The only question will be when it is released. After today, this could already be in spring.
They would of had to cram the resolution of the retina display on the current retina iPad for it to work on the Mini, and maintain the pixel doubling. That just isn't feasible at this point in time. I really am surprised so many people thought they would put a retina display in the Mini. Using the iPad 2 resolution is perfect, all of the apps fit the screen well without having to create a new resolution for the developers to develop for.
It is a higher density then the iPad 2 because its smaller, so I don't think it will be as noticeable as everyone seems to think. I don't think we will see a retina display on the iPad mini for at least two years. We will probably see the screen get taller before we see it go retina.
I do wish they set the price at $299 though, it just seems so much more expensive at $329 even though it's only $30 more.
I'm sure someone else has already done this but USD price is excl. sales tax.
A proper comparison would be $329+20%=$395=£247
..and who has ever bought something abroad and got close to the standard exchange rate for anything? £269 is spot on IMO, other products have it far worse!
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Retina was not possible or developers had to be rewrite all apps specifically for the iPad Mini display new odd resolution. Or software developers had to design the apps the Android way. Stretched iphone apps which are not optimized for the screen size. Nobody seems to get this. Retina was not an option for Apple unless they could create a display with double the resolution (for app compatiblity), which gives a higher pixel density compared to iPad 3. That type of display is technology wise not possible these days.
A friend of my girlfriend's sisters best friend's husband has a Nexus 7 and tells a similar story. Basically as soon as you power it up the thing crashes and keeps crashing every few minutes. It's so unreliable it's practically unusable. This is why I only buy Apple products we don't get these problems.
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piece of junk and dead on arrival
kids will still want iPod Touch in bright colors
business folks still want big screen iPads
some housewives will want iPad minis
dads are stuck with a non touch non optical iMac ... boring
where are the MAC PROs !?!?!
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kids will still want iPod Touch in bright colors
business folks still want big screen iPads
some housewives will want iPad minis
dads are stuck with a non touch non optical iMac ... boring
where are the MAC PROs !?!?!
😡
Price is way higher than expected
The price was expected as 249, and Apple announced that the official price is 329 today. At this price, iPad Mini is not competitive in the market, and not attractive for current iPad user. Since I have iPad 2, I am not going to get it. I don't see the reason for getting one.
The price was expected as 249, and Apple announced that the official price is 329 today. At this price, iPad Mini is not competitive in the market, and not attractive for current iPad user. Since I have iPad 2, I am not going to get it. I don't see the reason for getting one.
LagunaSol
macrumors 601
E-ink is not dead but at this point beach bums are the only target demography. With Kindle DX gone, there is no good size e-reader for professionals with native PDF compatibility. Even Kindle DX was a hit and miss with complex PDFs.
Yet everyone was pointing out, it wasn't going to happen. Shrinking the iPad 3 display 30% in the last six months and be able to reproduce a 2048x1536 at the 7.9" at a cost effective rate is not going to happen that quickly.
I'm a little bummed by the lack of the retina display.
I don't think a retina display makes much of a difference between the 9.7" iPads because at a typical reading distance, your eyes can't tell the difference.
However, you will hold a smaller 7.9" display automatically closer to your eyes where the lack of retina resolution is quite noticeable.
I don't think a retina display makes much of a difference between the 9.7" iPads because at a typical reading distance, your eyes can't tell the difference.
However, you will hold a smaller 7.9" display automatically closer to your eyes where the lack of retina resolution is quite noticeable.
Yep, at last.
Well, i have held off all iPads so far, i'll take two of these though. Size is everything, and now it fits.
Well, i have held off all iPads so far, i'll take two of these though. Size is everything, and now it fits.
When people complain on this forum there might be chance someone from Apple or the media takes heart and acts on an issue... I'd like to think so anyway.
I'll let you try to justify your own post in your own mind.
Price list Apple handheld devices late 2012 US
Combined Apple handheld prices (USD, slightly rounded)
- 50.– iPod Shuffle 2 GB
- 150.– iPod Nano 6cm 16GB BT
- 200.– iPod Touch 9cm 16GB Wifi
- 250.–
- iPod Classic 6cm 160GB
- iPod Touch 9cm 32GB Wifi
- 300.– iPod Touch 10cm 32GB Wifi
- 330.– iPad Mini 20cm 16GB Wifi
- 400.–
- iPod Touch 10cm 64GB Wifi
- iPad Two 25cm 16GB Wifi
- 430.– iPad Mini 20cm 32GB Wifi
- 450.– iPhone 9cm 8GB 3G
- 460.– iPad Mini 20cm 16GB 4G
- 500.– iPad Retina 25cm 16GB Wifi
- 530.–
- iPad Mini 20cm 64GB Wifi
- iPad Two 25cm 16GB 3G
- 550.– iPhone 9cm 16GB 3G
- 560.– iPad Mini 20cm 32GB 4G
- 600.– iPad Retina 25cm 32GB Wifi
- 630.– iPad Retina 25cm 16GB 4G
- 660.– iPad Mini 20cm 64GB 4G
- ~680.– iPhone 10cm 16GB 4G (without contract)
- 700.– iPad Retina 25cm 64GB Wifi
- 730.– iPad Retina 25cm 32GB 4G
- ~790.– iPhone 10cm 32GB 4G (without contract)
- 830.– iPad Retina 25cm 64GB 4G
- ~900.– iPhone 10cm 64GB 4G (without contract)
- 1620.– iPhone 10cm 16GB 4G (incl. cheapest 2-year plan)
- 1720.– iPhone 10cm 32GB 4G (incl. cheapest 2-year plan)
- 1820.– iPhone 10cm 64GB 4G (incl. cheapest 2-year plan)
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Clive At Five
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LagunaSol
macrumors 601
You mean the Nexus 7 Google sells for cost so they can pimp your personal data to advertisers?
Riiiight.
inscrewtable
macrumors 68000
There was a heap of pre release trolling about how crap an 8GB mini would be which was expected at a price of $329. But Apple did not do that.
aperture01
macrumors member
I have the original iPad first gen with the unlimited data plan from AT&T. I know I can transfer it to a new iPad 2 or iPad 3 but I'd really like to transfer it to one of the new iPad minis. I have been waiting to update my first gen iPad for awhile now. Still love the thing, but the iPad mini would really be better for me...lIF I can transfer the unlimited data plan over. Does anyone know? I can't seem to find any info, and nothing was mentioned in the keynote. Thanks.
Cheers. 🙂
Cheers. 🙂
Was all set to buy one of these (and £10 cheaper than I had expected in the UK) and then they go and announce iPad 4. Damn you Apple, I can't decide now!
