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Apple Introduces New 7.9-Inch iPad Mini Starting at $329
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Width is NOT an inch bigger, more like 1/2 inch (15mm). Display is much bigger.
Ipad mini is much thinner. 7.2mm vs 10.5.
Come on! Of course it is technically possible. It's not like we are talking about populating Kepler-B by Christmas now is it?
It just means it would have bumped the price too much to be competitive with the Nexus's of this world.
Primates fling excrement at the wall, and occasionally some of it sticks. Of course, then they're prone to licking it off the wall because they're, well, disgusting.
I just can't go back to the non-Retina display. When I read on my iPad 2, I want to barf. Sorry.
As i'm seemingly not the only one talking slightly off topic...
Could some native speaker comment on the performance on stage? To me Cook tried to copy Steve Jobs (e.g. by speaking slowly, pronouncing certain syllables, choosing similar words), but did not show the true passion that drove SJ. To me Cook wasn't authentic.
Similarly Phil Schiller: Not as exact a copy (less intense pronounciation, but similar wording and trying to copy the style doing some jokes and the such), but still far from the Original - only difference to Cook was imho that Schiller was too fast.
Neither managed to actually change presentation speed or show the true passion that seemed to drive SJ on stage.
I had the impression as if they watched some old shows/keynotes and now were trying to get back some of the enthusiasm of former years. It fits the picture that they offered a live stream and chose the bigger, yet more "stylish" location.
The presentation did not convince me at all - and the audience also seemed noticably quiet to me.
Not convinced really that they're on the right track...
Could some native speaker comment on the performance on stage? To me Cook tried to copy Steve Jobs (e.g. by speaking slowly, pronouncing certain syllables, choosing similar words), but did not show the true passion that drove SJ. To me Cook wasn't authentic.
Similarly Phil Schiller: Not as exact a copy (less intense pronounciation, but similar wording and trying to copy the style doing some jokes and the such), but still far from the Original - only difference to Cook was imho that Schiller was too fast.
Neither managed to actually change presentation speed or show the true passion that seemed to drive SJ on stage.
I had the impression as if they watched some old shows/keynotes and now were trying to get back some of the enthusiasm of former years. It fits the picture that they offered a live stream and chose the bigger, yet more "stylish" location.
The presentation did not convince me at all - and the audience also seemed noticably quiet to me.
Not convinced really that they're on the right track...
Why? So do you hold your iPhone right up to your face? Strap your wristwatch to your eyeball?
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 !?!?!
What are Mac Pros?
Of course not, but Apple certainly should have done something else. Do you really think it is good that the iPhone 5 has a higher resolution screen than the Mini?
Why? What if we like Apple's Kool-Aid? What's wrong with sheep? Is the iPad Mini not amazing? What's not amazing about it? What would satisfy your definition of amazing?
It's worlds better than most computers from 10 years ago (probably even 6 years ago) and it fits into a pocket - all for $330 (plus tax). How is that not amazing? You could benefit from a little perspective. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If you don't think it's amazing, then don't buy it. If you don't see the point of the iPad Mini, don't buy it. Meanwhile, it'll sell like crazy.
The resolution of this thing is so outdated. We all know that this not retina resolution is going to eventually be gone anyway, why not sooner rather than later? Makes me fearful of buying this thing only to see the next update end up with a retina display.
Not interested
Why is apple so greedy. $329 price tag for a small tablet with no retina display and no huge advantages over comparing models!? They introduced the iPad mini to compete with mini android tablets starting at $229 ?! Good luck with that....
Why is apple so greedy. $329 price tag for a small tablet with no retina display and no huge advantages over comparing models!? They introduced the iPad mini to compete with mini android tablets starting at $229 ?! Good luck with that....
First, people have disputed that the fire is cost or a loss. And while the advertising is lame, getting it without is $214, still much much cheaper. The missing charger is annoying, but at $10, it's up to $224, still over a hundred bucks cheaper.
Second, it does have a camera (just one instead of two, but I've never used the second on my iPad 2). And external volume control buttons.
Third, while the mini has a bigger display, the kindle has higher resolution and ppi. It's arguable that a device with lower resolution isn't "premium".
Nobody ever asked for something for nothing. I said $249 or $279, and at that latter price they'd still be making a healthy profit.
Are you living someone else's life ArchAndroid?
ArchAndroid: Watching too much Conan / Louis C.K.? No self-will? Trapped on a quote that occurred two years ago?
http://vimeo.com/14975413
"Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogmawhich is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary" - Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Address 2005
Also, Steve said that once you use a retina display, you just can't go back. And it's true, but... Apple is going back, why?
For the inevitable people who are going to bitch about Retina display, if they had put it in the mini, what would be the unique selling point of the normal sized iPad?
It's not like the 13 vs 15 rMBP where the 13 has a lower res retina, Apple is locked into 1024x768 or 2048x1536.
Everything's amazing and nobody's happy.
Apple: "It's 20% thinner!
It's more than 50% lighter!"
iTroll: "But I want my Retina display
It's amazing how suddenly you can't live without something you only knew existed a few months ago.
ArchAndroid: Watching too much Conan / Louis C.K.? No self-will? Trapped on a quote that occurred two years ago?
http://vimeo.com/14975413
"Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogmawhich is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary" - Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Address 2005
Also, Steve said that once you use a retina display, you just can't go back. And it's true, but... Apple is going back, why?
Then take some Dramamine before you read on your iPad 2 or sell it and get rid of the source of the nausea altogether. No one is forcing you to read on that poor, old iPad 2 with its terrible screen.
Because the device is smaller and you inevitably want the display to fill as much of your vision as possible.
You naturally sit closer to a smaller tv compared to a big one. It's human nature.
Lots of new products just in time for xmas. Sweet.
Gotta love the aggressiveness of the iPad 4 announcement. I put off getting an iPad 3 because it had the same cpu as the iPad 2 and it got thicker and heavier and took longer to charge.
Mini, new Imacs, new MacMinis, 13" Retina, ....
That was a lot of new updates.
Gotta love the aggressiveness of the iPad 4 announcement. I put off getting an iPad 3 because it had the same cpu as the iPad 2 and it got thicker and heavier and took longer to charge.
Mini, new Imacs, new MacMinis, 13" Retina, ....
That was a lot of new updates.
You know what, I have no issues with the specs. They are just about what I expected. They are good specs for a first generation device like this.
What I have a problem with is the price. Apple, I am sorry, but this is not worth $330. It just isn't. Even at $300 it would have been expensive but at $330? I don't know. I am not sure I'll be getting one, at least not now.
What I have a problem with is the price. Apple, I am sorry, but this is not worth $330. It just isn't. Even at $300 it would have been expensive but at $330? I don't know. I am not sure I'll be getting one, at least not now.
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.
No Siri? Way to spread misinformation.
iPad mini has Siri. http://www.apple.com/ca/ipad-mini/features/