KingofGotham1
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yeah...i guess most people expect a perfectly straight increasing linear line with a stock, no way a company could have its shareholders selling some shares to cash in!
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Apple Introduces New 7.9-Inch iPad Mini Starting at $329
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yeah...i guess most people expect a perfectly straight increasing linear line with a stock, no way a company could have its shareholders selling some shares to cash in!
Maybe for you. I expected iPad mini to start at $399. For me, it's lower than expected.
You must not actually trade stocks. If that was an indication of your trading knowledge, I imagine that you would loose money quickly based on similar assumptions about a stock PERFORMING LIKE NORMAL. 2.5% down or up is a a pretty average threshold for AAPL.
I love how everyone quotes stock prices like they offer some wisdom into the future of a company. Any broker or day trader will tell you they are indirectly linked. The point is, you can not look at a stock price (generally) and say the public has spoken. Especially not at a ~2% scale. On a day with no news about APPL, hard to believe, it can fluctuate just as much based on the ACTUAL day trading. Its just a thin argument. (Oh look, its only down 1.61 at this moment, the people must not live on Earth any longer)
One more thing, stop oversimplifying, its not a 13" Notebook. You may lack the knowledge to see it for what it is but please do yourself the courtesy to brush up on the price of manufacturing hi-ppi displays, SSDs, and custom hardware machining. Its not as if apple doesn't have lower-priced options. And its not as if we who buy Apple products think that we are getting a good bargain. I know I pay a premium. I am poor and I still don't give a $#!t. It preforms for my professional work, it lasts a long time, and it looks nice. I'll pay extra, it means that much to me. It doesn't to you, so GTFO.
Nunyabinez
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All you whiners do realize that if you take the same resolution and shrink the display you increase the pixels per inch don't you? I guess you all bought into the "retina" like it is some magic technology where fairies fart out retina dust that makes everything look great.
iPad 2 = 132 ppi
iPad mini = 163 ppi
iPad 3 and 4 = 264 ppi
So, it's not quite retina, but it's better than an iPad 2 because the screen is smaller. Some people just can't be pleased.
iPad 2 = 132 ppi
iPad mini = 163 ppi
iPad 3 and 4 = 264 ppi
So, it's not quite retina, but it's better than an iPad 2 because the screen is smaller. Some people just can't be pleased.
zombierunner
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Ipad Mini / Google Nexus 7
Model 16GB Wifi / 16GB Wifi
Price £269 / £199
Resolution 1024X768 / 1200X800
PPI 163 / 216
Processor A5 Dual Core / Tegra 3 Quad core
Utterly dissapointed with Apple.
Model 16GB Wifi / 16GB Wifi
Price £269 / £199
Resolution 1024X768 / 1200X800
PPI 163 / 216
Processor A5 Dual Core / Tegra 3 Quad core
Utterly dissapointed with Apple.
When you read emails on your iPhone, you hold it closer to your eyes compared to reading an email on your iPad or laptop. That's why I find retina displays more important on smaller devices.
Have you ever played a game on your iPhone and noticed how close you hold it to your eyes? Retina makes a huge difference, but on my 15" laptop I couldn't care less if it has Retina or not.
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Least it wasn't 8GB's I guess. Still 249 or if they had to have a premium, $279 would have looked better. Retina mini in April is guaranteed for the most part.
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What is the point of the iPad Mini? What need does it fill that isn't already met by the iPad and iPhone (or iPod touch)?
LordVic
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This is the big problem I am having with the presentation today. It was one of the worst in regards to marketting i have seen out of Apple in a long time.
The way they handled the ipad mini portion was actually quite bad. If Anything they did more to sell Nexus 7's than iPad mini.
If you have to speak for 10 minutes on why you're better than your competitors product, by actually attacking your competitors product and showing off the minute differences, You have a problem.
If you have to speak for 10 minutes why you believe your product justifiably warrants the $100 premium price increase, That is bad.
The take away on this is that what the ipad mini delivers in Apples own eye doesn't stand on it's own above and beyond the competition. They actually had to "cut the heads off others to make them seem taller".
If the ipad mini can't sell itself at it's current price point in comparison to it's competition, than it's priced too high.
we'll see tomorrow.
But like current trend the last few days and weeks. Apple stock has taken a hit. Seems like investors haven't been overly impressed with Apple the last week or two.
Yeah because 15% drop in a month is a normal fluctuation when arm, intel, and samsung have been doing better.
Love all the "priced too high" comments. Especially since it's priced perfectly between the new iPod touch and the iPad 2 - Same specs as both, with a screen sized in the middle.
Did all of you just crawl out from under some rock? When has Apple made you happy with pricing? They may be too expensive for YOU, but as it's already been proven with the regular sized iPad, they will sell millions of them and push others' to the back of the shelves.
Did all of you just crawl out from under some rock? When has Apple made you happy with pricing? They may be too expensive for YOU, but as it's already been proven with the regular sized iPad, they will sell millions of them and push others' to the back of the shelves.
DOESN'T need retina
It actually does have Siri, says so on the site. And the only reason is doesn't have retina is because it would have required bigger processor and bigger battery, all of which would have forced them to make it bigger. This is THINNER than an iPhone 5. There are always tradeoffs. I'll take the smaller size and amazing battery, thanks. And I think most will.
It actually does have Siri, says so on the site. And the only reason is doesn't have retina is because it would have required bigger processor and bigger battery, all of which would have forced them to make it bigger. This is THINNER than an iPhone 5. There are always tradeoffs. I'll take the smaller size and amazing battery, thanks. And I think most will.
Pixel density is something to consider. 1024x768 (163 ppi) on a 7.9" display will look better/sharper than the iPad 2.
Can I bash your head with a hammer for comparing a 2012 technology to a decade technology. The iPhones are amazing, the new iMac is amazing, the first iPad is amazing, even the iPad 2 and 3 are amazing. The iPad mini doesn't offer something new. No retina, A5 chip, crappy resolution and horrible prize. Apple released this turd just to fill a void.
Nungster
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There was no bad mouthing of the competition. Just a statement of fact. 29% more screen real-estate in portrait, 67% in landscape. FACT. Speed metrics, FACT but hey you paid $130 less for it, so don't feel bad. You got what you paid for.
so I was going to upgrade from my iPad 2... all I'm getting is a 7.9" iPad 2 with Bluetooth 4.0 and the lightning connector, not really much especially considering how little bluetooth is used!!
Just don't forget that the UK price includes VAT at 20 Percent that is Sterling 40. US prices are always quoted without Tax.
Maybe a Sterling 20 difference is not that bad.
Mliii
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yoak
macrumors 68000
Did you take into I account that uk prices are with vat included, and you have to add sales tax to the US prices?
It's still a difference I know, but people often seem to forget this
not a shrunken iPad 2
Wrong. IPad 2 didn't use in cell technology like this is. IPad 2 wasn't as thin as this is -- thinner than iPhone 5 -- and iPad 2 also didn't have as good cameras. So everyone who is saying this is the iPad 2 shrunken down is wrong. In cell technology is huge because it will produce better color reproduction and richer blacks.
Wrong. IPad 2 didn't use in cell technology like this is. IPad 2 wasn't as thin as this is -- thinner than iPhone 5 -- and iPad 2 also didn't have as good cameras. So everyone who is saying this is the iPad 2 shrunken down is wrong. In cell technology is huge because it will produce better color reproduction and richer blacks.
Nungster
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With their eco-system, market share = profits $$$$. And they haven't cared about quality in ages. Look at the build of the iPhone 5, feels like the cheap toy that it is. rMBP's and now iMacs that are so underpowered they're bad jokes. Apple = bargain basement quality and designer label prices. And at this rate in a year that label will be a warning not to buyi.