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Apple's iPad-Centric Event to Take Place on October 22
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Sadly, rumors seem to point to space grey and silver (same as iPhone 5S options, minus the gold). Crossing my fingers too though!
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I like the way you think.
Amen. Ain't no way I'm buying the present, two year old model, that will have support dropped in a few months after the new
TV comes out(see iPod Touch 4)
Makes perfect sense. With EVERYONE else offering HD/retina in their 7" offerings(Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD, heck even the nook HD+), having the mini without a retina option would be greeted with the most negative press/media since Steve's Folly - The $1800 Cube.
I was estimating availability based on the number of people who seem to be waiting for IP5. Unless Apple have a good stock available it may be Christmas before some people receive theirs.
What makes no sense? That the event is a bust w/o the mini getting Retinized? Or it doesnt make sense Apple would release anything sans retina? If it's the latter I agree. My eyes hurt going from my crystal clear retina iphone and macbook pro to my ipad mini.
I dont like carrying the full size ipad around although my 3rd gen is great for the kids.
Why can't they sell an iPad mini with Retina Display for 329 and why do they need a cheaper tablet? We just learned that the "c" in iPhone 5c does not stand for cheap. If Apple does not need an iPhone under 549, they don't need anything cheap.
Up until now every time an iDevice went Retina the price remained the same. There is every possibility that it will be the same with the iPad mini. When Apple picked the price point for the first generation iPad mini they knew the 64-bit A7 was in the pipeline.
I'm not talking about theories, I'm talking about history and facts. Haven't you been paying attention these last years? My postulation is based upon everything NSA and the military industry have done so far: First Apple is going to hook people on Touch ID for everything, and then a couple of years later NSA forces Apple to change their code and start collecting and sending those fingerprints to the NSA. To know the future, you must know the past.
You know the saying "First they came for strangers, then my neighbours and colleagues. Then they came for me, and there were no one left to help"? Paraphrased for brevity, but you get the point.
We're seeing a very disturbing development now with USA wanting to control everything concering the Internet and communcations, and at the same time corruption runs rampant in Washington. It doesn't take a genious to see where this is headed. Too bad most people are too occupied with fiddling their iGadgets, and posting on Facebook to see or care about what's going on...
Case in point about my so-called "theories" (btw. there are much worse examples out there than this, but that would be too much for people like you to handle): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojS4zGDc4JI
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The only thing I can't agree on is the chip. With their push for 64bit apps, it would make sense for htem to include the A7. I know they said 32 and 64bit apps can run in tandem but that would be Apple compromising.
I'm hoping you're wrong
I don't see it. With those (AMAZING!) specs.. I cannot imagine ppl plopping down $170 more for regular iPad.
I think we will continue to see (generation after generation) the bleeding edge in the new full size iPad & last year's tech in the mini.
I think I'm leaning towards the space gray. Looks really nice in these leaked photos.
http://sonnydickson.com/2013/10/09/detailed-hands-look-apples-5th-gen-ipad-design-space-grey/
http://sonnydickson.com/2013/10/09/detailed-hands-look-apples-5th-gen-ipad-design-space-grey/
No. Not with regards to procs.
iPad 3 had A5X, pushed retina fine, iPad 4 has A6X.. pushes retina fine. iPad 5 will likely have A7X & push retina fine.
Knowing Apple could VERY successfully utilize ANY of those chips in a retina mini, I think it is the silliest of wishful thinking that they would choose A7X.
THIS. Some of us just want a smaller screen. Why should be have to sacrifice specs? As far as I'm concerned they should all just be called "iPad" and be differentiated only by their size (7" and 10"). This will be even more logical now that the two sizes will have the same form factor. People talk about cannibalization. Does the 13" rMBP cannibalize 15" sales? If so, Apple still has both.
Yeah I wonder how they're gonna position the Mini too. My guess is that it'll be different from 5s and 5c. For iPhone, it's clear that the 5c is the inferior version. By buying the 5c, the user is essentially saying "I can't afford the premium model." It takes away the cool factor.
Mini vs regular, OTOH, can be framed as different products. I can say "I bought the Mini cuz I don't want a big honking tablet." This is a justifiable choice that's not colored strictly by affordability.
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Great observation - never noticed it.
I totally agree with you. From an engineering perspective, everything smaller should be more expensive. But that's not how everyday people think about tech.
I'll give you an example. I used to do photography. The bigger your camera, the more professional people think you are. An old bulky camera is way more impressive than a more advanced but compact unit.
Also, bigger tablets have bigger screens. This is the most visible area for the consumer and it costs more as the size increases. Ergo, Apple can charge more for a bigger iPad.
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