Apple's iPad Mini Media Event Invitations Going Out October 10?

[PracticalMac]

Disturbing lack of parts rumors, however.

If so, let's talk iPhone 5 sales numbers and Maps first. Get AAPL $700+

Already was.

missed it

 

[Allenbf]

Should just come out on stage and apologize for the disaster that is the iPhone 5.

Indeed. 5,000,000 plus sales, a record-shattering figure, they should be ashamed.

 

[topmounter]

Multi-touch Retina iMac running iOS.

 

[PracticalMac]

Not happening. We would have seen part leaks.

Already has some leaks, just not enough.

 

[BigZ243]

Should just come out on stage and apologize for the disaster that is the iPhone 5.

My iPhone 5 is great. I also prefer maps to google's maps. Must be where I live.

 

[eldo33]

This can't be right! There haven't been any leaks yet!

ahahha.... seriously.

 

[damir00]

That thing is going to sell - a lot.

It's also going to cannibalize the hell out of its bigger stable mate.

 

[daveishere]

Why would you buy one now if you are expecting it to be updated pretty soon? Did you buy an iphone 4s last month?

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Is there much price difference between the a6 and a 32nm a5? If it has an a6 it would be more powerful that the current ipad

The post I quoted stated that they 'badly' needed a new iMac. If I 'badly' needed one (i.e. my desktop PC had broken), i'd buy one.

 

[iZac]

Grade A rumour: iPad mini released on XX/XX/XXXX

Grade B rumour: iPad mini announced on XX/XX/XXXX

Grade C rumour: iPad mini event RSVPs released on XX/XX/XXXX

it's like a teaser for a teaser for a teaser

 

[jamojamo]

Wouldn't it be illegal for anyone at Apple to share this sort of information with a "major Apple investor." Both the investor and the person who told him could wind up in jail for insider trading couldn't they?

Our jails aren't exactly filled with people convicted of insider trading.....

 

[KdParker]

Should just come out on stage and apologize for the disaster that is the iPhone 5.

Really....well that is one hell of a successful disaster.

 

[Bheleu]

Our jails aren't exactly filled with people convicted of insider trading.....

Nope, just with those who can decorate them (Martha Stewart).

What is sad is up until a few years ago Congress often did insider trading, but it was not illegal at the time.

 

[Jobsian]

 

[whitesand]

Hopefully they learned their lesson from the ip5 fiasco and will anodize this sucker a lot better!

Our black iphone 5 turned out just fine...I'll bet that the vast majority of them are as well

 

[guineapig]

Not happening. We would have seen part leaks.

How many leaks did you see before the first iPad was released?

 

[ahegele]

I'm starting to hate every new Mac product that isn't a 2012 iMac...

 

[CupertinoRat]

Can someone rationally explain why one would slap $400-$500ish on an oversized iPod touch?

 

[whitesand]

Should just come out on stage and apologize for the disaster that is the iPhone 5.

Um.....They only broke all previous sales records...We really like our iphone 5...Slimmer, way faster loading apps, call quality is outstanding, ear buds finally fit my ears, LTE is extremely fast surfing the net...Picture quality of the screen is steller....

 

[Shanpdx]

meeting the demand

with all the product still in manufacturing stage/pre-order stage, meeting the demand would be huge task ...

not just only US everywhere else too.

I think iPad Mini will use all the existing parts and very minimal new parts to achieve demand-supply equation.

Tim Cook was good in execution of the new iPad Availability - hope he does the same. I wonder why there is a delay in iPod touch though

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Can someone rationally explain why one would slap $400-$500ish on an oversized iPod touch?

at the max it would start at $299 (if not at $249).

 

[ellsworth]

Not going to happen. The "NEW iPAD" was released 7 months ago. Apple wouldn't push out a new product THAT quickly. At the same time, the Holidays are right around the corner.

 

[APlotdevice]

*Secretly hopes Apple will appease us artists by producing a product based on all those smart pen patents they've filed*

 

[Eadfrith]

It will need GPS like the Nexus 7

 

[g0odfr1end102]

I'm calling fake and gay on this one

 

[Patriot24]

Not going to happen. The "NEW iPAD" was released 7 months ago. Apple wouldn't push out a new product THAT quickly. At the same time, the Holidays are right around the corner.

Kind of like how the iPhone 5 was going to be called the "iPhone 6"?

Apple can do whatever they want. They are not bound by our attempts at injecting opinions and logic. "The New iPad" was simply a marketing term. It was not intended to mean that there can never be another iPad or one so quickly.

 

[Intarweb]

hilarious (when i read from AI first and here next).

I will get one if it with in the price ($299 to $349) range.

I wonder if Apple can pull all the sales in the next 12 weeks or so (for this quarter)?

remember the new iPod touch not even on sale yet.

I can guarantee the prices will start at $199. Anything higher than that they will be shooting themselves in the foot. This mini-iPad is direct competition for the Kindle Fire/HD which start at $149.99/$199.99. I can see it possibly starting at $249.99 but I think that prices to close to the iPad when the 16/32/64 memory options are taken into account.