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Apple's iPad Mini: Thinner, Lighter and Narrower
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How in the world does MS price the Surface RT at $199 without taking huge losses and really pissing off their OEM partners? Unless this device isn't all its hyped up to be? Even the most rabid MS supporters are questioning the logic of this (and most are calling the rumor BS). Why would MS want to play in the race to the bottom? If the Surface is a premium tablet in terms of build quality, specs, apps, etc. why would they price it in a way that basically cheapens it?
How in the world does MS price the Surface RT at $199 without taking huge losses and really pissing off their OEM partners? Unless this device isn't all its hyped up to be? Even the most rabid MS supporters are questioning the logic of this (and most are calling the rumor BS). Why would MS want to play in the race to the bottom? If the Surface is a premium tablet in terms of build quality, specs, apps, etc. why would they price it in a way that basically cheapens it?
The price rumour was already defunct. Someone said it appeared in some documents a while ago, can't remember what but it was NEVER mentioned as an RRP price, it is just rumour sites and tech journalists taking 1 and 1 and making 5.
I mean a MS Surface for the price of a Nexus 7!!
So it's just like an iPhone other than you can't actually use it without resting it on a surface.
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Maybe for your young eyes. My 40 year old eyes can't tell the difference.
I've got an original iPad 1 (non-retina) and an iPhone 4 (retina). They both look the same to me.
How in the world does MS price the Surface RT at $199 without taking huge losses and really pissing off their OEM partners? Unless this device isn't all its hyped up to be? Even the most rabid MS supporters are questioning the logic of this (and most are calling the rumor BS). Why would MS want to play in the race to the bottom? If the Surface is a premium tablet in terms of build quality, specs, apps, etc. why would they price it in a way that basically cheapens it?
I don't know how they would price it at $199. Even if the sold it for $299 it would still do well.
Just because something doesn't cost a ton of money doesn't mean it can't be quality.
Either way it's still going to force Apples hand to get in to the smaller tab market.
A smaller screen needs a much smaller battery (aka less space occupied). Seems obvious to me.
It looks really sexy! My only two concerns:
1. Bezel looks too narrow to comfortably hold without touching the screen.
2. This could cannibalize iPad (big) sales, which I assume have larger margins plus the larger price point.
I suppose they could offer just one pretty stripped down mini, while the larger is still the flagship product with more features and options. Maybe make 4G standard in the large iPad??
We'll see!
1. Bezel looks too narrow to comfortably hold without touching the screen.
2. This could cannibalize iPad (big) sales, which I assume have larger margins plus the larger price point.
I suppose they could offer just one pretty stripped down mini, while the larger is still the flagship product with more features and options. Maybe make 4G standard in the large iPad??
We'll see!
The success won't last with the Nexus 7 at $199. It is actually a good tablet, unlike the Fire, etc. Tim has stated that they will never allow competitors a way to undercut them like this. Look at the iPod as an example. They had many different price points.
If this news about the size, weight, and thickness is true, this will be Apple's best-selling product of all time. Especially so if it's $250 or less.
Ok so now we know it's going to sit in the iPod family rather than the iPad I wonder what they will call it. My guess is they will drop the iPod Touch name and simply call them both "the new iPod" available in 2 sizes (4" and 7") - just like they do with the MBP, MBA and iMac.
Now the interesting part. Apple seems to be standardising on 2 size models for each product. So come next March what's to say we won't see a larger iPad to add to the current 10" model. My guess would be that they will add a 13" iPad model.
Now the interesting part. Apple seems to be standardising on 2 size models for each product. So come next March what's to say we won't see a larger iPad to add to the current 10" model. My guess would be that they will add a 13" iPad model.
Part of it's probably a big middle finger to the droid copycats with uniform bezels!
iPod touch thin!? Holy crap...
If its truly that thin I might trade in my "New iPad" if I can manage to lose the retina
I'm pumped to see the announcement and will definitely be picking up a couple of these for longer distance family to FaceTime with.
$249 is key, I hope they hit that...
the thing is though the ipod touch is around that price, how can they have the mini at that too?
probably because it reduces the overall width of the device and it may be possible to hold it in one hand with your hand on the back of the ipad with your thumb on one side and your fingers on the other.
The game console industry is different. It's always been like that, they sell the consoles at a loss in the beginning, but since the consoles stay the same hardware for much longer they can drop the price in the future as the hardware gets cheaper. That wouldn't be the case with a tablet as there are new versions out on the market each year, and they can't keep making good tablets with new hardware for the price of $199,- each year. And making the price higher is not exactly a very good move either.
Unless it's an actual tablet computer, somewhere along the lines of the forthcoming Surface from microsoft, not a chance.
Lol.. Soooo.. aggressive. Feel better now?
Actually I'm a designer. Well practiced in testing theories and research thank you very much. Like I said before, we are all entitled to our opinions. I won't lose any sleep.
Have a nice day!!!
Based on the numbers listed the ipad mini would be a little less than 5.5 inches wide. You can't cradle that in your hand? Go grab a piece of paper and fold it in half, then turn it sideways and hold it. That is 5.5 inches wide.