All iPads Cheat Sheet For Air or rMini

[Good.Shepherd]

Something I noticed today when I stopped by the store:

The ipad mini, with LTE radio, in a "smart cover case" felt heavier than an ipad air wifi with a smart cover.

Now hear me out--I'm not trying to "compare apples to oranges".

If you use the devices with them naked, there is a bit of a difference between the air and the mini.

But my point is that if you use cases or etc with the mini, that the difference between the two has become so minimal that you can actually get the mini and have it be heavier.

This means that weight is really very similar between them on a practical level. It's much more about how you interact with the DIMENSIONS, not the pure size. The mini is just made to pick up and move around so much more casually. It's more mobile and it's kind of made to to be used with a single hand much of the time.

But I don't think weight is any more of a real issue between them unless you use them naked and need every ounce you can get.

 

[jterp7]

Something I noticed today when I stopped by the store:

The ipad mini, with LTE radio, in a "smart cover case" felt heavier than an ipad air wifi with a smart cover.

Now hear me out--I'm not trying to "compare apples to oranges".

If you use the devices with them naked, there is a bit of a difference between the air and the mini.

But my point is that if you use cases or etc with the mini, that the difference between the two has become so minimal that you can actually get the mini and have it be heavier.

This means that weight is really very similar between them on a practical level. It's much more about how you interact with the DIMENSIONS, not the pure size. The mini is just made to pick up and move around so much more casually. It's more mobile and it's kind of made to to be used with a single hand much of the time.

But I don't think weight is any more of a real issue between them unless you use them naked and need every ounce you can get.

its really about the size and weight distribution more than anything else at this point.

The air's weight belies its size, whereas the rmini feels properly denser (as it is) and will be easily noticeable to mini 1 owners.

 

[snerkler]

Something I noticed today when I stopped by the store:

The ipad mini, with LTE radio, in a "smart cover case" felt heavier than an ipad air wifi with a smart cover.

Now hear me out--I'm not trying to "compare apples to oranges".

If you use the devices with them naked, there is a bit of a difference between the air and the mini.

But my point is that if you use cases or etc with the mini, that the difference between the two has become so minimal that you can actually get the mini and have it be heavier.

This means that weight is really very similar between them on a practical level. It's much more about how you interact with the DIMENSIONS, not the pure size. The mini is just made to pick up and move around so much more casually. It's more mobile and it's kind of made to to be used with a single hand much of the time.

But I don't think weight is any more of a real issue between them unless you use them naked and need every ounce you can get.

Really, you put a heavier case on one and it makes it heavier than the other, whatever next

 

[yue]

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[Good.Shepherd]

Really, you put a heavier case on one and it makes it heavier than the other, whatever next

I know. My point was only that we have this "Mini is lighter" kind of bias going on, and unless you use it naked, I don't think this is actually the truth for most people in practical application. With very common adjustments or options, you can end up with a mini that is heavier or just as heavy as the air.

I was just trying to draw attention to face that it wasn't a "given" and that, if weight was a very important detail, to realize that the mini can be made heavier than most assume and the Air is surprisingly close to the mini if you don't load it into a case and drop the radio.

 

[snerkler]

I know. My point was only that we have this "Mini is lighter" kind of bias going on, and unless you use it naked, I don't think this is actually the truth for most people in practical application. With very common adjustments or options, you can end up with a mini that is heavier or just as heavy as the air.

I was just trying to draw attention to face that it wasn't a "given" and that, if weight was a very important detail, to realize that the mini can be made heavier than most assume and the Air is surprisingly close to the mini if you don't load it into a case and drop the radio.

I know, was just pulling your leg

To be honest I can't stand cases when I'm using any device, iphone, iPad or otherwise. I have cases/pouches to carry them around in to save damage, but when using them they're always 'naked'.

On another note my wife's rMini delivery date has been brought forward and should arrive on Thursday. I should know by the weekend whether the gamut will really bug me or whether I can 'cope'. If I can't cope I've still not decided whether to go for the air or stick with the iPad 3 and wait for the next mini to see if we get the full gamut :/

 

[meistervu]

The "if you add a case it 's heavier than a naked Air" argument doesn't make sense to me. If you are going to put a case on the Mini, chances are you are doing the same with the Air.

Not that it matter here, but I find a case necessary on the iPad Air. I don't like the feel of aluminum and sharp glass. Things that I touch or hold for a long time I like them to be warm, soft. The added weight of a light case is minimal compared to the added comfort to me.