There weren't on the Mini -- I was talking about the other products where component upgrades are offered and they are a rip off
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Hands-On With the New iPad Mini 7
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There weren't on the Mini -- I was talking about the other products where component upgrades are offered and they are a rip off
And multiple people have seen it or bought it and shown us or told us "it's still there" to a subjectively annoying level
I dunno man, I just went from 4GB in my 2012 Air to 8GB in my 2022 Air that I got last summer, I barely notice any difference (and definitely didn't need 8 for all those years either).
No "data" aside from people that I see using iPad minis out there - family members, people using them for speaking in front of people at church and stuff. A lot of them wanted a small iPad, something they can throw in a bag easily and use on trips without a larger one getting in the way.
I'm sorry to have let you down
An iPad Mini "Bidet" does sound interesting, I will admit
The screen certainly looks like 💩, so it would make some sense
The iPad Mini I acquired was an older 'rounded' one (4?), not the new square one(6/7). The previous owner bought a new ipad Mini 6 last year and had me transfer the old stuff over to the new one (flat squared) and asked me to ewaste the old one. I cleared the old one out and passed it to my MIL. I now needed the new iPad 7 (not yet out/rumored)
My eyes are not what they used to be, and while I can zoom about with my iPhone, my iPad 12.9 is too big to hold for anything other than reading mags. The iPad will be used for surfing the net and the occasional game (mahjong) so it's big enough I don't need glasses, but small enough to not be bulky.
I'll probably pop over to the apple store this weekend and grab one up if they are around, or order one off amazon if not.
My eyes are not what they used to be, and while I can zoom about with my iPhone, my iPad 12.9 is too big to hold for anything other than reading mags. The iPad will be used for surfing the net and the occasional game (mahjong) so it's big enough I don't need glasses, but small enough to not be bulky.
I'll probably pop over to the apple store this weekend and grab one up if they are around, or order one off amazon if not.
I think the mini is the only iPad form factor that matches is capabilities.
Love my iPad mini 5 and use it infinitely more than I ever used the pro. That said no reason to upgrade until it gets a 120hz display and gets rid of the jelly scrolling.
Love my iPad mini 5 and use it infinitely more than I ever used the pro. That said no reason to upgrade until it gets a 120hz display and gets rid of the jelly scrolling.
Still faster than comparable Android tablets and capable of running Final Cut Pro. The limits on the iPad lineup are mostly software, not processing power.
Most users didn't need 8GB in 2017.
Apple had to break compatibility with the Pencil 2 to simplify their lineup. Expect the next base iPad to drop Pencil 1 support and add Pencil Pro support. Pencil USB-C and Pencil Pro will be around for awhile.
$499 in 2024 is equivalent to $397 in 2018. (source usinflationcalculator.com)
This is my first iPad Mini, and so far it seems perfectly suited for what I wanted; a light reader that I can sketch on occasionally. I have a iPhone 15 ProMax, and while that’s good for reading, it’s not quite right for extended book reading. My iPad Pro M4 is great for doing most of my work, but sometimes I just want to sit and read with a smaller screen. This seems to fit the bill for me.
Basically it’s a Kindle that works with Apple Books and respects my privacy. And that’s what I wanted
Basically it’s a Kindle that works with Apple Books and respects my privacy. And that’s what I wanted
Double the ram. Double the storage on the base model. Same price. I have no problem with a company making a profit, keeps them alive. I like the form factor so I bought the 7, easier than rationalizing why I don't.
I can’t believe with apples history of quality and their almost endless piles of money, they haven’t 100% sorted the jelly scroll issue.
Considering they are a “premium” brand, their addiction of cost cutting and bowing down to profit margins are detracting from what made them good in the first place.
Considering they are a “premium” brand, their addiction of cost cutting and bowing down to profit margins are detracting from what made them good in the first place.
The same data you are basing your conclusions on what Ram and storage should have been provided 7 years ago.
But it's not speculation that while you don't think the memory and storage options of the Mini 6 was enough, literally millions of customers disagreed with their wallet.
Besides what's wrong with a little speculation in a conversation?
They are really skating by on this product simply by virtue of there being no viable alternative
I would change in a heartbeat to a different tablet in this size class if it had most any specs as long as the screen was good/great (better than Mini 6/7)
I am glad it’s gotten an update rather than die off
But I’m a little worried this could be the generation that makes them nix it due to ostensibly poor sales
Even though we scoff at 499 that’s peanuts for apple. They wanna move people up the ladder to be spending 829 as the cheaper alternative regular model to 999 iPad Pro oled 11 inch which hopped up from 799 before that on m1 and m2 led models
iPhone ify the iPad product line for making everyone cough up big time. The iPad mini may be on the chopping block for all we know if they aren’t willing to gamble on an oled mini for a lot more asking price fearing people won’t see the value being mini just like followed the way of mini iPhones
And they can keep regular iPad , the rotting corpse that is iPad 10 and it’s successors so undesirably behind in specs and inconveniences it will remain for corporate and education purposes only further pushing regular consumers up the pricing ladder
Not only apples greed but a product line they know a lot of people hold onto for a much longer cycle than iPhone sometimes easily in the ball park of 5-10 years
I think the Mini has some champions internally so I wouldn't worry too much. Apple also has embraced that people typically don't update every single refresh, so this one is targeted more at Mini 4/5 owners (or older holdouts!) who were waiting for a refresh.
I do wonder if it will see a more substantial update in the near future - the Mini refresh timeline is kind of all over the place. We had 1/2/3/4 in successive years (if the 3 can be called a refresh), then four years between the 4 and 5, then 2.5 years between the 5 and 6, and now 3 years on this one.
It may depend on whether this one is just using stockpiled A17 Pros that didn't pass muster for iPhone use, or if they plan to keep fabbing chips for a bit until they decide to push it to A19 or whatever.
Yeah you’re right. If there was a galaxy tab mini with 120hz at half the price selling like hot cakes I’m sure the mini 7 would be a different product.
Exactly. The iPad mini is primarily a couch/bed companion. Maybe a travel companion as well as long as you’re aware of its limitations and you’re okay with them. Some businesses like restaurants make good use of it as well. Usually in kiosk or point of sale use, I usually see the regular iPad because it’s a little more affordable and larger.
No love went into this product at all
Just install sponsor block for YouTube on Safari or Chrome which removes all advertising in a video
How am I not suprised that you have the first comment, and on this very subject.
To respond to one of your later posts, the effect still doesn't bother me, but I 90% operate in Landscape and am usually editing photos or videos on mine.
I am really on the fence about this model. I wanted a few more items in this upgrade, and still strongly feel they should have a more pro (honestly hate their overuse of that term) model with OLED and a few other more advanced features.
Should really be called the iPad Mini 6s. It is not quite a new model to me.
I respect it’s your opinion but how do you come to your conclusions of what the audience cares about?
I feel the same way. I knew we wouldn't get 'Pro' features, but thought it'd be nice if they slimmed/lightened it up and made the bezels a bit smaller.
It’s easy to understand. Apple looks at the ROI. They value ’good enough’ not ’get it right’. More emojis have more glam value than fixing that issue. Apple is gambling the consume will just upgrade if annoyed enough.
