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iPad mini appears in Media Markt inventory in cellular and WiFi flavors, $250-650
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If someone wants to buy the 8gb version, who are you to tell them they shouldn't even have the option?
Basically all 7" tablets have an 8gb version available.
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We have to keep in mind the iPad Mini will be targeted as an e-reader first that highlights iBooks. 8GB of storage is not that far fetched if one were to only use it for reading, email, and web-surfing. $250 USD sounds about right.
The 8Gb is probably there as an entry model so that it can be compared to their android equivalents on a price level. If Apple only introduced 32GB as the entry level at a higher price than android entry levels, then the average consumer (not the type that would visit these forums) would probably turn away the moment they see the price.
Am I the only one who is bothered by the lack of a Retina display? Apple is going Retina on all new devices, except some of the MacBooks, and yet it is suggested that the iPad Mini will not have one? For me, Retina should be standard in Apple's products now. If not this time, it will surely follow with the next refresh, which would definitely keep me from buying one now. I hope that some parts of the rumours are just not true.
My Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0 only has 8Gb, I only have to sneeze on it and it fills up....
but then it does have an SD micro card slot!...which is always a nice option!
That's just a rumor.
Jim Dalrymple confirmed in the comments section on his site that the iPad Mini will not have a retina display.
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Yes totally agree here, especially they've just shipped the latest gen iPod Touch. If these prices rumors become truth, the iPad Mini would definitely kill iPod Touch.
i said replace the 8 with the 16 with the same price. so pricewise they would get more for the same cost as the 8 would have been. why would you want less if 16 is the same price? dont twist what i said.
This all makes total sense to me. It's SOP for Apple these days.
It's like the old iPod touch (and current 'free on contract' iPhones), offer 8 gig as an almost unusable entry point. They'll market it with the Cloud and Airplay, but know most people will eventually upgrade to a more profitable model.
What's disappointing is they are trying to shake $349 for a 16 gig device when Nexus does it for $100 less and are heavily rumored to be releasing a 16 gig $199 model and $249 32 gig model shortly.
If it's between a 16 gig $199 Nexus and a $349 iPad, that will be a very easy decision.
It's like the old iPod touch (and current 'free on contract' iPhones), offer 8 gig as an almost unusable entry point. They'll market it with the Cloud and Airplay, but know most people will eventually upgrade to a more profitable model.
What's disappointing is they are trying to shake $349 for a 16 gig device when Nexus does it for $100 less and are heavily rumored to be releasing a 16 gig $199 model and $249 32 gig model shortly.
If it's between a 16 gig $199 Nexus and a $349 iPad, that will be a very easy decision.
"The company's internal documentation shows a choice of 3G or just WiFi."
yes the screen shot just says cellular. These really might just be iPad2's in a smaller form factor.