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'iPad Mini' Pricing to Begin at Approximately $329
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I sold my Nexus 7 16gb for either the 32gb Nexus 7 or the iPad Mini. The Android environment is actually very good and the Nexus 7 is quite an impressive tablet (Heck, it comes with GPS for heavens sake).
The iPad Mini is going to have to win me over on specifications. The rear camera will be nice but it really has to have a screen that is just as sharp/clear if not better then the Nexus 7. A 1024x768 screen will just not hack it, not for the price they will be peddling it. I would be willing to pay 50-100 more for an iPad Mini, but it has to at least beat the Nexus 7 in features.
I don`t pay 100 more just to have an apple logo on my device, sorry fanboys.
I wouldn't pay $100 extra for an iPad. I'd either pay $329 or whatever it is for an iPad or nothing for nothing. With Android on it, I might as well just use a cheap netbook since it won't really work with anything else.
i Just sold my iPad 3.
i find the whole ipad idea a complete waste of money and effort.
using it is cumbersome with the tiny buttons on the menus which always seem to be in the worst possible places when holding the device.
The Keyboard sucks and is a chore to type on.
Safari never remembers anything especially passwords and logins.
An ipad mini wont fix any of these glaring problems so i guess im out for good.
Ill wait for a Haswell x86 Windows 8 slate which will be a real tablet computer and not an oversized ipod touch
i find the whole ipad idea a complete waste of money and effort.
using it is cumbersome with the tiny buttons on the menus which always seem to be in the worst possible places when holding the device.
The Keyboard sucks and is a chore to type on.
Safari never remembers anything especially passwords and logins.
An ipad mini wont fix any of these glaring problems so i guess im out for good.
Ill wait for a Haswell x86 Windows 8 slate which will be a real tablet computer and not an oversized ipod touch
That would make perfect sense if the 7 inch Android tablets did not exist. The fact of the matter is Apple has to draw people into the Apple ecosystem versus those people going to the Android ecosystem. If the features are rubbish, and the price is high, you are not going to get that many people into the Apple system.
nexus 7 32GB at $249 looks good...
or let us wait for couple of revisions of iPad mini (and get the older generation for bit cheap
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or let us wait for couple of revisions of iPad mini (and get the older generation for bit cheap
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My proposed spec list.
7.85 inches
1024 x 768 resolution (Same as the iPad 2)
A5 processor (Same used in the iPad 2)
512mb of ram (Same as the iPad 2)
16 gig base model (I just don't see how 8gig will fly at $329)
5 mp camera rear camera (I could be wrong on this one)
HD front facing camera
lighting port
No GPS in the base model
$200 build cost ($129 Apple tax, opps, I mean profit)
But what I don't understand is the the iPod touch at $299. Leads me to believe that Apple could very well release a 8gig mini at $329 which is just not enough space. How many people are going to pass up a 16gig iPad mini for $30 more over the overpriced touch? And the only reason I said A5 and not the A6 is because I highly doubt Apple will make the mini faster than the iPad 3 unless Apple is revising it as well. There will be no need to have a power hungry A5X chip in the mini at 1024x768 resolution and the A5 does fine at that resolution.
And many people tend to forget that Amazon still has their 16gig 8.9" Fire HD with 1900x1200 resolution and $299 price tag coming out on 11/20.
7.85 inches
1024 x 768 resolution (Same as the iPad 2)
A5 processor (Same used in the iPad 2)
512mb of ram (Same as the iPad 2)
16 gig base model (I just don't see how 8gig will fly at $329)
5 mp camera rear camera (I could be wrong on this one)
HD front facing camera
lighting port
No GPS in the base model
$200 build cost ($129 Apple tax, opps, I mean profit)
But what I don't understand is the the iPod touch at $299. Leads me to believe that Apple could very well release a 8gig mini at $329 which is just not enough space. How many people are going to pass up a 16gig iPad mini for $30 more over the overpriced touch? And the only reason I said A5 and not the A6 is because I highly doubt Apple will make the mini faster than the iPad 3 unless Apple is revising it as well. There will be no need to have a power hungry A5X chip in the mini at 1024x768 resolution and the A5 does fine at that resolution.
And many people tend to forget that Amazon still has their 16gig 8.9" Fire HD with 1900x1200 resolution and $299 price tag coming out on 11/20.
Whatever price Apple come up for the iPad mini they will sell tons and many people here will look silly. This is a recurring thing.
Yeah I't a shame they didn't use this opportunity to go to the same screen ratio as the new iPhone, would make like for app developers easier.
Remember the base iPod touch has 32Gb. So twice the size but a smaller screen.
If you are right...Apple will fail to reduce the market share of android tablets. More expensive, less features, lower specifications than the competition. Does not sound like a recipe for success. The Ipad 3 is the best in its segment, no doubt about it, but with the specification you have listed, the iPad Mini will be a joke.
What's so great about a laplet? Might as well get an Ultrabook. Sorry but anyone who rally believes Surface Pro will take the place of a laptop or desktop is fooling themselves.
I find it funny that people thought the prices would be lower. The 8gb Ipod is $199 and this is 3 times that size so $299 or $329 is about right.
But I wouldnt sell my ipad 3 for it. I might trade my 3 for a new adpater 3 so my phone and ipad are the same but less screen no thank you.
Smaller ipad seems like a chick thing to me for reading in bed and etc. Like my wife has the nook color. I hold that thing and feel like I'm holding a ipod.
Kinda like when deciding for the 13" or 15" macbook pro. Its the 15" all the way. Unless of course money is the issue then that is a different story.
But I wouldnt sell my ipad 3 for it. I might trade my 3 for a new adpater 3 so my phone and ipad are the same but less screen no thank you.
Smaller ipad seems like a chick thing to me for reading in bed and etc. Like my wife has the nook color. I hold that thing and feel like I'm holding a ipod.
Kinda like when deciding for the 13" or 15" macbook pro. Its the 15" all the way. Unless of course money is the issue then that is a different story.
If it has retina display and starts at 16 gb at 329 think il be persuaded but it's iPad 2 display with 8 gb I'm out
No, it should have been $199 to kill off the other $199 to $250 tablets. But without any additional services or guaranteed app purchases Apple has to overcharge. Also remember that many people already have iPad's with iPad apps. Apple collects no additional money from you if you bought an App for a previous iPad. $299 to $330 was fine before the Nexus 7 and the Amazon Fire came out.
Well I guess Apple doesn't care about letting Amazon and Google continue to make inroads in the tablet market. $329 is too high for what the iPad Mini could've accomplished. At $249 they could have stopped the Kindle and Nexus dead in their tracks.
I think you, and most others here, don't understand this at all. The iPad mini is NOT to extend market share, Apple is not "loosing ground" to Amazon or Google, those toys have not much in common with iPads.
If anyone even consideres iPad vs Nexus, hey, go get the nexus (I got one here and well, no) you will, if you really want to use a tablet, come back to the iPad anyway. The costumer that changes the eco system, the most popular OS and forgets about a vast accessory market for the sake of $30 is hardly the user Apple is after.
Apple is not putting this thing out for market share. They putting it out to make profits. Five years ago Steve Jobs said in the presentation of the iPhone that Apple hopes to eventually capture 1 (in words one) % of the mobile phone market. He and Apple could live with that.
They passed that mark by now worldwide und made it the richest company on the planet. They did not compete with anyone when the iPad was introduced. They created the market and untill this day nobody can come close to it. The iPad mini (if it really comes) would simply give the clients a bit more choice. And more money for Apple.
The price for a new Apple or indeed a i Produkt is really secondary. It will have something nobody else has and already the price is ok.
Lastly, where did your AAPL get battered? You have a presentation next week so traditionally the stock goes down simply to go back up shortly after. So? I bought at $13 and really can not even see the beginning of a hammering.
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I thought they were trying to compete with all those e-readers? This is disappointing. At $250, I was planning on buying one for me and one for my wife, but at $350, I doubt I'll be buying one at all. What a shame
I've wanted an iPad for so long and I thought the mini would be my chance.
You guys made fun of Tim about secrecy but nobody knows if the screen is going to be Retina or not.
Severely Disappointing
I had no hopes Apple would hit the $199 mark, but I'd hoped the 8GB no LTE mini should be $249. That would have really been tough for the competition. Even $299 would be ok, but $329 just looks chintzy. Your competitors are giving it away for free, you can swallow the $20.
Is this rumor coming from the leaked UK prices article? Have there been any updating sources? Or are we just running with it?
I had no hopes Apple would hit the $199 mark, but I'd hoped the 8GB no LTE mini should be $249. That would have really been tough for the competition. Even $299 would be ok, but $329 just looks chintzy. Your competitors are giving it away for free, you can swallow the $20.
Is this rumor coming from the leaked UK prices article? Have there been any updating sources? Or are we just running with it?