I use an iPad quite a bit when I'm at home and I'm just curious, if there are people out there that would be interested in the iPad mini? I'm not opposed to an iPad mini, just wouldn't purchase it. I was actually hoping for a future iPad to have the screen taken to the edges, but they would have to do something where the corners of the iPad would not be sensitive to touch as much so that when you're holding it you wouldn't accidentally click on something. Anyways, just wanting to see people's reasons for an iPad mini.
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'iPad Mini' Rumors Revived with Claims of 7.85-Inch Screen
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Continually seeing your name, and reading your posts is an insult to intelligence in general. This has been the last determining factor in the "You're A Troll" award.
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Back to the thread, I think a 7" iPad that's priced to favor the budget-minded consumer is a welcome addition to the iPad family. I have people in mind that hate full-blown computers, but would love an iPad. The only thing holding them back now is the price.
Funny how the article MacRumors wrote regarding Steve Jobs knocking the 7" tablets was posted 1 year ago to the day, on October 18th, 2010. Oh, how ideas change.
A smaller screen in no way equates to a significant decrease in price. To get an iPad down to $199, Apple would have to eliminate features (cameras, storage, etc.), much like Amazon did with the Kindle Fire.
And realistically, Apple is not suddenly now asking questions about 7" screens. They've either been thinking about how the concept might fit in for years now, or they're total idiots (unlikely in this case).
And realistically, Apple is not suddenly now asking questions about 7" screens. They've either been thinking about how the concept might fit in for years now, or they're total idiots (unlikely in this case).
A vote in the "Yes, please" column.
Love to see it happen. I'm pretty set on getting a Fire. Depending on the cost, I might be willing to go with a 7" iPad instead. I like the idea of a tablet that I can easily hold in one hand, but that has more real estate than a phone.
As for whether Apple sees the Fire as a competitor, It's an interesting question. Amazon has taken pretty sharp aim at a specific segment of the market with the Fire, and it's specifically not the segment the iPad aims at. Fire users are media consumers, essentially Kindle users who don't mind spending a bit more to get a bit more.
And as for the fact that Steve Jobs insisted that a small iPad would be a bad move, he also vehemently insisted that no one wanted to watch video on an iPod right up until the video iPod was released.
Love to see it happen. I'm pretty set on getting a Fire. Depending on the cost, I might be willing to go with a 7" iPad instead. I like the idea of a tablet that I can easily hold in one hand, but that has more real estate than a phone.
As for whether Apple sees the Fire as a competitor, It's an interesting question. Amazon has taken pretty sharp aim at a specific segment of the market with the Fire, and it's specifically not the segment the iPad aims at. Fire users are media consumers, essentially Kindle users who don't mind spending a bit more to get a bit more.
And as for the fact that Steve Jobs insisted that a small iPad would be a bad move, he also vehemently insisted that no one wanted to watch video on an iPod right up until the video iPod was released.
I'd buy a smaller iPad. The biggest reason I don't have an iPad now is the current version is too big.
Not going to happen..
Steve was very much against the smaller screen as its was only half the size of the 10" we have now..
Steve was very much against the smaller screen as its was only half the size of the 10" we have now..
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_classic
Still in stock a year after being discontinued?
I absolutely love my iPad & couldn't imagine a smaller screen. I think it's perfect. I wouldn't mind a kindle fire. But I've already got 3 iPads! Lol. Kids iPad 1 (my and me down), my iPad 2, wife's iPad 1.
Well, yeah. Of course in Cupertino, they've got 7-inch iPads. And maybe even 15-inch ones, and e-ink ones, etcetera. But these will only see the light of day if they're up to Apple standards.
Utterly meaningless rumor.
It's likely that Apple has received samples of every single commercially viable flat panel display, regardless of size or type (LCD, AMOLED, etc.). As a matter of fact, if you were a LCD panel manufacturer, you'd be begging to send Apple some engineering samples. After all, you'd be ecstatic if you could score a 10 million unit purchase order.
It's probable that Apple had had 5", 7", 15", 17" iPads sitting in a lab in Cupertino for years. It's probable those labs have 3.7"/4"/4.5" iPhones, an iPhone with an LTE chip, an iPhone with a WiMAX chip, an iPad running OS X, a MacPro with a Blu-ray drive, an A5 iPod touch with 3G cellular data and more combinations of parts and features.
Alleged stories of sample parts are devoid of any importance.
It's likely that Apple has received samples of every single commercially viable flat panel display, regardless of size or type (LCD, AMOLED, etc.). As a matter of fact, if you were a LCD panel manufacturer, you'd be begging to send Apple some engineering samples. After all, you'd be ecstatic if you could score a 10 million unit purchase order.
It's probable that Apple had had 5", 7", 15", 17" iPads sitting in a lab in Cupertino for years. It's probable those labs have 3.7"/4"/4.5" iPhones, an iPhone with an LTE chip, an iPhone with a WiMAX chip, an iPad running OS X, a MacPro with a Blu-ray drive, an A5 iPod touch with 3G cellular data and more combinations of parts and features.
Alleged stories of sample parts are devoid of any importance.
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This Image is Obviously Fake
This is obviously a photoshopped image. It's an image of 1 iPad, with a scaled, duplicate image laid over the original. Notice that the border and home button are scaled to about 70%, which suggest that it's fake. What PROVES that it's fake is the reflection in the top corner. That is also scaled to about 70%. The reflection would not be smaller, just because the screen is smaller. It would be the SAME SIZE as on the larger iPAD. This is as FAKE as it gets.
This is obviously a photoshopped image. It's an image of 1 iPad, with a scaled, duplicate image laid over the original. Notice that the border and home button are scaled to about 70%, which suggest that it's fake. What PROVES that it's fake is the reflection in the top corner. That is also scaled to about 70%. The reflection would not be smaller, just because the screen is smaller. It would be the SAME SIZE as on the larger iPAD. This is as FAKE as it gets.
Exactly. Apple-labs have all sorts of experiments, but the marketing management that was once Steve Jobs are the ones who figures out which to make available.
iPad is just a platform. Some people buy 11" MacBook Airs, and others buy 15"s. They don't really compete against each other.
One iPhone each year- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
One iPad each year- 2010, 2011
One new iOS too- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
The rest is just noise to keep us busy between releases.
Oh man, all that nonsense about the iPad 3 coming out in the fall...
And how there are going to be two iPhones. blah blah blah
Keeping up with two new iOS devices a year is plenty for the developers to deal with
considering the iOS upgrades have been often and large when they come too.
One iPad each year- 2010, 2011
One new iOS too- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
The rest is just noise to keep us busy between releases.
Oh man, all that nonsense about the iPad 3 coming out in the fall...
And how there are going to be two iPhones. blah blah blah
Keeping up with two new iOS devices a year is plenty for the developers to deal with
considering the iOS upgrades have been often and large when they come too.
This was determined a year ago when the image first made the rounds. It was called a mockup for a reason - it was never touted as a real, physical, existing iPad.
I can see apple toying with the idea. Android's main selling point is still price. If they can undercut the decent, but cheaper android tablets, they'll sell a whole lot a ipads. As said before, display is one of the more costly parts of the ipad. If they make it smaller, they can stick a cheaper battery in it too. Leave out the cameras, and maybe stick a previous gen Ax chip in there, and bam: you have a $300 tablet.
We all know that Steve Jobs main focus was the user experience based on quality, performance and artistic looks.
Unless Apple is now going on a different direction or using some kind of magic, I don't see a smaller iPad in Apple's future, specially one that would compete with the $200 tablets. That would never happened, just as Apple never released a Netbook competitor; their answer to the Netbook was the MacBook Air, which definitely competes in size, but not in price.
By just reducing the size of the display, Apple is not going to lower costs much. They would have to replace the aluminum body with carbon-fiber, remove both cameras, use a lower-end processor (which would slow down performance) to compensate for the reduced battery size (lower runtime on batteries).
The resulting product would be a smaller version of the iPad 1 in carbon-fiber, one that would perform mediocrely and go against Apple's true principles.
So I would insist that this rumor can't be true.
Unless Apple is now going on a different direction or using some kind of magic, I don't see a smaller iPad in Apple's future, specially one that would compete with the $200 tablets. That would never happened, just as Apple never released a Netbook competitor; their answer to the Netbook was the MacBook Air, which definitely competes in size, but not in price.
By just reducing the size of the display, Apple is not going to lower costs much. They would have to replace the aluminum body with carbon-fiber, remove both cameras, use a lower-end processor (which would slow down performance) to compensate for the reduced battery size (lower runtime on batteries).
The resulting product would be a smaller version of the iPad 1 in carbon-fiber, one that would perform mediocrely and go against Apple's true principles.
So I would insist that this rumor can't be true.
IF Apple ever comes up with (say) a 7 inch tablet, that's because they had an idea and found a way to make a great product that happens to be that size. Probably it's nothing like the iPad. And once they release it, many people will realize they want it.
Giving people what they asked for is not Apple's M.O.
Giving people what they asked for is not Apple's M.O.
