I've had the 1,2,and 3rd gen iPads and as much as I enjoyed them all, I gotta say taking the Nexus 7 for this holiday weekend has been such a treat. It did everything I threw at it and then some.
This is just personally, but holding the N7 over the Mini just feels overall better in the hand.
I got it paired with this case
http://www.speckproducts.com/fitfolio-for-google-nexus-7.html
Perfect travel device. Didn't even need to bring my MBA for the trip.
N7 and case cost $250....def worth every penny