Is it redundant to get an iPad now?

[randy98mtu]

I am actually surprised how much I am still using my rMini after getting my 6+. For me, they are not redundant and I (so far) am planning to keep my Mini along side my new 6+.

Landscape on the 6+ is still too cramped. I still prefer doing mail and a few other small tasks on my mini. And I much prefer it for the main game I play, Samurai Seige. Hopefully Notability gets updated for the 6+ specifically, but the rMini is still far better for that as well.

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I wouldn't buy an iPad until they have at least 2GB of RAM. They're all ripe for an upgrade and everything on the shelves is obsolete.

The whole RAM thing doesn't bother me and I hardly think my rMini is obsolete. It is running iOS 8 very well and if there is any reloading or such because of RAM, I don't notice it.

I wish my mini had Touch ID though. The wife has been talking about getting an iPad, so maybe we can work out a deal.

 

[legioxi]

(mostly to watch movies, view power point lectures/ PDFs, and surf the net).

The plus is too small to read PDFs on. Just like the Samsung note, the pages are too small and if you zoom in the reading experience becomes an annoyance as the pages move left and right.

The mini is the bare minimum for PDF reading in my opinion. But I swapped to the Air as it is more comfortable when reading 1000+ page tech manuals.

 

[Markiie]

I'm waiting for a pro model to replace my iPad Air.

 

[Rusty33]

The plus is too small to read PDFs on. Just like the Samsung note, the pages are too small and if you zoom in the reading experience becomes an annoyance as the pages move left and right.

The mini is the bare minimum for PDF reading in my opinion. But I swapped to the Air as it is more comfortable when reading 1000+ page tech manuals.

Thanks for this - I've been really keen to read about people's experiences reading PDFs on the plus.

 

[Sparkeze]

Personally I ordered the Plus. In short have a 2nd Gen iPad - pretty darn slow and can't be updated to IOS8. I was considering a Mini untilI heard the buzz months ago about the 5 1/2 screen iPhone..all rumors back then, but turned out to be true.

2nd generation iPads can be updated to iOS 8.

 

[metsjetsfan]

second screen is useful in many cases. phone calls, movie watching, looking up stuff. so ipad is still useful if you its affordable in your situation

 

[eelw]

Well let's see sales of this years model of the mini. Will it get canibalized by the 6/6+? But my preference, keep using my iPhone 5 and get an iPad

 

[MacAttackKev]

The plus is too small to read PDFs on. Just like the Samsung note, the pages are too small and if you zoom in the reading experience becomes an annoyance as the pages move left and right.

The mini is the bare minimum for PDF reading in my opinion. But I swapped to the Air as it is more comfortable when reading 1000+ page tech manuals.

Thank you for the insight! I thought an Ipad mini would be more than enough to do those basic tasks, but now I'm also considering an older iPad Air model. If they discount it more I suppose.

 

[HiRez]

The battery life in an iPad is far greater, as I can watch several movies from a streaming service and still have good battery life left. The iPhone 6 plus, while I love the phone the battery would be dead if I tried to do the same streaming on it.

The iPhone 6 Plus is actually rated for more HD video time than the iPad Air is, 14 hours vs. 10 hours. Might be a difference depending on whether you are streaming off wifi or a cel connection (or directly off the device), but it doesn't seem bad at all on the 6 Plus. I watched an hour worth of Netflix over wifi while working out yesterday on the 6 Plus and it barely made a dent in the battery.

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The mini is the bare minimum for PDF reading in my opinion. But I swapped to the Air as it is more comfortable when reading 1000+ page tech manuals.

I actually even find the Air to often be too small for tech manuals, even with the margins trimmed down, although it depends on the PDF.

 

[legioxi]

I actually even find the Air to often be too small for tech manuals, even with the margins trimmed down, although it depends on the PDF.

The print copies of most of the tech manuals I read are near the size of the Air so it isn't too far off for me. You're right though, definitely depends on the PDF.

 

[dmccloud]

I'm considering selling my iPad Air now that I have the 6 Plus. most of the apps I used on the Air instead of the 5s was due to screen size, and the 6 Plus is large enough to be comfortable to use with those apps. I think the Mini is irrelevant to a certain extent now that the new iPhones are out, but the Air still has its usefulness, although even that is curtailed to some degree now.

 

[lordofthereef]

It was more or less redundant to get one before (for our family). We still have the original mini. It's going to end up seeing even less use now. Considering selling it, but as cheap as the base model is retail, probably better worth it to just keep the dang thing.

 

[tekchic]

I've got a 6 Plus and an iPad Air and use both daily. I can't read comics (w/my preferred reader "Chunky") on the 6 Plus, so that's when I use the Air. Videos are obviously better on the big screen Air as well, and I prop it up on the bathroom counter when I'm getting ready in the morning.

I also use the Air for sketching/painting in Procreate and Paper, neither of which are available on the 6 Plus.

What I have noticed though, is that instead of toting the iPad Air everywhere I go in a small backpack purse, I'm now just bringing a tiny bag with the 6 Plus, since it's still great for reading iBooks and Kindle on the go (voracious reader here).

If I'm traveling or have a lot of meetings at work, the Air is still my go-to device. Maybe it'd be different if I just had a mini retina, but the big screen Air is still my favorite.

 

[OrderFromChaos]

It's all obviously personal preference, but I'll weigh in anyway...

I'm iPhone 6 / iPad Mini Retina / MBA 13"

This gives me a nice selection / spread of screen sizes.

^^^This

I have a similar setup, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, rMBP 15"

Each device has a specific purpose and use case for me. Granted, there is some overlay but honestly it's more between the iPad and laptop than the phone.

As previously mentioned, some apps are iPad only, or offer a lot of additional functionality. Perfect example of this is MS Office. On the iPad the Office suite are individual apps with a great deal of tools, whereas on the iPhone it's one app, MS Office and it's more for viewing than editing.

My laptop is my creation device, iPad is my consumption device, and the iPhone is my communication device. Again, some overlay between the three but they each serve a specific purpose.