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Live Coverage of Apple's iPad Mini Media Event [Event Ended]

A thin desktop machine is underwhelming.

Removing capability with the optical drive is overwhelming.

YAWN.

I'll wait for a MacPro update.
 
Ludatyk said:
They didn't unify the iPad 2 or the 4th Gen iPod Touch they are currently selling, they must be feeling the heat from competitors. Seriously, why make a rush to update when Apple continue to proclaim how there's no beating the iPad..
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For starters, the expanded LTE support is important. Also, with the new tablets and the Surface out in the holiday season, I'm sure they wanted a spec bump. Yes, this means that the competition is for real, but the difference this time is that they are speeding up to stay ahead.
 
Nothing on a new Thunderbolt Display. Although, the original didn't get any special announcement either. Here's hoping they still release a new one.
 
Hephaestus said:
Interesting how the amazing and magical new iPad Mini does not have a retina display. Next year, the Apple engineers will make another huge breakthrough and bring us all the most amazing and beautiful new iPad Mini yet!! YAAY!
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Im glad that Im not the only one to see it!!
 
AAPL stock after unveiling Mini POS

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Xarthan said:
Mini
Display size: 6.32" × 4.74" (16.05cm × 12.04cm) = 162.03 PPI, 0.1568mm dot pitch, 26252 PPI²

iPad
Display size: 7.76" × 5.82" (19.71cm × 14.78cm) = 131.96 PPI, 0.1925mm dot pitch, 17413 PPI²
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Math for the Nexus 7?
 
When they went through the specs with Ye Olde A5 and no Retina I thought wooow, Apple is taking a stab at aggressive pricing! Then he dumped the $329 price tag on us. Heeeeell naw.
 
rwilliams said:
I'm not going to say that there's been no innovation. To make these devices thinner, lighter, etc. requires a complex level of engineering. It may not be thrilling to the consumer, but it's impressive nonetheless.
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are apple hipster that weak to carry a few extra grams. Seriously this obsession over thinness needs to go. This is all they can come up with now.

Lumia 920 is gonna be a sexy INNOVATIVE beast. These tablet / laptop hybrids also will change the game IMO.

LONG MSFT, sell off your APPL before its too late. The market is already doing so.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MSFT&t=5y&l=off&z=l&q=l&c=AAPL
 
Let's think. It's 50% lighter, has the functionality of a Kindle (Minus the battery life, although I'd wager 13-15 hours of active use is likely possible without wifi or Bluetooth turned on) and has access to the same performance of an IPad 2. What's not to like? This is obviously targeting people that mainly want their tablets for books or who find the current Ipad to be too big. The IPad is too heavy for some (Kids/Students/ People that just want it for light reading?) 10 Hours of active reading (I'd wager more) with an A5 chip = competition killer. If you're primarily using your Ipad for reading, you won't care about retina display. Right? Performance wise, it is a significantly better device then the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire, not to mention it has access to the same functionality of a device that's bigger, and significantly heavier. The A5 chip alone makes it worth it. They will sell 10 million by December 2012, and 60-70million by December 2013.
 
Even thought the iMac should have a blu-ray drive so it is not so limited, it does look nice, and no, an external is hardly a GOOD idea for an all in one system, kind of defeats the entire purpose of an all in one.

I was surprised at their design they went with, they removed a lot more then I thought they would.
 
Anyone notice that Timmy said that they updated the entire mac line?

Mac pro, anyone?

Bueller?
 
First time Apple has ever discontinued a product but still sold one of an older version. As in:
Discontinued iPad (3rd generation) but still selling iPad 2.

And another point.
Hope this does not become reminiscent of the Gil Amelio or John Sculley days and the Newton. Jobs came in in 1997 and killed off so many Apple product lines to have a smaller but more focused product like up. A smart idea. Just hope Cook and co are not doing the opposite of this and making a bad step for Apple.

I still think a in between sized iPad (ie between iPad standard and touch) is a bad idea. Now I have to think too hard. Do I want a iPad standard or a Mini or a Touch? I can't say I know the answer to this question anymore. Apple just made finding the answer a whole lot harder today.

And on another note, I believe Apple just killed the disc drive today. Seems I'll have to buy a external disc drive when I upgrade one day to a new iMac. Even still with that aside I think the new iMacs are amazing.
 
Greg. said:
The iPad UI just looks so outdated nowadays.

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So much wasted space, it's like a children's device.
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The screen real estate is very optimized in apps, which is where you spend all of your time. The Springboard is a simple app launcher, it works fast and effectively to get to where the real work/play happens ... in an app.

Heck, I generally even move directly between apps with a gesture or evoking the app bar :)
 
Small White Car said:
If you don't think "higher resolution, thinner, lighter, and faster" aren't innovations for Apple products then I'm not sure what you're expecting.

"Grilled-cheese maker" isn't going to make the list anytime soon. Those ARE the things that anyone who knows Apple would have expected.
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All the things I listed are called natural progressions. That's how technology works ... things can get smaller, lighter, faster, etc.

You said it yourself, anyone who knows Apple would have expected that... does that sound innovative to you?

A poster above made a good point that there are innovations in engineering to accomplish a thinner product that can still operate faster, etc

But I think a true innovation this year would have dealt with Apple TV enhancements and changing the television experience as Steve was quoted as saying in his book.
 
That new iMac is so thin. The first question that popped into my mind was, does that mean we can't update the RAM ourselves anymore? Looks like the little trap door under the 'chin' is gone. Hmmm. Would suck if it's soldered on and only upgradeable via build-to-order. Apple charges ridiculous prices for RAM.

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Oops! Update. Spoke too soon. Just checked the tech specs on the Apple Store and it says the following:

"8GB (two 4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 memory;four user-accessible SO-DIMM slots"

Awesome! :)
 
Nothing like making my 7 month old iPad go from The New iPad to The Old iPad, for shame Apple, for shame. And comparing a $199 device to a $329 device was slightly sad in my opinion.
 
Just tuning in. This is insane. So they upped the price point of the largest tablet, so they could make the mini ipad the same price of the large ipad??? This is the last thing I expected. I HATE to say it and don't want to, but if Steve was around, this wouldn't have happened. Granted, he may have done something similar, but no where near this pricing tier. There's no point in a mini now. How the heck could the lowest mini be 300 bucks? Apple's officially cooked. All of their products are suffering. Without vision, you can't see where you're going. Design isn't everything. They have definitely sold themselves . . I can see this being my last post in the rumors, I'm about to delete my account. They are declining and declining. This isn't gonna stop. Goodbye to all the tried and true Apple fans that know what Apple once stood for. Peace to you and yours. I humbly hang my shirt. God bless.
 
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