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New Photos Show 'iPad Mini' Physical Mockup in Hand

bassfingers said:
They don't have to address the kindle fire.

"Our product is cheaper than yours" is not a good marketing strategy.

"Our product is worth $100 more than yours" is how apple has been successful.
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What I got from the first iPad...
"Our product is worth $100 more than yours"...and..."Our product is cheaper than yours"
 
Rogifan said:
If Google and Amazon are selling their tablets at cost (or a loss even) there's no way Apple would sell this for $199.
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Unless Apple wants to own the market. Price at $199, and it would pretty much kill the Kindle and all Android tablets.

Of course, it would eat into the $499 iPad market quite a bit too.
 
unplugme71 said:
I see this selling for $299 for 8GB, $100 increment for 16GB and 32GB. Probably won't offer the 64GB.

$130 more if you want LTE.
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I also think $299 will be the start for the iPad 'Mini'. However, I really think Apple is going to change some stuff tomorrow:

  • iPad now available in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB models for the same pricing as current options
  • iPad 'mini' available in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models for $299, $399, and $499. Add an extra $130 for LTE. Will have a Retina display as well (however, not IPS).
  • iPod Touch Available in the 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models for $299, $399, and $499.

The iPad 'Mini' and the iPod Touch could 'share' the same internals (processors, memory, storage sizes, etc) and would have the cheaper, non-IPS, retina display which would result in a cheaper cost of hardware design for the company, allowing them to sell it for the price of $299 while still making a profit.
 
Don't see the point in a mini iPad when you can just have the bigger one personally but if you want to use it for work I guess it make sense
 
Waiting for the Anti-Apple brigade to start with "it's just a smaller iPad".

The same people that complained about the original iPad "It's just a big iPod Touch". :D
 
I WAS the one said:
SERIOUSLY?

So, now we all know everything what Apple is going to introduce tomorrow and next month? For real? What's going on with Apple?

Is this is true, then I think they need to do App Stores by devices. It will get to confused to buy an app for 3 different resolutions.
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OF COURSE, we know what Apple is going to do tomorrow and next month! Why wouldn't we?

Tomorrow we will find out how close what we know about the iPhone 5 is to reality. We will have to wait a little longer for the iPad Mini reality check.
 
bdavis89 said:
Why 4:3 when aren't they moving the iPhone away from 4:3 to ~16:9?
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The iPhone is more for music, movies, and game consumption whereas the iPad also allows for a comfortable book and magazine reading experience. 16:9 is for movies and games and 4:3 is for books or other documents.
 
I for one am very excited about an iPad mini! I will find the smaller size much more acceptable to use in public.
 
newyorksole said:
I know they have different sized computers, but I just have a hard time understanding how they're gonna market this smaller iPad.

I mean, I'm almost 100% sure it will come out, but they advertise/push mobile devices way more than they do for Macs.

iPod touch. iPhone. iPad mini. iPad.

Interesting.
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I already have a laptop and have no interest in a full-sized tablet like an iPad. I have thought about buying a Nook/Kindle for reading and simple games as (obviously) the iPhone is not particularly good for reading.

I'd buy this any day over the Nook/Kindle.

I am the customer they are targeting with it.
 
jrswizzle said:
My guess is $299.

You don't think people would look at an iPad mini for $299 vs. an iPad retina for $499?

$200 isn't "just a little more" when you're talking about a total of $500....that's almost half.
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Seeing as the Kindle fire 7" will go for $169
and Google's Nexus goes for $199

Apple will be stupid to price it at $299.
Personally, I think prices will start from $249
 
Call me crazy but there is no way this thing drops for $199 (as some like to think) let alone $299. This will start at $399 and go up from there. The iPods will own the $200-300 (and up) dollar window, The iPad mini will occupy the $300-400s (and up) and the current iPads will stay the same. $349 is not impossible but I don't see it.
 
bigsexyy81 said:
I already have a laptop and have no interest in a full-sized tablet like an iPad. I have thought about buying a Nook/Kindle for reading and simple games as (obviously) the iPhone is not particularly good for reading.

I'd buy this any day over the Nook/Kindle.

I am the customer they are targeting with it.
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Exactly. I have a Kindle (3G, keyboard, 3rd gen). It's really nice. I never read it, because I just can't comfortably read the d@mn thing. It's darkish gray text on somewhat not-so-darkish background.

To Amazon's credit, they just announced their new lineup, and the Kindle Paperwhite looks nice. Truly illuminated surface with all the benefits of e-ink. I'm actually pretty torn between a new Paperwhite or the iPad mini. Oh, the new Kindle is $119. Crazy cheap. Let's see what Apple does.
 
bigsexyy81 said:
I already have a laptop and have no interest in a full-sized tablet like an iPad. I have thought about buying a Nook/Kindle for reading and simple games as (obviously) the iPhone is not particularly good for reading.

I'd buy this any day over the Nook/Kindle.

I am the customer they are targeting with it.
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Oh no I know there's a market for it, I just wonder how they'll market it. Like I wonder what the commercials and ads will look like.

Like if they'll show both iPads in a clip or what exactly they'll say is the benefit of this smaller iPad.

Millions will buy it. I just wanna know what Apple will say about it.
 
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