'Apple is charging a premium price for a product stuffed with old technology.
No need to price it lower when they are going to sell more than they can make anyway
The price is fair. It's the lowest entry price for a new iPad. Apple doesn't race to the bottom on price. They're in business to make money.....
And Apple should sell it at cost why? Apple are in it to make a profit.
Stop talking about hardware people. This iPad is far superior when it comes to quality compared to anything else out there. AND, nothing is even remotely close to the app store ecosystem; that alone is with an extra 30-100 IMO.
If $329 was all the cheaper Apple wanted to get with their iPad line, why didn't they just lower the price of the aging iPad 2 by $70? It's absurd to me that $70 is all that separates the iPad 2 from the iPad Mini.
.....go have fun with the Kindle Fire. The two don't even compare, and Apple knows it. THAT'S why it's $329.
.....Apple had a unique opportunity to effectively close the door on its competitors and it chose not to.
What other choice did they have, if they wanted it to be 7.9 inches and run all iPad apps with no changes? A retina display? It would cost a lot more than $329, be thicker, heavier, run hotter, and wouldn't have 10 hours of battery life.
The irrelevant iPad mini will FLOP.
Mark my words again: after a flurry of holiday sales, no one will really care about a device that is absolutely redundant/badly priced between a highly-capable, 4-inch Touch/iPhone and the normal iPad.
F U Phil.
Nexus 7 - higher ppi, NFC, more RAM, quadcore, GPS, $100 less expensive...
Bloody Nexus isn't even worth $99. Overpriced bit of cheap plastic.
In Poland ""the cheapest"" ipad mini costs ... 500 $ ...
it's a robbery ...
ArtRage, GarageBand, Procreate, Inkpad, Pages, Numbers, iMovie, Keynote, Textastic, iDraw, iTunes U, OmniGraffle, iPhoto, Bento, Omni Outliner, Diet Coda, Intaglio, Freeform, TouchUp, iTeleport, ReBirth. The list goes on and on (including more games than Android). Where is the equivalent list of Android apps truly AS GOOD as these? Not hey, its in the same category... well count it but truly as good? The only Android app that I have seen approach that level is Photoshop Touch. Reviews of performance on Android have been poor, but it may be good on some. So theres one.
Where are the rest of the great apps on Android? Where are the Android-ONLY great apps? Id need something in return if Im going to give up all the great iPad mini apps.
Throw in a bigger screen, 16GB storage (not 8), lack of malware, FULL restore when you get a new device, and much better construction, and you have a great deal. An Android device may be a bit cheaper but delivers FAR less.
Obviously, we all wish the mini were free though![]()
Phil Schiller can make all the comments he wants, but it's still too expensive for me and I won't be buying one. I already have an iPad 3 (thanks for making it obsolete so quickly, Apple!),
this is the EXACT reason it was priced at $329. end of story, case closed.How about they can't undercut the iPod touch.....why are we arguing about this?
I disagree, even without discounts on the full size iPad, I see no reason to get a 7.9" unit with a price difference of $70. They will probably stay on shelves during the holidays. Market will dictate the price - they'll be forced to reduce to $299 or lower.
And, unfortunately, these are some of the reasons the irrelevant iPad mini will FLOP.
Mark my words again: after a flurry of holiday sales, no one will really care about a device that is absolutely redundant/badly priced between a highly-capable, 4-inch Touch/iPhone and the normal iPad.
Yesterday's launch was Apple doing what it does WORST: following the competition instead of setting the bar higher through leadership and innovation. Well, at least the new iMac still gave us a glimpse of TRUE novelty (although still evolutionary) at Apple.
I already have an iPad "mini."
he can defend it all he wants, but the fact remains - it's a smaller version of an ipad 2, which is two generations old.
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1. Apple could have dealt a death blow to Amazon & Google with the proper pricing of the iPad mini. Instead, Apple gave them a Christmas gift with Apple's blessing. Makes no sense.
2. Why would anyone buy the iPad mini when they can get a REAL iPad for only $70 more? Makes no sense.