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iPad mini Use for iPad mini having iPad 3
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I found that I much preferred the Mini to the old style iPad.
That being said, my Air has knocked the Mini out of the main spot.
That being said, my Air has knocked the Mini out of the main spot.
Similar experience here. I had the mini and the 3 for a while. Used the mini when going out, and the 3 at home. But I now have the Air and am happily using it both at home and to take with me when I go out.
I have a 3, and a rMini. Because of the weight of the 3, I rarely use it anymore. I think you will enjoy the mini, so don't throw it away just yet.
Try it out for a while.
Yeah, while many people hope for an iPad announcement in WWDC, its out of cycle to what Apple has done. We'll not see anything imo until the fall.
If the smaller screen size doesn't bother you, then go for it. For myself, I find the mini screen too small to read comfortably, and I keep missing touch targets on the mini. But I have bad eye sight plus mobility problems. I imagine for people with normal vision and mobility, the mini is a great device.
Both the iPad rMini and the iPad Air are marvelous devices. If you search back, you'll find multiple threads on this forum extolling and debating the advantages of both devices. The rMini, with the form factor of the mini which you're familiar, is amazingly portable, while having a high resolution screen and faster processor. The iPad Air, while not as small as the rMini, is still small and light while preserving the screen size off the 3. In your shoes, if I coiuld, I'd try to get a hold of an Air to try out. You may find that one or the other of the two devices calling to you. It's a matter of personal preference which device is superior.
Some confusion in the replies you have received over whether the mini you won is a retina or the non-retina one.
I am very happy with my Retina mini and prefer it to my wife's iPad Air, but that was not true when I had the non-retina Mini.
If you want a use for it perhaps temporarily, treat the mini as Kindle. Books is actually my main use for it. It fits in a lot of coat pockets while the Air doesn't.
I love the rMini, its a perfect form factor and great performance. I'd say go for it
Yes I'm biased towards the mini, but I think its a great tablet.
I have an rMini and a 3. My wife has an iPad Air. I rarely use my 3. Too heavy and so much slower than the rMini that it is hard to even use the 3.
My wife's Air is a great device but I prefer the rMini hands down. I'm using it now. I'm a man and can (and do) take the mini with me 24/7's. That can't be comfortably done with the 3.
Get yourself a mini, you will not regret it. My eyesight is ok with trifocal glasses and the screen size of the mini is no problem.
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