Why the iPad Mini is priced just right.

[JS82712]

All of what you said was true...until iOS 6.

 

[zhenya]

I'm as big an Apple Fan as anyone, but I don't think it's "priced just right"

$249 would have been agressively competitive. $299 was what I hoped, and what seemed realistic. $329 is just "ok". Worth the cost of entry, but with a little hesitation.

And I think there should only be a $50 price different between the 16 and 32gb models at this point. Prices of storage are not what they were a few years ago... they've gotten cheaper. Not worth the $100 increments, IMO.

$299, $349, $449 would have been perfect, IMO, as their price structure (wifi only). $100 more for their respective cellular models.

I think PART of the problem was they priced themselves into a corner, since the newest iPod Touch starts at $299, and they couldn't have the iPad Mini be the same price... hence the very odd $329.

Just my thoughts.

The problem is that you are comparing a premium product to ones built to a price, knowing they will be sold at or below cost. It's fine if you'd rather spend $250 for a tablet; there are lots of options for you. For many other people though, they'd rather spend the extra $80 to get a very high quality device that fits into the rest of the Apple ecosystem. Not to mention the fact that any premium paid up front is almost always regained in full at resale.

Anyone who honestly believed Apple would price a tablet below the price of their iPod Touch doesn't understand Apple's (ridiculously successful) business model at all.

 

[palpatine]

Not to mention the fact that any premium paid up front is almost always regained in full at resale.

Unless you have the old new iPad, and you just got cut off at the knees.

Anyone who honestly believed Apple would price a tablet below the price of their iPod Touch doesn't understand Apple's (ridiculously successful) business model at all.

The iPod Touch is way over-priced, in my opinion.

The iPad Mini is priced just right within the Apple ecosystem. If you are willing to look outside of Apple's increasingly restricted, pricey, and stifling Disney-land of computing, then you'll find a bustling world of exciting devices and affordable prices.

A concrete example: if you were planning to cuddle up with an e-book tonight, you'll enjoy a significantly better display with the less-expensive Nexus 7. Unless you absolutely must have every Angry Birds ever made, the lack of apps probably won't matter to you. At least, that is what I have found.

 

[Purant]

The problem is that you are comparing a premium product to ones built to a price, knowing they will be sold at or below cost. It's fine if you'd rather spend $250 for a tablet; there are lots of options for you. For many other people though, they'd rather spend the extra $80 to get a very high quality device that fits into the rest of the Apple ecosystem. Not to mention the fact that any premium paid up front is almost always regained in full at resale.

Anyone who honestly believed Apple would price a tablet below the price of their iPod Touch doesn't understand Apple's (ridiculously successful) business model at all.

A premium product has premium specs as well. The ipad mini doesn't.

 

[zhenya]

A premium product has premium specs as well. The ipad mini doesn't.

It has completely reasonable specs and is built way better than the competition while also being thinner and lighter.

The only thing the competition has going for it is slightly higher resolution screens and lower price. I'll concede that those are benefits, but for many people they won't outweigh the many negatives these devices have in comparison.

Raw specs are only a small part of the game. This isn't the gigahertz war of 1999.

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Unless you have the old new iPad, and you just got cut off at the knees.


The iPod Touch is way over-priced, in my opinion.

The iPad Mini is priced just right within the Apple ecosystem. If you are willing to look outside of Apple's increasingly restricted, pricey, and stifling Disney-land of computing, then you'll find a bustling world of exciting devices and affordable prices.

A concrete example: if you were planning to cuddle up with an e-book tonight, you'll enjoy a significantly better display with the less-expensive Nexus 7. Unless you absolutely must have every Angry Birds ever made, the lack of apps probably won't matter to you. At least, that is what I have found.

It's not a significantly better display in any way. It's a bit higher resolution while having somewhat worse characteristics in most other ways. Once you look past the screen, the Nexus offers very little in benefit; unless you are in the Android ecosystem or price is your only consideration, it's not in the same league. It's a Honda Civic to a BMW 3 series. The Honda is still a great car, but it's no BMW.