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Re: iPad mini

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Post by lukifer »

bluetidepro wrote: post #15
siglesias wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple competes on user experience. Not price, and certainly not specs.

The poor specs lead to a poor UX, so I fail to see the difference.

That makes no sense. The first iPhone had an excellent overall UX for its time with a pathetic 128MB of RAM. The subjective experience of performance matters more than numbers on a spreadsheet, and for that we'll have to wait for hands-on reports.

Also, bear in mind that the mini doesn't have to push around 4X pixels like the Retina iPads, so it can get by with less RAM and processor.

Re: iPad mini

#42

Post by jopt »

rickdale wrote: post #3

I have the same reaction the other companies are taking towards apple products nowadays: Meh.

Thank you for the timely announcement. I'll put you down for "meh."

Re: iPad mini

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Post by andreiursan »

nirvana wrote: post #13

I've been looking forward to this product since the rumors started. I've owned iPads and iPhones and iPod touches. The iPhone (original and 4S) were both great devices but too small. I could carry them everywhere, but the reading and browsing experience was cramped, by necessity of the small screen. The iPad (original and Retina) are big, and lovely for reading and browsing, but too big to hold with one hand. This re…

I double that. Plus for me the weight of iPad Mini (308g) is a killer feature, mainly because I plan to use it for reading and playing games.

Re: iPad mini

#45

Post by hfs »

hnriot wrote: post #35
AlexMuir wrote: post #19

How underwhelming. At 7.9 inches, it’s perfectly sized to deliver an experience every bit as big as iPad What does that even mean? Either it's perfectly sized, and the iPad is the wrong size. Or it's not. There can surely only be one perfect size to deliver an iPad experience??? Either it's 10" or it's 7.9". I think Apple's marketing has always been the same - it's just that for a while they were ahead of the curve a…

I guess it opens the market to more people (by being less expensive,) but absolutely underwhelming. A desktop computer that's thinner (who cares how thin the desktop is?) and a smaller iPad. It's getting confusing know just what to buy anymore, each variant of iOS device has a myriad options, it's getting more like the old Dell customize your PC selection, memory, network type, display size. I guess Apple are trying…

>It's getting confusing know just what to buy anymore

Easy: not Apple.

Re: iPad mini

#46

Post by sbashyal »

spot wrote: post #6

wow, it's way more expensive than the nexus 7. $330 vs $200 for the bottom.

Nexus 7 is again way more expensive than $99 China made android tablets. Depends on build quality and brand. A too low price-point would cannibalize iPads.

Re: iPad mini

#47

Post by jopt »

bluetidepro wrote: post #10

Why does it cost more than the Kindle Fire HD but has way worse specs? Apple have shot themselves in the foot with this launch. I'm so disappointed in the iPad Mini.

> Apple have shot themselves in the foot with this launch.

Everybody is going to buy this.[1]

[1]iPod mini

Re: iPad mini

#50

Post by monkeyfacebag »

Apple stock is down on the news. Although I'm personally underwhelmed by this announcement, I'll bet analysts are more worried about the lower priced iPad cutting into margins than they are Apple's ability to ship them.
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