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Re: iPad mini

#61

Post by fudged71 »

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 also like in their video how they say that it's perfect to use with one hand.

With the iPad mini and the iPhone 5, have they completely forgotten how small thumbs are? It's marketing BS.

Re: iPad mini

#62

Post by Synaesthesia »

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.

Larger screen, thinner, lighter, better camera and better performance. It's got a lot of better specs.

Re: iPad mini

#63

Post by randallu »

nirvana wrote: post #24
Achshar wrote: post #9

The resolution, they are putting retina displays in macbook pros but launch a tablet with non-retina display. Why?

Apple generally releases a non-retina device first, for a couple reasons. Mainly, they are usually on the cutting edge of manufacturing technology for their parts. This year it is lamination, and there are only so many factories capable of doing this kind of lamination. I think doing the lamination for a retina display at this size would have restricted the manufacturing options and that capacity they'd rather put in…

A6 is 32nm, A5 was originally 45nm and then was reduced for the new iPad2 to 32nm.

Intel might be fabbing at 22nm, and probably some DRAM and NAND is on 22nm, but nobody is doing anything complex on 22nm right now. The rest of the ARM industry is on 28nm, and one of the things Apple gets by moving to TSMC is 28nm (TSMC are generally ahead of Samsung's fabs, but not by that much).

Re: iPad mini

#64

Post by mbreese »

monkeyfacebag wrote: post #50

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.

I doubt it. This is typical for Apple's stock. There is always a run up before an announcement, and a drop immediately after.

It's the old adage: buy on the rumor, sell on the news. I wouldn't read too much into it. The only time I really pay attention to what the street thinks about Apple is when earnings are announced.

Re: iPad mini

#65

Post by gfosco »

SoftwareMaven wrote: post #29
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 totally agree. I really like my iPad for a lot of things, but it has been disappointing for pleasure reading of books because it is just too heavy. Given that my primary use case will be reading, I now have to decide between a Kindle Paperwhite or the iPad Mini, with the one additional input that my kids would love to have another iPad in the house.

I have a Kindle Paperwhite and it is awesome for reading. I gave up on the iPad for reading a while ago.

Re: iPad mini

#66

Post by tobych »

fudged71 wrote: post #61
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 also like in their video how they say that it's perfect to use with one hand. With the iPad mini and the iPhone 5, have they completely forgotten how small thumbs are? It's marketing BS.

I recall he said it can be held in one hand, not "used" with one hand.

Re: iPad mini

#67

Post by untog »

nirvana wrote: post #54
akavi wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I say this with absolutely no judgement regarding the value of the iPad Mini, but I'm struck by the similarity between this criticism and the criticism leveled against the original iPad ("it's just a giant iPod Touch!").

This is what apple haters say about every Apple product. They said the iPhone would be a total flop and never sell the 10 million units Steve Jobs said they hoped to sell-- because it didn't have a hardware keyboard. They said it about the iPod too- claiming that having less capacity than the creative nomad and no built in radio made it "lame" (CmdrTaco famously said this.) They said it about the iMac as well, callin…

Any discussion involving the terms "apple hater" or "apple fanboy" immediately disappears into a hole of stupidity.

That said, Apple are inviting some of these comparisons. "More expensive", for example. The iPad Mini is more expensive than a Nexus 7, by a significant margin. Apple invited the comparison by comparing the two devices themselves on stage.

Re: iPad mini

#68

Post by randallu »

ConstantineXVI wrote: post #21
Achshar wrote: post #9

The resolution, they are putting retina displays in macbook pros but launch a tablet with non-retina display. Why?

The GPUs required to run it would currently take up way more space and (figuratively) melt straight through the mini's smaller battery; not to mention price.

If you went to 28nm (current TSMC size, used by Qualcomm and NVidia for a few quarters already) from 45nm (size of A5X) then maybe not.

Re: iPad mini

#69

Post by Synaesthesia »

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.

Larger screen, thinner, lighter, better camera and better performance. It's got some better specs.
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