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Re: iPad mini

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Post by fpgeek »

Adirael wrote: post #252
solnyshok wrote: post #232

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Could you enlighten us about how apple products aren't expensive?

Compare a MBP with a similarly built laptop. Dont pick up a plastic built or one with a shitty trackpad. Built quality IS hardware too. Same for iMacs. Don't compare an iMac with a clone in a tower. Compare it to a similar form factor: all in one, quiet, low power consumption.

Try shopping a MacBook Pro against an equivalently configured T-series ThinkPad from Lenovo. The price difference is usually huge (more than 30% cheaper for the entry-level 15-inch configuration I tried) and gets even worse if you spend a few minutes to Google up an applicable Lenovo coupon.

Re: iPad mini

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Post by bbbbbbbbb »

eropple wrote: post #323
taligent wrote: post #299

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Because the tablet iOS ecosystem is far, far, far better than Androids. There are plenty of great iPad specific apps.

I've heard this a lot, but I honestly can't think of anything I use on my iPad that isn't built-in. I say more or less the same thing about my Nexus 7, aside from stuff like game emulators which are verboten on iOS (and, truthfully, I don't use them that often). Care to share?

The main reason I bought an iPad was... the musical apps (and the fact you can read ebooks with the Kindle app). The iPad is a revolution in the musical scene.

Musical apps is something you won't get in the Android Eco-system basically because the OS itself sucks at it(although 4.1 seems to have improved a bit on that side).

With this in mind(musical apps), I will always favor the iPad (mini) over an Android tablet.

Re: iPad mini

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Post by jpxxx »

tharris0101 wrote: post #314
mark_l_watson wrote: post #241

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You triggered something: I have been wondering why Apple does not have iPads support multiple user accounts that are easy to switch between? With iCloud, it would seem reasonable for a family to have a min, a standard iPad, and perhaps a future "iPad whopper" (with perhaps a 14 inch screen). They could be left laying around the house and anyone could just pick up the appropriate device as-needed. I can answer my own…

I totally agree with you, and I don't see it changing. Apple has trapped itself into a corner with the Apple ID. Apple puts on regular seminars for local school districts every 6 months or so in my area about how to integrate iPads for K12, and it is just brutal. At least 60% of the answers from the Apple rep is usually "you can't use it like that". The hardships all come from the way that the Apple ID works. Apple w…

Agree so much. Apple ID hell is a Real World Problem and I suspect making real changes to how it all works would take some herculean efforts - daunting even for Apple.

Re: iPad mini

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Post by snogglethorpe »

sixothree wrote: post #243
netcan wrote: post #193

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My reaction was "I want a giant phone." I love reading with it and it's the perfect size to hold but it's an ironically poor size for typing. Too small to use with more than two fingers (like an ipad) and too big to type like a phone. Maybe the ipad mini's extra inch makes it a little more typing friendly (for people with smaller fingers).

For a phone I want the exact opposite. Give me an iPod Nano sized phone and I would be extremely happy.

Me too. The trend towards bloat-phones is very frustrating, because they seem to be replacing smaller phones rather than being offered as an alternative...

Re: iPad mini

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Post by bitcartel »

bane wrote: post #320
ryanwaggoner wrote: post #275

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Who is the leader exactly?

the entire Android ecosystem

It's a far more interesting ecosystem. There are Android phones which are waterproof, there are high-spec devices in Japan, there are phones which accept pressure-sensitive stylus input, and there's even an e-ink based phone in development.

Re: iPad mini

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Post by colmvp »

mdonahoe wrote: post #80
quux wrote: post #57

Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFAjfUT8wZI

Steve changes his kind so much he'd probably claim it was his idea! :) Like Bezos said recently, successful people change their mind, especially when confronted with great evidence like the Nexus 7. Judging by the photos of the prototype iPad, I wonder if they ever made a prototype this size before deciding on the original iPad specs. Anyway, I'm glad they didn't make it retina.

"Anyway, I'm glad they didn't make it retina."

Why? Seems like a step backwards. iPhone, MacBook Pro, iPad... Apple pushes the need for Retina and then produces a new product that doesn't have it?

Re: iPad mini

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Post by eropple »

bbbbbbbbb wrote: post #332
eropple wrote: post #323

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I've heard this a lot, but I honestly can't think of anything I use on my iPad that isn't built-in. I say more or less the same thing about my Nexus 7, aside from stuff like game emulators which are verboten on iOS (and, truthfully, I don't use them that often). Care to share?

The main reason I bought an iPad was... the musical apps (and the fact you can read ebooks with the Kindle app). The iPad is a revolution in the musical scene. Musical apps is something you won't get in the Android Eco-system basically because the OS itself sucks at it(although 4.1 seems to have improved a bit on that side). With this in mind(musical apps), I will always favor the iPad (mini) over an Android tablet.

That's interesting. I found them largely useless, Lemur and TouchOSC aside (Android has TouchOSC support, though I do keep the iPad around if I want to use Lemur--haven't for a while though), but it's cool to see that they're useful for somebody.

Re: iPad mini

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Post by royalsurfing »

colmvp wrote: post #336
mdonahoe wrote: post #80

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Steve changes his kind so much he'd probably claim it was his idea! :) Like Bezos said recently, successful people change their mind, especially when confronted with great evidence like the Nexus 7. Judging by the photos of the prototype iPad, I wonder if they ever made a prototype this size before deciding on the original iPad specs. Anyway, I'm glad they didn't make it retina.

"Anyway, I'm glad they didn't make it retina." Why? Seems like a step backwards. iPhone, MacBook Pro, iPad... Apple pushes the need for Retina and then produces a new product that doesn't have it?

Well, noen of the 1.gen iOS devices have had a retina screen

Re: iPad mini

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Post by mdonahoe »

colmvp wrote: post #336
mdonahoe wrote: post #80

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Steve changes his kind so much he'd probably claim it was his idea! :) Like Bezos said recently, successful people change their mind, especially when confronted with great evidence like the Nexus 7. Judging by the photos of the prototype iPad, I wonder if they ever made a prototype this size before deciding on the original iPad specs. Anyway, I'm glad they didn't make it retina.

"Anyway, I'm glad they didn't make it retina." Why? Seems like a step backwards. iPhone, MacBook Pro, iPad... Apple pushes the need for Retina and then produces a new product that doesn't have it?

Weight, battery life, resolution: with current tech you can choose two.

Since these devices are hand held, I prefer weight over screen res.

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