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Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by throwaway48476 »

jsheard wrote: post #197
lucb1e wrote: post #179

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What performance boost? As in, same software running for comparison on the hardware of interest, one soldered and the other not. I never heard that soldering your SSD on makes it faster...

It doesn't, Apples SSD performance is fine but unremarkable. Their current machines will do around ~6GB/sec read and ~5GB/sec write, which isn't even at the limit of socketed PCIe4 NVMe drives, nevermind the bleeding edge PCIe5 drives which can do up to ~14GB/sec read and ~12GB/sec write (albeit with excessive heat and power consumption for a laptop). Soldering the RAM has legitimate performance benefits, but solderi…

It's crazy that some people think it's apple so it must be special and better not realizing NVMe is a industry standard.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by troupo »

notatoad wrote: post #229
hankman86 wrote: post #225

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So that they can release a successor model with thinner bezels. In reality this may be to (1) to keep costs down and (2) to distance the iPad mini from the more premium iPhone Pro Max. All in all, this device leaves me wondering who this is for? iPads are mostly used for media consumption, no matter how Apple wants to position them. Not sure why this necessitates AI hardware, but perhaps people really start using iPa…

>Not sure why this necessitates AI hardware New Siri and iOS notification summaries seem like it should be enough of a reason for apple to want to ship an iPad with ai hardware.

> for apple to want to ship an iPad with ai hardware.

You mean the dedicated neural chip they've been gushing over for half a decade saying how it's an amazing dedicated chip for exactly this kind of work?

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by happymellon »

onion2k wrote: post #339
dankwizard wrote: post #246

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How small are your hands?

Consider the possibility that the person here is not an adult Western man.

On top of that, just consider that there may be someone with a different body shape.

There is a really weird vibe that some folks put out trying to body shame over the internet.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by skybrian »

simjnd wrote: post #340
metadat wrote: post #182

Why is the bezel so thick? A 1-2cm bezel around the entire "mini" device seems a bit odd, given that the iPad Mini is a relatively tiny device and phones these days come with a 1-2mm bezel (10x less useless border). Is it a cost saving measure / sneaky margin increaser, or what might be the motivation? Edit: Touch interference is a good idea. Still, from the picture, it looks like the bezel could be half as thick and…

The iPad mini is a second-class product in Apple's lineup. It rarely gets updated, and if you use one you will see how poorly UI is scaled. I was really hyped up and really wanted one, but after using one I gave up on the idea. The 60 Hz LCD screen is also among the worst screen of all the products Apple currently sells.

Wow, so negative! I use mine heavily, including right now. Mostly with Chrome and Google apps, though, along with Kindle. Also, Genshin Impact to play games with the kid.

Best tablet I’ve owned. Genshin Impact uses a huge amount of space, though.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by loopdoend »

lucb1e wrote: post #179
loopdoend wrote: post #132

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I will accept the trade off for the performance boost tbh.

What performance boost? As in, same software running for comparison on the hardware of interest, one soldered and the other not. I never heard that soldering your SSD on makes it faster...

Sorry I was referring to the boost you get from having ram integrated into the chip vis-à-vis apple’s M-line of processors.

Having replaceable ram is not really a marketable feature these days.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by sph »

happymellon wrote: post #354
onion2k wrote: post #339

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Consider the possibility that the person here is not an adult Western man.

On top of that, just consider that there may be someone with a different body shape. There is a really weird vibe that some folks put out trying to body shame over the internet.

"The phone is fine, it's your genetics that are the problem here"

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by sph »

lukev wrote: post #311
theshackleford wrote: post #303

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> There is absolutely no way I'd buy a phone as gigantic as a Max. It's not gigantic for everyone to be fair. I'm 6′1″ with largish hands I suppose and the Max is a single hand device for me. Small devices look comical in my hands. I was one of those very well served by Apple starting to make larger devices, and it's when I shifted over from Android full time to iOS devices. (I was very fond of the early generation G…

I dunno, I'm 6'2" with corresponding hand size and I'm in the "won't go larger than a 13 mini" camp. I think preference probably plays a bigger role than size. I see a lot of tiny people manhandling pros and maxes too.

There are dozens of us big humans whose ideal form factor is the 12/13 mini. Dozens!

Why do I need to carry around a huge screen to text, make phone calls and take pictures?

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by Temporary_31337 »

skybrian wrote: post #355
simjnd wrote: post #340

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The iPad mini is a second-class product in Apple's lineup. It rarely gets updated, and if you use one you will see how poorly UI is scaled. I was really hyped up and really wanted one, but after using one I gave up on the idea. The 60 Hz LCD screen is also among the worst screen of all the products Apple currently sells.

Wow, so negative! I use mine heavily, including right now. Mostly with Chrome and Google apps, though, along with Kindle. Also, Genshin Impact to play games with the kid. Best tablet I’ve owned. Genshin Impact uses a huge amount of space, though.

Why don’t you want to use a bigger iPad? I play, read graphic novels and watch videos on the larger iPad as more screen estate is better.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by seanvelasco »

i would've considered this if it had slimmer bezels or a 120 Hz display.

the current iPad Mini is laggy compared to other iPads, and i'm not sure why. an iPhone with the same processor is not laggy at all. it becomes obvious when scrolling or opening and closing apps.

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