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Thinking This iPad Mini Thing Even Througher

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Re: Thinking This iPad Mini Thing Even Througher

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This was a very good piece from gruber and I say that as someone who has consistently hated his snarkiness and apple fanboyism in the past. He makes deep analyses of the ipad mini here and dare I say, sets himself apart as a key asset in the Apple tech press. There should be someone as capable of doing in-depth analyses in other tech fields too. I was thinking specifically about android device news. The folks at andr…

Anand Lal Shimpi of http://www.anandtech.com is of that calibre and far less partisan - particularly if you're looking to buy components like motherboards or an SSD.

Oh yes anandtech is the best review site out there. But I specifically meant analysis of various factors and breaking down rumors, long-term trends, stuff like that.

Re: Thinking This iPad Mini Thing Even Througher

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I'm not sure what's gotten into Gruber lately, but not only is this entire essay basically attitude free, he's also got a lot of content, and, dare I say, math/geometry in this piece? He gives credit to Digitimes of all orgs for the original (March!) prediction of a thin-bezel ipad - and goes out on a bunch of limbs predicting what the new iPad Mini might look like. In particular, his weight prediction, of 265 grams,…

If you're just reading text-based books, why not go with a Kindle? They're cheap and much better suited to the task. Graphics-heavy stuff beyond the scope of the Kindle is usually larger format anyway, and even the 10" iPad feels a bit small for that.

I don't know if this is rare or not, but e-ink hurts my eyes with every page turn (when the page gets erased and re-displayed). On the other hand, I find reading on the iPad a pleasure, and the mini's dimensions seem to be a great fit.
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