The Ipad Mini Thread.

[Kriminal]

However, that being said, at a price of around $329 it is going to be a tough sell for the budget conscious buyer...especially when Google lowered the boom on its own Nexus 7 with 16Gb at $199.....

But there are basically no music making apps for Android, the only decent one is Caustic 2

Just saw a clip of Orbital live, I think Paul Hartnoll uses 5 or so iPads on stage as interfaces, a smaller iPad thus means less for him to carry

I dunno anybody using Android tablets like that?

I doubt many ppl use tablets for music, prob 99% use them for surfing, movies etc.

[T-CM11]

I doubt many ppl use tablets for music, prob 99% use them for surfing, movies etc.

If 99 percent of the human flock would use synths for word processing, why would we care?

[T-CM11]

Just saw a clip of Orbital live, I think Paul Hartnoll uses 5 or so iPads on stage as interfaces, a smaller iPad thus means less for him to carry

How many iPads would it take to have the weight of one "average" hardware synth, or workstation

- this sounds like a lightbulb joke

[polaris20]

Right, the decline of Apple because they're filling a hole in their product line.

thats not the case. Its the case that they realised everyone is buying small tablets and they want to cash in on it, but as usual the apple product is already behind in spec and way over priced.

This is really no different at all to the iPod Mini (and subsequent Nanos). Apple introduces regular product, Apple introduces smaller, cheaper product 1-2 years later.

Yet this time apparently it's "Apple catching up". Everyone said the iPod Mini was expensive compared to everything else as well. It was. They sold millions anyway.

And not necessarily directed at you, but I'm quite tired of the "iPad Mini is too expensive" argument already.

It's not overpriced. It's priced where it should be, give or take 10%. Just because Amazon and Google choose to sell their stuff at cost or a slight loss, with the hopes of making it up in services, doesn't make the Mini "overpriced".

It's a different business model. You either want to get into or stay with the Apple ecosystem because you like the hardware/apps, or you don't.

I want a 7" tablet to keep on the nightstand for reading or Netflix. I could easily get by with the Fire or Nexus, and nearly bought one. But I'm of the opinion that the $80 I'd save buying the Nexus would be quickly lost by having to re-purchase apps I've already gotten on the regular iPad.

On the flipside, when someone who's got an Android phone asks me about the iPad or iPad Mini, I generally tell them that unless they're actually unhappy with Android, it makes sense to go with the Nexus, because many if not most apps will work on both.

It's really not a case of one ecosystem being a lot better than the other, it's just what one prefers and what they've bought into.

[Dewaine]

As a Kindle Fire owner (2nd ten) and an iPad 2 owner, I can tell you the iPad mini is no way over priced. The Fire does not have bluetooth, any camera (much less two), an extremely lame web browser (and with 2nd gen Fire you cannot use any other browser other than the one it comes with,,,, as opposed to iPad where you have many choices), no utube support or flash for that matter..... Had to pay $5 for an app so I could read epubs, You have to pay an extra $15 just to get rid of some of the ads that are on the home screen and nags all over.... no charger, just a usb cable, no headphones, slow performance compared to my iPad 2 .... I could go on and on.....

The only real positive I have for my Fire is that it locks on a WIFI signal like nothing I've ever seen.....

As I said earlier in this thread, I regret not waiting for the iPad mini....

[Kriminal]

Right, the decline of Apple because they're filling a hole in their product line.

thats not the case. Its the case that they realised everyone is buying small tablets and they want to cash in on it, but as usual the apple product is already behind in spec and way over priced.

This is really no different at all to the iPod Mini (and subsequent Nanos). Apple introduces regular product, Apple introduces smaller, cheaper product 1-2 years later.

Im not talking about the ipod.

[Kriminal]

[zvon]

Very funny video!

[rope]

Someone needs to fire a couple people from idea department at apple. Or start spiking their coffee with diazepam or lock them out of the office for about a year. Im an apple fanboy and i cant even keep up.

[polaris20]

Right, the decline of Apple because they're filling a hole in their product line.

thats not the case. Its the case that they realised everyone is buying small tablets and they want to cash in on it, but as usual the apple product is already behind in spec and way over priced.

This is really no different at all to the iPod Mini (and subsequent Nanos). Apple introduces regular product, Apple introduces smaller, cheaper product 1-2 years later.

Im not talking about the ipod.

I don't care what you're talking about, I'm saying what happened with the iPod mini, and it'll happen again with the iPad mini.

[polaris20]

As a Kindle Fire owner (2nd ten) and an iPad 2 owner, I can tell you the iPad mini is no way over priced. The Fire does not have bluetooth, any camera (much less two), an extremely lame web browser (and with 2nd gen Fire you cannot use any other browser other than the one it comes with,,,, as opposed to iPad where you have many choices), no utube support or flash for that matter..... Had to pay $5 for an app so I could read epubs, You have to pay an extra $15 just to get rid of some of the ads that are on the home screen and nags all over.... no charger, just a usb cable, no headphones, slow performance compared to my iPad 2 .... I could go on and on.....

The only real positive I have for my Fire is that it locks on a WIFI signal like nothing I've ever seen.....

As I said earlier in this thread, I regret not waiting for the iPad mini....

But wait!! It's cheaper!! You're saving money!! Doesn't that matter to you???!!??

[siriusbliss]

Right, the decline of Apple because they're filling a hole in their product line.

thats not the case. Its the case that they realised everyone is buying small tablets and they want to cash in on it, but as usual the apple product is already behind in spec and way over priced.

Did you buy everything Steve said at face value, or didn't you see the spin?

never bought anything he's said, or made.

Steve jobs said he didn't think a 7" tablet would be successful, that's why the iPad min is 7.9" and the screen fills out to the edges Of the device that's why there is no wasted space around the screen.

It's a matter of ergonomics and whether or not its a tablet, or just feels like a large phone.

G

[Kriminal]

I don't care what you're talking about, I'm saying what happened with the iPod mini

not relevant

[Kriminal]

Right, the decline of Apple because they're filling a hole in their product line.

thats not the case. Its the case that they realised everyone is buying small tablets and they want to cash in on it, but as usual the apple product is already behind in spec and way over priced.

Did you buy everything Steve said at face value, or didn't you see the spin?

never bought anything he's said, or made.

Steve jobs said he didn't think a 7" tablet would be successful, that's why the iPad min is 7.9" and the screen fills out to the edges Of the device that's why there is no wasted space around the screen.

It's a matter of ergonomics and whether or not its a tablet, or just feels like a large phone.

G

wow.... 0.9 of an inch....makes all the difference

[siriusbliss]

Right, the decline of Apple because they're filling a hole in their product line.

thats not the case. Its the case that they realised everyone is buying small tablets and they want to cash in on it, but as usual the apple product is already behind in spec and way over priced.

Did you buy everything Steve said at face value, or didn't you see the spin?

never bought anything he's said, or made.

Steve jobs said he didn't think a 7" tablet would be successful, that's why the iPad min is 7.9" and the screen fills out to the edges Of the device that's why there is no wasted space around the screen.

It's a matter of ergonomics and whether or not its a tablet, or just feels like a large phone.

G

wow.... 0.9 of an inch....makes all the difference

It does when you're designing apps for HD rather than stretching low-res app GUI.
My app-developer friends love having the extra space.

G