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As for the product itself, I like that too.
The only thing missing is a Retina display. I know pscates2.0 is unconvinced by Retina displays, but I love the way text looks on them. It’s just so crisp and clear, and fonts take on a new beauty. Almost as good as the printed page. The display will still be beautiful: it’s an IPS panel, it will have a good backlight like all Apple displays, it will be decently calibrated and profiled straight from the factory like all Apple displays, and iOS will make text and images look great as it always does. The low weight is brilliant. A 10-hour battery life, 7.9-inch IPS display, great materials, and 308 g? That’s impressive, make no mistake. I really want one, to be honest. I never could justify a full-size iPad, since how do you carry the darned thing? And it’s impossible to use with one hand. It was beautiful, certainly, but not practical for me. This is different, and I’m at grave risk of splurging on it. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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I may get one at some point. I took the measurements from Apple's site and cut it out of a piece of paper and that's a nice, comfortable size! Retina or not (I don't hate them, but I wouldn't say "no" to a purchase because it lacked it). They do look nice, but, then again, we went for thousands of years with non-Retina screens, so I'm just not ready to go the "Retina or bust" route. I don't mean to give the impression that I'm "anti-Retina" or anything, because I'm definitely not.
I just put it a bit further down my list of "must-haves" than others, that's all. I've talked to a few people today and I think this thing is going to be beyond huge... |
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I might end up with one of these, despite the missing Retina display. Apple will probably give it a Retina display fairly soon, so that should give me pause (I tend to keep my Apple products for years). But I want this stupid thing now! |
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I used to be undecided.....But now I'm not so sure. No trees were harmed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. |
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I imagine these components are relatively cheap nowadays. Without a doubt this thing is going to be a massive success. I can't wait until one with an A6 and retina screen. |
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My only concern about the mini is the non-retina screen. I find that I read an awful lot on my iPad and I don't have to zoom at all. On my iPad 1, I had to zoom quite a bit to get readable text. The smaller size + the lower PPI screen makes me pause. But only for a minute.... I'm thinking about selling my iPad 3, getting a mini and putting my iPad 1 back into use for times I need a larger screen (when I take notes in session, having a larger screen to write on is invaluable).
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For me, the non-retina screen is a deal breaker. I do an awful lot of reading on my iPad (must have about 80-90 novels in my library) and the idea of using the older resolution is just, well, going backwards.
I also don't agree with the idea that there is very little difference between the different screens. Load up a book in iBooks and the difference is very apparent to me. Non retina iBooks look like shit. When I'm asked to pay more for an e-book than a printed edition, I want the text quality to be absolutely perfect. I appreciate that Apple couldn't have a retina screen at that price point right now and for others who play games and surf the web and stuff, it won't be a problem anyway. This time next year, I'm sure the mini will also have the retina screen. |
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I'm not that impressed with the iPad mini. Unlike the iPad, the mini has competition. This is a no man's land price point. The only reason I would want a smaller iPad is for my kids, and I don't want to spend $330 for it.
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Don't get me wrong, I'd happily pay an extra $100 premium for it right now if it had a retina display. Sadly, I don't think we're there yet. If we were, the full-sized iPad(4) would be just as thin as today's mini. So it goes. |
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Apple may sell a ton of them over the holidays, but as others have mentioned, the pricing seems off and somewhat transparently aimed at maintaining margins (especially in light of using an A5 chip instead of an A5X or A6 and a non-Retina display). The white model is gorgeous, though. |
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Right, but you (and I) already have iPads. We're not the target market here.
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This will happen when the new iPad has a super-duper retina screen and an A7. They're going to keep the iPad mini a step behind, otherwise, it will have lower profit margin and cannibalize iPad sales, which would be bad.
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Or they keep the 16/32GB minis without retinas at $329/$429, then move to retina displays starting with 16GB $429. Just like the iPad2 still being around.
I can't see them ever going above 2048x1536. There's no reason to (at these sizes). So it goes. |
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What sort of resolution would it need to achieve the right sharpness for Retina users? I'm guessing about 1440x1080, give or take? But does that create issues with the way iOS apps get scaled?
I sort of like the iPad mini, but my wide is a fan of the large screen Retina, so that'll be the one to get for us. ......................................... |
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I doubt the minis get retina next year. Retina is expensive, both from a money perspective and an engineering perspective. The A5 cant drive 2048x1536, nor can a battery that size and weight deliver 10 hours, with a retina display. Logic, logic, logic. Logic is the beginning of wisdom, Valeris, not the end. |
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Same screen used in the iPhones 4-5 (326 ppi = 2048x1536). It's not the display that's the hold-up, it's the guts needed to run it.
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Pre-orders are open. I ordered a 32 gig LTE model. I'm not sure if I want it but I figured I've got a little while to decide. I feel like I should have one because I need to see how my app will run on it (seriously) but I'm not sure where it'll fit into my life, so to speak.
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The PPI thing is super weird for me. They took care to maintain the same PPI on the iPhone 5 for drawing purposes, etc (I would assume). They broke the PPI with the new iPad compared to the old one, so tap targets are not the same size, etc. I don't think it's a huge deal, it is just... interesting I guess.
I don't get why they didn't take the rPPI/2 * 7.8 inches and use whatever resolution that is. That way, when they do go retina, it still won't be as high res the big bad boy. ...and calling/e-mailing/texting ex-girlfriends on the off-chance they'll invite you over for some "old time's sake" no-strings couch gymnastics... |
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I really like the new iPad Mini, and the iPad 4 for that matter, but it doesn't seem that big of an improvement over the iPad 2 to consider an upgrade. I love my iPad 2. Behind my iPhone, it's probably the 2nd best/favorite piece of technology I've purchased but it just seems like one of those products that's so perfect to begin with it's hard to improve on. The retina screen, RAM, and processor aren't really that big of a deal to me and I have a 3G model but basically never have used the cellular data.
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Apple had its hands tied here due to the limitations of iOS. It's actually amazing that this technical limitation of iOS has dictated so much for Apple. I don't think we would have even seen retina displays yet if iOS was resolution independent. |
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I have my iPad 2 sitting on my desk next to me. That is it's usual position. I resisted getting an iPad 3, I saw no advantage to it. Now the mini is really beckoning to me. I don't know why. But I hear its call.
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The Mini looks to be a great addition to Apple's line-up and I can see it being attractive if it is not your 'everything' device, but it would not be the right size for my needs. When there's an eel in the lake that's as long as a snake that's a moray. |
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I think the challenge Apple faces is that they're locked into only two possible resolutions. In order to maintain compatibility with all their apps, it's either retina or half of retina, which is what we have in the iPad mini. Of these have benefits to users and developers alike.
But unlike Android tablets, there is no middle ground or wiggle room. They can go willy nilly without a regard for standard ratios and resolutions. A retina display on an iPad mini would be awesome. I'm looking at my iPhone 4s and if they can have a retina display using the A5 chip, shouldn't they be able to put it in the iPad mini? Although there's a quite a bit more pixels to drive. |
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I agree, but for me a retina screen is much more desirable than the newest chip. I hate reading on my girlfriend's iPad 2 because the fonts are so jagged compared to my iPad 3. As long as the mini gets a higher PPI at some point, i'll be on board.
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It's already higher than on the iPad 2. It's probably worth checking out once your local stores get demo units.
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Join Date: May 2005
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Yes but it's significantly closer to iPad 2 PPI than iPad 3 PPI, which means fonts will look much more like iPad 2 than iPad 3. I will definitely take a look though.
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The presale shipping estimates do raise the question of what's going on with supply. Is the white iPad vastly more popular? Did Apple produce drastically less white? Is Apple just focusing on delivering more black models at first?
Strange that the black is still no shipping delay and the white switched to 2 weeks within 17 minutes of going on presale. |
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