Re:Apple gives iPad mini the Retina treatment
by podperson on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @04:44PM
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The iPad Air is insanely light, which might change the equation. Based on weight, I might pick the Mini over the old full-sized iPad despite preferring a larger display. Now, all bets are off.
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Re:Apple gives iPad mini the Retina treatment
by corresation on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @04:53PM
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But the iPad Air is still 40% heavier than the Mini. When you're holding it in your finger, the larger length levers it to feel much heavier from an angular pressure perspective.
It is an amazing device in either form, it just seems like at most they should be the same price when the more compact variant is every bit as capable.
Re:Apple gives iPad mini the Retina treatment
by podperson on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @10:30PM
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If you think the 8" screen is big enough then sure. But I happen to like the larger display. Could Apple charge more for the iPad Mini based on some kind of "smallness premium"? Well, in general 7" tablets are selling for dirt cheap, so it wouldn't play well.