Mini Amazes No One - Page 2

MV64 · 11-03-2012, 02:14 PM

The iPad mini specs are god-awful. I was really surprised they would put out garbage like that. And for way more money than its competitors who all house better hardware.

JD Gumby · 11-03-2012, 04:07 PM

With those specs, for the wi-fi version, I'd personally go no more than $250 for the 16 GB version - but only if I were already invested in the iOS ecosystem. At $329, however, there isn't a chance in Hell that I'd ever go near one. I'll stick with a Nexus 7 (assuming they ever go down to $209 for 16GB at any of the stores 'round here so that I don't have to order online - the asking price seems to be $239 at the shops - otherwise I'll probably end up with a Kobo Arc :/)

NickyWithNook · 11-03-2012, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JD Gumby

With those specs, for the wi-fi version, I'd personally go no more than $250 for the 16 GB version - but only if I were already invested in the iOS ecosystem. At $329, however, there isn't a chance in Hell that I'd ever go near one. I'll stick with a Nexus 7 (assuming they ever go down to $209 for 16GB at any of the stores 'round here so that I don't have to order online - the asking price seems to be $239 at the shops - otherwise I'll probably end up with a Kobo Arc :/)

Yeah, I love iOS, but I have no interest in a mini at $329. At $250, I'd get one, but that's the highest I could forsee spending on it.

SeaKing · 11-07-2012, 04:37 AM

Well I have to differ with the title of this thread.

Apple has amazed me. It has outdone itself with audacity and greed trying to suck more money out of its customers for a sub-par product. Usually it does that with products that are pretty good though overpriced. This tablet is not any good and is still overpriced.

Plumb amazing!

RainingLemur · 11-07-2012, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by afv011

...that is fantastic.

ProfCrash · 11-07-2012, 12:59 PM

And they still sold out of the silly things.

I love my iPad and was willing to take a look at the Mini for my parents. They are far too expensive and the specs seem to be awful. Why bother?

But they sold millions of the WiFi only ones on day one so there is a market for them.

afv011 · 11-07-2012, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

They are far too expensive and the specs seem to be awful. Why bother?

Indeed. The screen is a let down, and the internals are 18 months old (when you think that the ipad3 was made obsolete after only 7 months, this gives you an idea what 18 months signifies in this industry). The price is not justified, the cost is $188 and it's been sold at 42% margin (and significantly larger for the 32GB and 64GB models).

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11-03-2012, 02:14 PM	#16
MV64 Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	The iPad mini specs are god-awful. I was really surprised they would put out garbage like that. And for way more money than its competitors who all house better hardware.

11-03-2012, 04:07 PM	#17
JD Gumby Cynical Old Curmudgeon Posts: 1,085 Karma: 8495696 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Kobo Arc, HTC Desire C	With those specs, for the wi-fi version, I'd personally go no more than $250 for the 16 GB version - but only if I were already invested in the iOS ecosystem. At $329, however, there isn't a chance in Hell that I'd ever go near one. I'll stick with a Nexus 7 (assuming they ever go down to $209 for 16GB at any of the stores 'round here so that I don't have to order online - the asking price seems to be $239 at the shops - otherwise I'll probably end up with a Kobo Arc :/)

11-07-2012, 04:37 AM	#19
SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	Well I have to differ with the title of this thread. Apple has amazed me. It has outdone itself with audacity and greed trying to suck more money out of its customers for a sub-par product. Usually it does that with products that are pretty good though overpriced. This tablet is not any good and is still overpriced. Plumb amazing!

11-07-2012, 12:59 PM	#21
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	And they still sold out of the silly things. I love my iPad and was willing to take a look at the Mini for my parents. They are far too expensive and the specs seem to be awful. Why bother? But they sold millions of the WiFi only ones on day one so there is a market for them.

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