09-12-2012, 02:52 AM | #1 |
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Alleged leak of photo of iPad Mini
I haven't decided yet if I'm tempted enough to get one
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09-12-2012, 07:11 AM | #2 |
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I'm keeping an eye out, in case they take Amazon's dare and price it at US$249.
(I expect them to go for $349, which is more inline with their past pricing philosophy of pricing their "entry-level" high and relatively close to their mid-range product to up-sell buyers.) With the screen expected to be plain old iPad XGA resolution, the weight is going to have to be very low to interest me in it as a color ebook reader, but I'm keeping the option in mind. |
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09-12-2012, 07:31 AM | #3 |
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No brushed steel on black plastic? And what's with that open apple (a design element not used since the Apple II days) on the button? Is Apple going back to the old Frog design language?
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09-12-2012, 08:54 AM | #4 |
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09-12-2012, 09:53 AM | #5 |
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The pixelation makes me suspect photoshopping. It could be a 'concept' photo, but I'm (totally guessing) it's not a real product photo.
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09-12-2012, 11:41 AM | #6 |
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09-12-2012, 11:49 AM | #8 |
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That photo is of a physical mockup based on leaked specifications/rumors, not a 'leaked' photo.
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09-12-2012, 12:12 PM | #9 |
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I don't quite get the appeal of a smaller tablet. Maybe for reading books (though I prefer the 2 page ibooks view when I read on my ipad). But for what else would one prefer this over a regular ipad? I guess portability due to size? If so, I'll just stick with my phone.
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09-12-2012, 03:34 PM | #10 |
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I don't think it's real, even if it was I don't think I'd want one. The current ipad size is about as small as I'd want to go with a tablet (although thinner/lighter always valued). Although there's wiggle room if the aspect ratio moved more towards 16:9 than 4:3.
The only reason I like eInk devices to be midway between phone and tablet size is that the phone is a little too small for long reading sessions and the extra space of a tablet doesn't add anything for fiction, that's only useful for certain reference books or apps etc tl;dr iPad doesn't need to become smaller, just lighter imo. |
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Faaaaaake.
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09-12-2012, 05:41 PM | #12 |
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09-12-2012, 08:44 PM | #13 |
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Any guess on when it will be announced?
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09-12-2012, 09:11 PM | #14 |
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pricing will be interesting considering the pricing of the new gen ipod touch announced today
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09-13-2012, 07:38 AM | #15 |
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Oops I forgot that Apple doesn't "do" new iPads in the same cycle as new iPhones, so I guess we just have to wait a bit longer But yes $299 for the iPod Touch 32gb doesn't leave much room for competitive pricing of a 7" iPad, if such is ever released.
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