Thread: $329 for ipad mini
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Old 10-25-2012, 12:05 PM   #189
fjtorres
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Originally Posted by PatNY View Post
As for functions/features that are superior on one platform, it should be mentioned that third-party reading apps are much much better on android than on iOS. So a serious reader might be better off going with android for that very reason alone.
--Pat
Exactly correct.
And this is a *reading* dominated forum.
Given the constraints on application behavior that Apple imposes it should surprise nobody that a reading-oriented forum should prefer reading value-add functions available in non-iOS environments. Like in-app ebook buying. Or raw pixel density in support of color magazines and comics.

In this venue, the consensus leans against the Mini because it really has nothing meaningful to justify the price to readers looking for a premium reading experience. Add in the hardware-focused crowd and the verdict is going to tilt even more.

Now, conversely, for people who value iOS very highly, the Mini has to contend with this:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC...3rd-generation

With the deprecated iPad3 running $379 iPad mini buyers are going to be either very price constrained (which is not a normal Apple buyer profile) or so interested in the mini size to be willing to give up the improvement in the iPad3. How many those are we'll know soon enough.
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