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Originally Posted by jocampo
Me :-)
And difference is noticeable. Not only in terms of reading experience and how crisp and nice fonts can be, but in terms of speed.
The Retina is way faster! After most recent iOs update, the old Mini becomes even more slow. The new one also streams YouTube faster. My old mini had way more buffering than the new one and I have a 70 Mbps download connection, so it was my hardware, not my Internet.
The only positive thing, besides price of course, is that the old Mini is a bit lighter. But the higher contrast and better display on the new one I think compensates that.
I kind of wish the Kindle PW2 would be like the new Mini in terms of contrast and reading experience. But I am keeping my PW2 because it beats the Mini in terms of battery and out door experience.
Unless you are really tight on your budget, I would certainly recommend getting the new Retina Mini.
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I've seen the new mini and the screen is noticeably better, I don't doubt that it is faster too. However, the first gen mini is fast enough for me. Providing I have a stable internet connection, streaming is absolutely fine. It doesn't buffer and the quality is good. I've watched Netflix, YouTube, amazon instant video and movies from my cable provider, as well as streaming from the icloud. It doesn't buffer.