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Originally Posted by Gazella
@mgmueller do you have an iPad Mini Retina? I own an iPad 3 which I haven't used for almost a year now, because the battery life is bad and it takes too long to charge. So I'm tempted to get an iPad Retina. I love the size and the form factor. What's your opinion on the Mini?
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I've had all iPads up to iPad 3 plus iPad mini.
For now, I don't care much anymore about iPads.
I absolutely hate the looks of iOS 7, but you have to update to use some important apps.
It's a shame, I would have bought new iPads in an instance. But whenever I use my iPhone 4S, I can't get used to the ugliness of the OS. Kills all the fun for me...
And, additionally: I've loved iPad 1, that's where tablets really started. iPads are phantastic gadgets. But, to me, that's all it is. iPad or, for example, Nexus 7, are great "toys". But I don't use them productively. I can do this much better on my Surface Pros. I'm very interested in an 8" Windows 8 tablet. I'll definitely buy Surface Pro 3 (expected end of this year) and Surface Mini (should there ever be one).
I've read some reviews about Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo and Dell 8" Windows 8 tablets, but haven't found the right one yet.
BTW: Battery on my original iPad mini (none Retina) had been fine. I guess, maybe 8 hours or so, with WiFi on and intense usage. Even more (about 10+ hours) on my iPads 1 to 3. But of course I've used each iPad less than 1 year, so I haven't got any long term experience. But in general I'd say, Apple seems to have about the best batteries.