Will you buy an iPad Mini Retina? - Page 4

Namekuseijin · 02-13-2013, 10:57 AM

no, I have an e-ink device and a smartphone with large enough screen already, thank you

donovan1983 · 02-13-2013, 11:38 AM

I won't be getting one mainly because I've moved away from the iOS ecosystem. The combination of Google and Amazon ecosystems simply works better for me. My newly purchased Kindle Paperwhite covers my reading needs quite well and my other devices cover everything else.

SeaKing · 02-13-2013, 01:33 PM

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Where do you guys get these pics.

That last pic reminds me of when I woke up one morning back in the deployment and heavy drinking days, and found that something had followed me home.

tubemonkey · 02-13-2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaKing

Where do you guys get these pics.

Google Images is your friend

Apache · 02-13-2013, 05:13 PM

Apache

tubemonkey · 02-13-2013, 05:21 PM

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Apache

...a monkey traitor

xendula · 02-13-2013, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaKing

Where do you guys get these pics.

That last pic reminds me of when I woke up one morning back in the deployment and heavy drinking days, and found that something had followed me home.

What had followed you home? A monkey?!

WT Sharpe · 02-13-2013, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I know how you feel. My favorite handwriting app is WritePad for iPad, and it keeps me tied to iPad because the only other version I've seen, WritePad for Android, is a pale comparison. Same company; but the way the app works on non-Apple devices is rather pitiful. I bought it for my grandson's Fire and it disappointed me greatly.

Well, this is embarrassing. I just grabbed my grandson's Fire to see if the WritePad app had been updated to something more useful, and guess what? It didn't have the app. Evidently WritePad doesn't make an app for Kindle; or at least it isn't in the Kindle Store. What I bought for him was Smart Writing Tool - 7 Notes Premium. My apologies. It's the Smart Writing Tool - 7 Notes Premium app for the Kindle Fire that sucks, not WritePad. Still haven't tried that one on a Fire.

Katsunami · 02-13-2013, 08:50 PM

Is there a way to give a post negative Karma?

This is an unforgivable error!

(OK, 0 Karma then, because of the amount you got for funnyness

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BadBilly · 02-13-2013, 11:42 PM

A no vote. I'd rather eat a large bowl of my own excrement than buy an Apple product. Overpriced and limited.

tubemonkey · 02-14-2013, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by xendula

What had followed you home? A monkey?!

Canuck_in_Japan · 02-14-2013, 04:33 AM

A lot more "no"s than I expected. I'm generally of the same mind except I would love to get my hands on some of the games that are on iOS. I suspect that a lot of people on here aren't gamers and so don't feel that same pull.

WT Sharpe · 02-14-2013, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

Is there a way to give a post negative Karma?

This is an unforgivable error!

(OK, 0 Karma then, because of the amount you got for funnyness

)

xendula · 02-14-2013, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

A lot more "no"s than I expected. I'm generally of the same mind except I would love to get my hands on some of the games that are on iOS. I suspect that a lot of people on here aren't gamers and so don't feel that same pull.

No, some of us answered that we prefer larger sized iPads, or that we already have an iPad/iPad Mini. If the question had been: "Are you going to buy an iPad mini with retina display or the iPad 5?"/ or "... A new iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch in 2013?", there would have been more "yes".

As a side note, I never play any games on my idevices, but some of the iOS exclusive apps still keep me in their ecosystem.

fjtorres · 02-14-2013, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

A lot more "no"s than I expected. I'm generally of the same mind except I would love to get my hands on some of the games that are on iOS. I suspect that a lot of people on here aren't gamers and so don't feel that same pull.

Not *mobile* gamers, anyway.
I do my gaming on bigger screens.

Around here the primary driver for tablet buyers is going to be reading. And for reading the Mini falls short compared to other alternatives. I looked into it but, as atractive as the weight spec is, the rest of the package didn't add up.
Not for reading, anyway.

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Yes, no questions asked.	22	15.28%
Maybe, if the price and specs are right.	42	29.17%
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No, absolutely not.	73	50.69%
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02-13-2013, 10:57 AM	#46
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	no, I have an e-ink device and a smartphone with large enough screen already, thank you

02-13-2013, 11:38 AM	#47
donovan1983 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 475310 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I won't be getting one mainly because I've moved away from the iOS ecosystem. The combination of Google and Amazon ecosystems simply works better for me. My newly purchased Kindle Paperwhite covers my reading needs quite well and my other devices cover everything else.

02-13-2013, 05:13 PM	#50
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,306 Karma: 90981752 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Apache

02-13-2013, 08:50 PM	#54
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Is there a way to give a post negative Karma? This is an unforgivable error! (OK, 0 Karma then, because of the amount you got for funnyness )

02-13-2013, 11:42 PM	#55
BadBilly Nodding at stupid things Posts: 209 Karma: 4097046 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Sony T1, OnePlus 6, Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, iPad Mini 2, PC	A no vote. I'd rather eat a large bowl of my own excrement than buy an Apple product. Overpriced and limited.

02-14-2013, 04:33 AM	#57
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,476 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	A lot more "no"s than I expected. I'm generally of the same mind except I would love to get my hands on some of the games that are on iOS. I suspect that a lot of people on here aren't gamers and so don't feel that same pull.