Are You Disappointed With The iPad Mini [Let's Talk]

Buster

There always seems to be an echo of people on the Internet that are let down after an Apple event. Maybe it's our own fault because we hyped the products up too much in our minds before actually seeing them. Or maybe Apple's under-delivered a little bit on the iPad Mini.

I plan to buy an iPad Mini on November 2nd (mostly because I just sold my iPad 3 last night), but part of me wishes the iPad Mini was just a little bit better. I wish it either had a better processor, a better display, or a better price. If Apple had improved just one of those three things a little bit then I'd be warp-drive enthusisatic about it. But after the unveil, the iPad Mini doesn't look more compelling than a Kindle Fire or Nexus 7, other than it runs iOS 6.

What do you think about the iPad Mini? Are you excited? Disappointed? Or is everything just as you thought it would be?

nefan65

It has its place. I wouldn't replace my current iPad 3 with it, but if I didn't have a tablet, I'd definitely consider one...yes.

magicturdd

For over $300.... No thanks. Can't believe people will pay over $300 for a slightly smaller iPad.

matrix3D

I'm more disappointed with the fact that there's a new iPad just six months after the last one was released.

djrobsd

If I didn't have an iPad I'd buy it for sure. The size is exactly the form factor you need to read books and still enjoy all the hundred thousand plus iOS apps. To me it's the sweet spot between the Google Nexus and the iPad 2, 3 or 4. Personally though, it would have been much more attractive at $250.. And I'm really pissed that my 6 month old new Ipad3 is now obsolete.

jomurgel

I feel like it's unnecessarily competing with other tablets. Apple already has the corner of the tablet market. I get the $300+ price tag considering the tech and the way they're made, so that's not surprising, and something I would pay for but the OS and the device doesn't do everything I would want it to.

My preference: I like the idea of something bigger than an iPhone but smaller than an iPad... what I really want is an iPad Mini that can make phone calls. Or and iPhone with a 7" screen... aka the future as the 1980's told me I should expect.

kitkat_71

I was putting off getting the kindle fire HD hoping that the mini would have a better price (hoping for $250). Since I already have an iPad 2 looks like the fire would better suit my purpose (being an amazon prime member currently).

spych102

If they brought this out a year ago I would have bought it straight away. But now there's Samsung Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire which both make this look a bit like a 'me too' product so I'm going to wait.

scottasavage

I'm a little disappointed in Apple's pricing decision for the iPad Mini. The rest of the 7" tablet market is dominated by price tags between $199 and $249.

I think that $329 is a little too high to be fully competitive in that price range, despite the fact that the iPad Mini is, as was demonstrated during the presentation, better than the best 7" Android tablet on the market (The Nexus 7) in many ways.

Yes, it's feature-rich. Yes, it has substantially more screen space and pixel density than the Nexus 7. Yes, it has access to the largest (and safest) app store in the world. But... $329... too high.

They couldn't start it below $299, because the new iPod Touch starts at $299. It would be very strange to price a 7.9" tablet BELOW the cost of a device in a different size class that offers the same software features. So they made it as cheap as possible given the pricing structure that Apple follows.

Still... I'm a little disappointed. Not at the device - it's a wonderful device. No, I'm disappointed in the price. I would absolutely be getting one if the price was $249.

For now... I'll stick with my 3rd Gen iPad and iPhone 5.

4betthreat

I like it

wilmasue

I think it's a good product the problem is the price point if they couldn't bring it in for under $300 they shouldn't have done it

bri

Isn't it just a small ipad2? There's not a lot of zing in there. I don't know why they didn't scale down the ipad4 with all the new toys in it and took less net profit. It's a disappointing step backwards for me and aimed more at the itouch / kid / soccer mum market.

MC Pearl

I am extremely disappointed in Apple particularly for it's price choice. the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 tablets are priced lower than this new iPad. I am also disappointed in the decision not to include a Retina Display or a display of semi-equal quality. Not a product i would buy in a heartbeat.

TonySqrd

mini, maxi, light, heavy, wherever.. if they do not fix the issues with iOS6 (and I am not talking about the maps only), I am not considering anything! That is my 2 cents!

brpepper

Sold my ipad 2 and also Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7". This keeps me in the ios ecosystem.

ewern

VS the Nexus and Fire, the mini IPad has 50% more screen size and rear-facing HD camera. Is it worth extra money? They'd do better if priced at $259. Apple will still make extra money off overpriced smartcovers and connections. Wish it would have better speakers like the Fire, but because of iOS will buy one.

ewern

Wonder if Apple will continue selling iPad 2? It's only $70 more than the mini.

ewern

For those "pissed" that iPad 3 is obsolete, Apple is doing what it has to in order to keep up with competing cpu technology. It's what we have to live with no matter what we buy.

Cgs101

Why no retina display??
Plus, yes, I'd be really upset if I had bought the "3" a few months ago...
It also looks like they're dropping the numbers from the iPad name...

quangvtruong

@Cgs101 they dropped the number from the iPad name 6 months ago

Cgs101

@Quang Truong so you knew when they brought out the "new" iPad that they would forever drop the numbers?