Apple iPad mini

[roninblade]

IPad mini is made from considered obsolete IPad parts.Non-retina screen and last generation A5x processor. Obviously the Apple faithfuls will gobble this regardless. Then in eight months they'll release a "new" one...

a "new, better, revolutionary" one.
FTFY

I'll get rid of my current iPad and get the next mini only if the specs are worth it. this first release is just meh.

[Monseratto]

Next best thing apparently isn't enough...not enough faithfuls getting suckered.

Apple rolls out iPad mini in Asia to shorter lines
Thuy Ong, Reuters · Saturday, November 3, 2012 · 8:42 am

SYDNEY — Apple fans lined up in several Asian cities to get their hands on the iPad mini on Friday, but the device, priced above rival gadgets from Google and Amazon.com, attracted smaller crowds than at the company’s previous global rollouts.

Apple Inc’s global gadget rollouts are typically high-energy affairs drawing droves of buyers who stand in line for hours. But a proliferation of comparable rival devices may have sapped some interest.

About 50 people waited for the Apple store in Sydney, Australia, to open, where in the past the line had stretched for several blocks when the company debuted new iPhones.

At the head of Friday’s line was Patrick Li, who had been waiting since 4:30 am and was keen to get his hands on the 7.9-inch slate.

“It’s light, easy to handle, and I’ll use it to read books. It’s better than the original iPad,” Li said.

There were queues of 100 or more outside Apple stores in Tokyo and Seoul when the device went on sale, but when the company’s flagship Hong Kong store opened staff appeared to outnumber those waiting in line.

At $329 for a Wi-Fi only model, the iPad mini is a little costlier than predicted but some analysts see that as Apple’s attempt to retain premium positioning.

Some investors fear the gadget will lure buyers away from Apple’s $499 flagship 9.7-inch iPad, while proving ineffective in combating the threat of Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire and Google’s Nexus 7, both of which are sold at or near cost.

Also on Friday, Apple rolled out its fourth-generation iPad, with the same 9.7-inch display as the previous version but with a faster A6X processor and better Wi-Fi. Both devices were going on sale in more than 30 countries.

Apple will likely sell between 1 million and 1.5 million iPad minis in the first weekend, far short of the 3 million third-generation iPads sold last March in their first weekend, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.

“The reason we expect fewer iPad minis compared to the 3rd Gen is because of the lack of the wireless option and newness of the smaller form factor for consumers,” Munster said in a note to clients. “We believe that over time that will change.”

Reviewers have applauded Apple for squeezing most of the iPad’s features into a smaller package that can be comfortably manipulated with one hand.

James Vohradsky, a 20 year-old student who previously queued for 17 hours at the Sydney store to buy the iPhone 5, only stood in line for an hour and a half this time.

“I had an iPad 1 before, I kind of miss it because I sold it about a year ago. It’s just more practical to have the mini because I found it a bit too big. The image is really good and it’s got the fast A5 chip too,” Vohradsky said.

The iPad was launched in 2010 by late Apple boss Steve Jobs and since then it has taken a big chunk out of PC sales, upending the industry and reinventing mobile computing with its apps-based ecosystem.

A smaller tablet is the first device to be added to Apple’s compact portfolio under Cook, who took over from Jobs just before his death a year ago. Analysts credit Google and Amazon for influencing the decision.

Some investors worry that Apple might have lost its chief visionary with Jobs, and that new management might not be able to stay ahead of the pack as rivals innovate and encroach on its market share.

[Retz]

IPad mini is made from considered obsolete IPad parts.Non-retina screen and last generation A5x processor. Obviously the Apple faithfuls will gobble this regardless. Then in eight months they'll release a "new" one...

Slowly na nag coconvert ang kulto este mga apple faithfuls.

[frenchtower]

3 million iPads sold since Nov. 2 launch.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8M54WL20121105

[Monseratto]

3 million iPads sold since Nov. 2 launch.
UPDATE 3-Apple sells 3 million iPads over first weekend | Reuters

Yung sale figures included the IPad 4. Apple did not release how many of these are IPad minis...

[Retz]

Do you always bring your iPad with you? okay lang pag sa babae may handbag silang dala kasyang kasya. Pero pag guys usually walang bag at sa pocket lang nilalagay ang mobile device.

[Chikselog]

Some investors worry that Apple might have lost its chief visionary with Jobs, and that new management might not be able to stay ahead of the pack as rivals innovate and encroach on its market share.

S3 or Note 2 ang pipiliin ko over iPhone 5.

[Retz]

iPhoneman is selling iPad Mini for 19K ung 16G. FYI.

[shadow]

iPhoneman is selling iPad Mini for 19K ung 16G. FYI.

Saan yan? Waiting for the wifi+cellular model


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[Retz]

Saan yan? Waiting for the wifi+cellular model


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Ito ung ad nila sa sulit:

http://www.**************/index.php/...Position,1-3,3

[boybi]

Do you always bring your iPad with you? okay lang pag sa babae may handbag silang dala kasyang kasya. Pero pag guys usually walang bag at sa pocket lang nilalagay ang mobile device.

I always bring my iPad. Naka bag din naman ako lagi. Kaya I'm interested with the mini because of the lighter weight. But I have to try it first if its performance will be at par with my iPad 3.

[Monseratto]

Sa FB retailer... Di pa available yung w/ 4G...

Apple iPad Mini (Wi-Fi Only)
16GB - 18,900
32GB - 23,100
64GB - 28,200

[Retz]

Problema talaga sa iPad mini hindi pa retina display.

[peejay_07]

Second generation iPad Mini already on the way: report

Second generation iPad Mini already on the way: report - Yahoo! News Philippines

A new iPad Mini, expected to have Retina display, could be on sale next autumn.
It's the gamble that all early adopters take, that the product they've just paid a premium for could just as likely become defunct as go on to be the ‘next big thing' and is a situation most iPad 3 owners found themselves in when Apple launched a fourth generation model only 221 days later. It was a decision that caused much upset and many demands for refunds.

Now, if Chinese news site DoNews is to be believed -- and the site has a record of getting scoops through Apple's supply chain partners -- Apple could be about to pull the same stunt again, this time with the iPad Mini.

The 7.9-inch tablet has won praise and plaudits since its launch, despite some journalists' reservations about its standard-definition display, and has helped Apple to record tablet sales (3 million tablets sold in a single weekend).

But according to display manufacturer AU Optronics (AUO), the iPad Mini is already due a refresh and it claims it has been approached by Apple to develop a 497ppi screen for the next iPad Mini that would give it a 2048x1536 high-definition resolution, comparable with the Retina displays found on the fourth generation iPad, iPhone 5 and MacBook Pro notebooks and four times greater than the 264ppi display found in the current iPad Mini.

AUO is a world leader in ultra thin, ultra high definition displays and was the first company to build an HD smartphone touchscreen with a 1mm-thick border (smartphone screen borders are usually 3mm), enabling handset manufacturers to reduce the size of their phones while preserving screen size. Therefore, it would be the perfect choice for bringing high definition to Apple's 7.9-inch tablet.

Ayan na. Hehe

[roninblade]

Second generation iPad Mini already on the way: report

Second generation iPad Mini already on the way: report - Yahoo! News Philippines



Ayan na. Hehe

"A new iPad Mini, expected to have Retina display, could be on sale next autumn."

pfftttt... that's one year away. the only good time to buy a gadget is when you need it. but in this case, since the new mini's specs is so fscking disappointing (2 generations old) i suggest waiting another year; or if you need a tablet now then buy either the ipad4, nexus7, or nexus 10.

[Retz]

"A new iPad Mini, expected to have Retina display, could be on sale next autumn."

pfftttt... that's one year away. the only good time to buy a gadget is when you need it. but in this case, since the new mini's specs is so fscking disappointing (2 generations old) i suggest waiting another year; or if you need a tablet now then buy either the ipad4, nexus7, or nexus 10.

hehe, im okay na with iPad 2.

[roninblade]

hehe, im okay na with iPad 2.

i wanted to get the mini din sana (and get rid of my ipad 3) coz i still think 10" is too big. i guess i'll just wait another year. maybe i'll check out the nexus 7 in the meantime.

[Retz]

i wanted to get the mini din sana (and get rid of my ipad 3) coz i still think 10" is too big. i guess i'll just wait another year. maybe i'll check out the nexus 7 in the meantime.

yep, wait for next year para may retina na.

[beni23]

Wag muna kayo bumili niyan, baka mga March may bago na naman yan. Kakabili ko lang ng ipad3 last June ata tapos may ipad4 na agad.


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[meledson]

will soon buy an apple tablet. will not get the ipad mini.