You know, as an iPhone user, I think sometimes that it would be smart to get the iPad mini which will fit in my purse, buy the data plan for it, and then just get a cheap "dumb phone" for my cell phone use. I mean, the cost of a plan for the iPhone is quite a bit more than the cost for an iPad….hmmm…
For me, the primary consideration is readability…. most of my iPad time is spent with the browser… and the easier to read, the better for me. A second consideration would be portability, though. I am looking forward to getting my hands on a Mini to evaluate how easy it is to use on the WEB. It sure would be nice to not have to 'carry' a larger iPad around, but instead be able to just stick it in a coat pocket.
Ed in Oregon
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Aha. Fits in purse. So maybe the mini form factor is more attractive for someone who already carries a purse, as most men don't. In fact, my iPad has become a sort of purse for me, come to think of it. The case also carries headphones and has room for a charging cord and a few papers.
Be interesting to see how this works out by gender. I wonder if this form factor is more attractive to women for that reason.
It's odd, reading how well the iPad's sold, that I've seen so few of them in coffee shops around here (southwest Ohio). It's overwhelmingly laptops. I'm usually the only person using one - occasionally along with another guy - never, I think, a woman. But, then, come to think of it, I've *never* noticed *anyone* in Starbucks or Caribou with a Kindle-sized device. Where do they use them?
Of course, humans are creatures of habit, and major changes in behavior can take decades to form and become rooted. Most people, I think, won't begin to behave differently until "everyone else is doing it".
On Oct 26, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@charter.net> wrote:
Well, they got one from me, because it's smaller, lighter and will fit in my (not very large) purse!
Patti
On Oct 26, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Just Murray <krismurray@gmail.com> wrote:
It only makes sense because people claim they need that form factor. It's a book sized vs a magazine sized apparatus. I wonder how many preorders they'll get?
~KLM
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On Oct 26, 2012, at 2:57 PM, "david.smith.14916@gmail.com" <david.smith.14916@gmail.com> wrote:
I've not figured out what it's for. Too big to hold comfortably in one hand and too small to use as a substitute iPad. I think Jobs was probably right - it doesn't make sense.
Thought of buying one just to get the feel of it, but with new iPads and iPods in the store soon, spending $400 for a "maybe" experiment seems wasteful.
On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:29 PM, Just Murray <krismurray@gmail.com> wrote:
Not me. I have an iPod. iPhone. iPad. Mac mini. Don't needs tweener.
~KLM
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On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:22 PM, whiterabbit32 <whiterabbit32@gmail.com> wrote:
> How many of you are going to buy an iPad mini
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