'iPad mini' expected to be released on Nov. 2 - Page 2

I hope the iPad Mini/Nano/Air comes in beige.

iPad Mini Rendering. Source: Me

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 

I think it'll follow the iPod Touch "look" as much as possible but I do wonder if they can do an aluminium case whilst keeping the right price points. I wouldn't at all be surprised if we did saw a departure from metal to plastic for the casing of this device.

Well if they do make it in colors the only one left in stock after day 1 will probably be the pink 8 GB WiFi only.

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Originally Posted by AdonisSMU 

I figured as much. I hope it's priced well. I talked with my guys at Google and they stopped me from buying a Nexxus 7 because they have a newer tablet coming down the pipeline very soon along with their maps app.

And? We care because?..............

My one fear about the ipad mini is that unlike the iphone 5, there hasn't been a single leak of the logic board.  Slightly concerned about that, am I the only one?

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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil 

 

And that's the difference between Apple and Google. The former will sell you an iPad 3 during the iPad 4's keynote. The latter will tell you not to buy what they have for sale.

Apple gives the users that bought something right before the new model a chance to return it and get the newer product.  Apple does have a limited return policy because their retail stores can't discuss new products until the day they are announced.

Even Apple's Retail Sales people don't know what is going to be announced until the day of the announcement.

Everything you read is speculation.

What do car mfg do when they announce a new car?  NOTHING.  They sell what's on the lot and when a new model comes out, when it comes out, then you can buy the new model.  So, what's the problem.  ALL companies that constantly come out with new products are going to sell you what they have.

Do you think Google is going to tell EVERYONE not to buy their current product? NO typically.

If I had talked to Google, I would have just told them I going to buy the iPad Mini and not buy their Nexus whatever because I want something with a REAL eco-system, not just some wannabe eco-system.  And then hangup and laugh.  Google is a joke. They really don't design any of the hardware, they just pick from standard components the basic specs and then ASUS does the rest and sticks Google's name on it.  BIG DEAL.  Nothing special going on with Google hardware, and I STILL can't figure out what IDIOT left out the camera on the Nexus 7, that was just boneheaded on a product like that.

Originally Posted by drblank 
Nothing special going on with Google hardware, and I STILL can't figure out what IDIOT left out the camera on the Nexus 7, that was just boneheaded on a product like that.

Come a long way from "What idiot would put a camera on a tablet", haven't we… 

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Originally Posted by hillstones 

So they took the iPad 2 and grafted a smaller screen on it.  That is nothing impressive.  Apple already has an iPad Mini, it is called the iPod Touch.  They both do the same thing.  4:3 aspect ratio, still?...how forward thinking of them.  Another version of the iPad that will be terrible for watching video.  

all tablets are terrible at watching video, compared to my 7.2speaker 55" plasma setup.  So what's your point?  All devices have to align to a 16:9 configuration or you won't buy them?

Thank god Apple is not a monopoly, and you can buy what you need.

For a contrarian view.... Cringely.com predicts 10/23 as the in store date for the iPad Mini.

http://www.cringely.com/2012/10/19/want-a-cheap-room-in-phoenix-apple-cancels-competing-event/

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Originally Posted by TheOtherGeoff 

For a contrarian view.... Cringely.com predicts 10/23 as the in store date for the iPad Mini.

 

http://www.cringely.com/2012/10/19/want-a-cheap-room-in-phoenix-apple-cancels-competing-event/

 

Quote: Cringely.com

Apple booked the entire hotel (600+ rooms) for Sunday [10/21] through Wednesday [10/24]. Their setup people were on site [this past] Tuesday. Late Wednesday, as setup was nearing completion, Apple told the resort that they “wanted all of their managers to be on site in their stores next Tuesday [10/23] for the upcoming tablet release” – that they were canceling the function

 

Color me skeptical. How likely is it that Apple staff would tell the hotel staff they were canceling because of the upcoming tablet release?

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Originally Posted by Harbinger 

 

Color me skeptical. How likely is it that Apple staff would tell the hotel staff they were canceling because of the upcoming tablet release?

Just relaying the information.  Cringely is wrong much more than he is right, but the article lays out the plausible reason for the change [but none for your question]

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Originally Posted by Gatorguy 

You think any 7" tablet is meant for production? ...... etc etc

Why do you people continue to call it a "7-inch" tablet when it's predicted to be way closer to being an 8-inch (7.85", to be exact)  tablet?

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Originally Posted by TheOtherGeoff 

Just relaying the information.  Cringely is wrong much more than he is right, but the article lays out the plausible reason for the change [but none for your question]

I didn't mean to criticize you. Just wanted to say I was skeptical about this tidbit from Cringely.

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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil 

 

Come a long way from "What idiot would put a camera on a tablet", haven't we… 

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Originally Posted by Flaneur 


Yep, but I always thought and said cameras on iPads was a great idea. The better the the camera, the better.
But even Gruber makes fun of people holding up a tablet to take pictures. Let 'em laugh, I say. Cameras everywhere! People are too image-conscious these days.

For tablet, I believe that the front-facing camera should have higher resolution. That would make teleconferencing or simple FaceTime more compelling.

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Originally Posted by anantksundaram 

Why do you people continue to call it a "7-inch" tablet when it's predicted to be way closer to being an 8-inch (7.85", to be exact)  tablet?

I was replying to someone commenting on the Nexus7 so the "you people" doesn't apply to me, but I know what you mean. With that said do you think the smaller iPad is meant for production?

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Originally Posted by thataveragejoe 

No it's not. They are dumping the 8GB and making the 32GB at the same $249 price point the 16GB currently is at. The speculation is the 16GB goes to $99. I don't think you have any 'guys at Google' if you can't even spell NEXUS correctly.

 

EDIT for my 199 typo.

The 32GB Nexus7 is not longer a rumor. Some Staples are already selling them today, If anyone is curious it has 28GB usable, with 4GB for the OS.  

What price? $249. . . But no colors.

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 


How did you get a 4GB OS? Are you doing what Dick did and interchanging BASE2 with BASE10 without converting or did you look at the base install being represented as a BASE 2 value then convert to BASE10 to get your 4 GB for the OS?

Perhaps doing just as Dick did, with the added error of forgetting about preinstalled apps. In any case it reports 28GB available on the system screen when new out of the box..

BTW some blogs are reporting the current iPad lineup will also get a refresh, to be announced alongside the mini during Apple's Oct. 23rd event. Pricing is reported to be unchanged, still ranging from $499 to $829 and storage options should be the same. At least a few hardware changes are expected with changing to a lightning connector and adding LTE support as no-brainers.

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Originally Posted by anantksundaram 

Why do you people continue to call it a "7-inch" tablet when it's predicted to be way closer to being an 8-inch (7.85", to be exact)  tablet?

To justify your existence, which seems to be all about looking for opportunities to put down people, whether justified or not.

Originally Posted by Harbinger 
To justify your existence, which seems to be all about looking for opportunities to put down people, whether justified or not.

I fail to see how it's a put down in any capacity.

"You people" might fit, but I can see how that can be taken as "the people who call it that".

I'll tell you why, Anant; humans are lazy. Same reason they're too frigging lazy to say the three syllables in 'iPod touch'. 

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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil 

 

I fail to see how it's a put down in any capacity.

 

"You people" might fit, but I can see how that can be taken as "the people who call it that".

 

I'll tell you why, Anant; humans are lazy. Same reason they're too frigging lazy to say the three syllables in 'iPod touch'. 

You're right. On its own, it ain't much of a put-down. Guess I am just conditioned by his pattern.

As for lazy, it is not more work to call it an 8" iPad. It's more a case of following someone's lead.

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 


It would be unprecedented if they made and announced change to a current lineup. The mid-cycle iPad 2 revision was silent and they altered nothing but the lithography of the ASIC so you ended up with increased battery life.
Going to 32nm and in-cell would be interesting as they could make it thinner and lighter for the same battery life or make it last that much longer. The problem with the latter is that once they advertise, say, 13 hours of usage they can't easily back down from that moving forward. Adding the Lightening connector is the only thing I can imagine them easily advertising as a change and even if they did other things, unless we are to expect the 4th gen iPad to continue with at least the same usage duration.

I don't expect anything major either Soli. More a bit of tweaking, saving the 'big stuff" for the normal refresh iPad4

Apple rtstaed the industry in the smart phone and tablet computing. Now they have to keep up or fall behind.  That makes Apple to have to reinvent it's self again.  Without Steve Jobs it's gonna be up to Sir Ives to really create some thing incredible that we never knoew we needed.    

Originally Posted by tylerk36 
Apple rtstaed the industry in …

Wait a minute, what?