EDIT: ****, he doesn't stop. You've parroted ALL THAT STUFF countless times. Why do you need to keep repeating it, as if you're imparting some new insight on everyone? Just don't buy the damn thing. Meanwhile, Apple will sell a shitload, it will getgreat reviews, consumers will buy it in the hundreds of millions, and theywill love it. Nothing else matters. Apple will not release a piece of crap product. The current iPad size will always be available. Your constant bitching is so pointless.
I asked him to explain his reasoning. If he explained it in an earlier posts that I missed (he has almost 15,000 so that would be a daunting task), forgive me. All I have seen is that he calls it a "terrible" idea all the time, I wanted him to clarify his reasoning. He was "imparting some new insight" on me.
Meanwhile, Apple will sell a shitload, it will getgreat reviews, consumers will buy it in the hundreds of millions, and theywill love it. Nothing else matters. Apple will not release a piece of crap product.
Right. Just like the iPod Hi-Fi.
Originally Posted by RealMan
I asked him to explain his reasoning. If he explained it in an earlier posts that I missed (he has almost 15,000 so that would be a daunting task), forgive me. All I have seen is that he calls it a "terrible" idea all the time, I wanted him to clarify his reasoning. He was "imparting some new insight" on me.
A smaller iPad would be worse at everything the iPad can do. Lower resolution, shorter battery life, slower processor, worse graphics, gimped connectivity, and we're hearing it might have a plastic back. The only benefit, if you can call it that, is that it's smaller. Big whoop.
People say, 'portability'. You can't put this thing in a pocket. You have to carry it around in a hand, just like you would a regular iPad, only this one is so small that it barely justifies carrying it around in that manner. "So they put it in their purse," they say. So Apple's supposed to make a product only for women? I mean no disrespect to men who carry purses, but come on. That's not a valid reason to make a product.
People say, 'cost'. That's why the iPad 2 is still for sale. In seven more months, the iPad 2 will be $299. That kills every other tablet on the market right now, even more so than the 70+% shipment and 95% use of the iPad over other tablets already does. Cost is the reason the iPhone 4 and 3GS are still for sale. They fill the low-end gap that the "iPhone nano" was imagined to fill without making compromises in the way of features like a smaller simultaneous iPad would.
People say, 'usability'. I say, "Yes, lessened." Size-wise it comes out to, what, about half the size of the iPad. Cut an iPad in half and that's about what a 7" one would be, right? And let's assume the "thinner side bezel" bit is true. That drops at least one way of holding it in landscape and nearly every comfortable way in portrait. But even if there's a uniform bezel, it's going to be just large enough to not be graspable (not holdable, graspable) with a single hand. The size (specifically width) makes it psychologically close enough to a phone that people'll desire to hold it like one. And when they can't, there'll be trouble. And this whole bit has just been about hardware; imagine the keyboard on this thing. No ten finger typing for anyone, no sir. Not even children.
That is a lot of assumption on your part... somehow they can fit the same CPU and ram and storage and such from an iPad 2 in an iPhone, yet they couldn't fit it in a 7" device? so your thinking its going ot be some horrid iPhone 1 level performance iPad? Right now they could make a 7" with the same specs as the iPad 3, but with a smaller lower res screen, and get similar battery life.
A smaller iPad would be worse at everything the iPad can do. Lower resolution, shorter battery life, slower processor, worse graphics, gimped connectivity, and we're hearing it might have a plastic back. The only benefit, if you can call it that, is that it's smaller. Big whoop.
People say, 'portability'. You can't put this thing in a pocket. You have to carry it around in a hand, just like you would a regular iPad, only this one is so small that it barely justifies carrying it around in that manner. "So they put it in their purse," they say. So Apple's supposed to make a product only for women? I mean no disrespect to men who carry purses, but come on. That's not a valid reason to make a product.
People say, 'cost'. That's why the iPad 2 is still for sale. In seven more months, the iPad 2 will be $299. That kills every other tablet on the market right now, even more so than the 70+% shipment and 95% use of the iPad over other tablets already does. Cost is the reason the iPhone 4 and 3GS are still for sale. They fill the low-end gap that the "iPhone nano" was imagined to fill without making compromises in the way of features like a smaller simultaneous iPad would.
People say, 'usability'. I say, "Yes, lessened." Size-wise it comes out to, what, about half the size of the iPad. Cut an iPad in half and that's about what a 7" one would be, right? And let's assume the "thinner side bezel" bit is true. That drops at least one way of holding it in landscape and nearly every comfortable way in portrait. But even if there's a uniform bezel, it's going to be just large enough to not be graspable (not holdable, graspable) with a single hand. The size (specifically width) makes it psychologically close enough to a phone that people'll desire to hold it like one. And when they can't, there'll be trouble. And this whole bit has just been about hardware; imagine the keyboard on this thing. No ten finger typing for anyone, no sir. Not even children.
Blah, blah, blah.
None of that is any more valid than the last thousand times you said it.
By your logic, the only laptop Apple should sell is the 17". They should only sell a dual CPU Mac Pro. They should only sell 64 GB iPads and iPhones. And the 27" i7 iMac should be the only AIO in their lineup. Yet Apple offers smaller versions of all of those.
I don't care how you slice it, a 7-8" iPad can be cheaper than a 10" iPad. For many, many, many people, the 10" iPad (even the iPad 2) is too expensive. They don't want to send $400-500 or more for a tablet. A $299 iPad Mini fills the gap. The iPad 2 may drop to $299 at some point, but at any given process technology, the iPad Mini is less expensive to make and sell.
There are others who think that the 10" is too big. A 7-8" Mini would suit them well. I've used 7" tablets. While the Android OS on them stinks, the tablet format itself is just fine. You've got it in your head that an 8" tablet must be crap just because the existing ones are crap. That doesn't follow.
"Apple's supposed to make a product only for women?" is a ridiculous argument. First, there's absolutely no reason to think that an iPad Mini would only suit women. A number of men here have said that they'd buy it. But even if it were true, why not? if Apple can sell enough of them to make a nice profit and it fits in well with the rest of the product line, why shouldn't they?
Frankly, no one cares that you don't like it. No one is forcing you to buy one. It's an OPTION. Some people like it and some people want it. So stop with the silly attacks against people who happen to think it's a good idea. Even though you're a moderator, people are entitled to have different opinions than you without getting attacked.
That is a lot of assumption on your part... somehow they can fit the same CPU and ram and storage and such from an iPad 2 in an iPhone, yet they couldn't fit it in a 7" device? so your thinking its going ot be some horrid iPhone 1 level performance iPad? Right now they could make a 7" with the same specs as the iPad 3, but with a smaller lower res screen, and get similar battery life.
Yes, that's one of his fallacies. The other is the incessant claim that the OS won't work on a 7-8" device because everything is too small. Funny, but that's 4-5 times the area of my iPhone and iOS works just fine on my iPhone. So if it works fine on a 3.5" device as well as a 10" device, why would anyone believe that it couldn't work on a 7" device?
That is a lot of assumption on your part... somehow they can fit the same CPU and ram and storage and such from an iPad 2 in an iPhone, yet they couldn't fit it in a 7" device? so your thinking its going ot be some horrid iPhone 1 level performance iPad? Right now they could make a 7" with the same specs as the iPad 3, but with a smaller lower res screen, and get similar battery life.
I think it is some 'Disciples of Steve' thing. Steve said they did some studies and 7" was not very useable (paraphrasing) so that is now gospel truth. Also since Android already came out with a mini tablet, if Apple were to release one then the Android fans would be ridiculing Apple for copying. Something along those lines is what makes these naysayers tick.
No, it's not.
7.85 inches has 3 significant figures, so the correct answer is 163.
This thing with significant digits I've never bought into. It simply doesn't jive with the physical world. Say you have 9 apples and divide them in half, you end up with 4.5 apples not 4. The precision is in the context and I would suggest that those pixels are being controlled to pretty tight tolerances on that LCD screen.
This is even more apparent with repeating decimals. Say you divide 5 by 3, which leads to 1.666666~, it makes no sense to say that 1.7 is the correct answer here as it leads to horrible real world problems. A real world example being drilling an array of holes spaced 1.6666 inches apart, make the space between each whole 0.05 inches short each time and you end up way off ten or twenty inches away from your starting point.
In any event I'm willing to state that maintaining significant digits by dropping precision is seldom a good thing in math. This especially the case if a value will be used forward in a computation. In the physical world context is everything.
If they are going to price this puppy competitively to compete at around the $199 level they will have to skimp on a few bits and pieces. It will be entry level. Otherwise it might cannibalize the iPad 3 sales if the specs are too good.
I wouldn't complain a bit about less than industry best specs on a $200-250 mini. It makes perfect sense and would make for a good choice. It will have to be more than just the size difference, as you say, to make people understand which one they want. If you need a great video experience and streaming, great audio and highest res camera it wouldn't be a consideration. But otherwise it might be all one would need/desire. In fact I'm hoping for a less amazing/less expensive 7.85 model.
While iPad Air sounds cool, and John Gruber, MG Siegler and others like it, it creates confusion in branding.
The Air in MacBook Air stands for it's minimalist and lightweight laptop architecture. Along with some forced compromises. Compromises that may go away with time, but currently exist. The MB Air screen size can be small (13") or smaller (11") but overlaps with it's bigger brethren the MB Pros (13" & 15"). Nothing about the Air name predetermined screen size. It predetermined weight and thinness. The MacBook Pro is the power performer in the laptop lineup and they get the expensive upgrades first. The Retina display being the latest.
Stated mathematically:
Lightweight = Air, and a standard for all other laptops to mimic High Performance = Pro Air or Pro are subsets of the laptop group
This is where the distinction between the iPad group and the laptop group becomes apparent. Will an iPad mini be lighter? By definition. Will it signify an overlapping size category with lightweight defining it? An emphatic no. It will be defined by it's smaller screen and enhanced portability. But a bigger screen - if rumors be true - than a Fire or Nexus 7. Hardly an Air by industry comparison. Hence Air would have to mean something different for tablets than laptops. I cannot see Apple being confusing.
Speaking of the laptop metaphor, would an iPad mini be compromised on processor power? Lower resolution screen? We will see. If it is, then Air might make sense in this context. But don't you think in a time frame much faster than the MacBook group, the iPad mini will get the Retina display and a more powerful chipset to drive it? Maybe within 1 upgrade cycle? Then the name Air would have no meaning. Apple surely has a roadmap and that roadmap just does not resemble the same evolutionary path as their laptops.
The name Air is out.
So then what? Well the technobloggers missed Mountain Lion after Lion. Hmmm. I see Apple as wanting a name that gives the mini a full seat at the table. Mini makes sense. So do any number of other synonyms for smaller. But not synonyms for lighter. You can be sure, however, it's lightness vs. competition will be heralded.
Too large to type on with two thumbs, too small to type on with two hands. Sounds like something of a problem to me.
So all the people, like myself, who use an iPad on their lap propped up at a comfortable angle with one hand while typing hunt and peck style with the other are suddenly not going to be able to use an iPad mini. I am just guessing here, but I bet most people don't touch type with two hands on an iPad and typing with two thumbs is mostly a style suited for iPhone.
A smaller iPad would be worse at everything the iPad can do. Lower resolution, shorter battery life, slower processor, worse graphics, gimped connectivity, and we're hearing it might have a plastic back. The only benefit, if you can call it that, is that it's smaller. Big whoop.
People say, 'portability'. You can't put this thing in a pocket. You have to carry it around in a hand, just like you would a regular iPad, only this one is so small that it barely justifies carrying it around in that manner. "So they put it in their purse," they say. So Apple's supposed to make a product only for women? I mean no disrespect to men who carry purses, but come on. That's not a valid reason to make a product.
People say, 'cost'. That's why the iPad 2 is still for sale. In seven more months, the iPad 2 will be $299. That kills every other tablet on the market right now, even more so than the 70+% shipment and 95% use of the iPad over other tablets already does. Cost is the reason the iPhone 4 and 3GS are still for sale. They fill the low-end gap that the "iPhone nano" was imagined to fill without making compromises in the way of features like a smaller simultaneous iPad would.
People say, 'usability'. I say, "Yes, lessened." Size-wise it comes out to, what, about half the size of the iPad. Cut an iPad in half and that's about what a 7" one would be, right? And let's assume the "thinner side bezel" bit is true. That drops at least one way of holding it in landscape and nearly every comfortable way in portrait. But even if there's a uniform bezel, it's going to be just large enough to not be graspable (not holdable, graspable) with a single hand. The size (specifically width) makes it psychologically close enough to a phone that people'll desire to hold it like one. And when they can't, there'll be trouble. And this whole bit has just been about hardware; imagine the keyboard on this thing. No ten finger typing for anyone, no sir. Not even children.
None of this makes any sense. If you're describing a widget that's supposed to be a great video player and game player, or for typing term papers on, sure. But if we say that this is the tablet for none of those then none of this matters.
I ride the NYC subway every day, different trains too. Guess what the ratio of iPads to smaller tablets is? (HInt: It's less)
If they are going to price this puppy competitively to compete at around the $199 level they will have to skimp on a few bits and pieces. It will be entry level. Otherwise it might cannibalize the iPad 3 sales if the specs are too good.
This makes no sense at all. This is like saying the iPod Nano canniblizes iPhone sales. The thing here is the iPad Mini is an entirely different market.
As to price point I don't think Apple will be extremely cheap here but I'm expecting different case materials or construction methods and I would expect them to try to go for in cell sensing technology. So I do expect a price premium of some amount. I'm also hoping that we see a bigger differential between the entry level machine and the up scale model capability wise. A 8 GB entry level model is nice but it would be really sad to see a advance model with only 16 or 32 GB of flash. My biggest frustration with my iPad is the amount of flash on board. With iPad 1 it was obviously RAM, while iPad 3 could use more RAM it now suffers significantly due to the lack of flash storage. This of course is a bigger struggle in iPad amino simple due to its size.
None. So stop this crap. I won't be saying one word apologetic or inversely or anything if one is released. I don't have to. There's no social or moral obligation to apologize for thinking a terrible idea is a terrible idea. I'm certainly no longer certain that there won't be one, I'm just certain it's a useless product.
No one ate any hats when the iPhone nano never happened. That's that.
I just do not see how, is all. I've seen that form factor. I don't care about "you haven't seen it done right; Apple will do it right", the size is trying to be too much of too little and too little of too much. It's awkward. A larger iPad would be very useful; with that I can agree.
@marcus Not sure, but I have a hard time believing Apple would introduce a new form factor ipad that isn't using a retina display.
I agree, Idk why Apple would, it'd be backwards compadible with the OG iPad, but who cares about another platforms backwards compatibility? I feel like it'd be Retina, 220+ DPI.
Welcome to the fraternity of the bullheaded. You are in good company as the last girl friend called me the most bullheaded person she ever knew. That being said here I don't think you really see what is going on in the larger world.
A smaller iPad would be worse at everything the iPad can do. Lower resolution,
Not really lower resolution, lower pixel count maybe but if they put the same number of pixels in this thing that iPad2 has then by definition it is higher resolution. Maybe not retina but I suspect a very very good user experience.
shorter battery life, slower processor,
You really don't know this, battery life can be extended in a number of ways and a process shrink may mean close to iPad 3 performance. Remember the vast majority of the power used in iPad 3 goes to the screen backlight.
worse graphics, gimped connectivity, and we're hearing it might have a plastic back.
There is nothing wrong with a plastic back. there are engineering resins out there that have never been used in consummer electronics that would make for a very rugged iPad Mini.
The only benefit, if you can call it that, is that it's smaller. Big whoop.
People say, 'portability'. You can't put this thing in a pocket. You have to carry it around in a hand, just like you would a regular iPad, only this one is so small that it barely justifies carrying it around in that manner. "So they put it in their purse," they say. So Apple's supposed to make a product only for women? I mean no disrespect to men who carry purses, but come on. That's not a valid reason to make a product.
If you don't think portability is important you are missing out on Apples great success story with the Touch. Touch is used by a surprising number of people in business and education because of it's size and cost advantages. IPad Mini can easily become the go to solution for business.
People say, 'cost'. That's why the iPad 2 is still for sale. In seven more months, the iPad 2 will be $299. That kills every other tablet on the market right now, even more so than the 70+% shipment and 95% use of the iPad over other tablets already does. Cost is the reason the iPhone 4 and 3GS are still for sale. They fill the low-end gap that the "iPhone nano" was imagined to fill without making compromises in the way of features like a smaller simultaneous iPad would.
This makes no sense at all. People will buy iPad Mini simply because of it's size. Unfortunately this is exactly why you dismiss the Mini.
People say, 'usability'. I say, "Yes, lessened." Size-wise it comes out to, what, about half the size of the iPad.
That is like saying my iPhone isn't usable.
Cut an iPad in half and that's about what a 7" one would be, right?
No! I'm beginning to think you are trolling as this is such a non arguement as to be ridiculous.
And let's assume the "thinner side bezel" bit is true. That drops at least one way of holding it in landscape and nearly every comfortable way in portrait. But even if there's a uniform bezel, it's going to be just large enough to not be graspable (not holdable, graspable) with a single hand.
That depends upon ones hands. IPad 3 can easily be used held in one hand if you really want too. IPad Mini would be significantly easier to hold simply due to being lighter and smaller creating less torque in ones hands.
The size (specifically width) makes it psychologically close enough to a phone that people'll desire to hold it like one. And when they can't, there'll be trouble. And this whole bit has just been about hardware; imagine the keyboard on this thing. No ten finger typing for anyone, no sir. Not even children.
Yeah who does ten finger typing on iPad 3, iPhone, Touch or any competeing device for that matter. Beyond that you seem to think humanity to be an un-adaptable beast which doesn't say much at all about your position here.
As someone (Churchill, Keynes, Samuelson?) responded once, "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir"?
You are allowed to change your mind.
No, when he's been mocking, criticizing, and lecturing others for MONTHS for having a certain opinion (ie. Apple will produce a smaller iPad) he's not allowed to just suddenly change his opinion and not offer a shred of an apology for all that ranting and raving, and not having the integrity to hold himself accountable for all the bullshit, condescension, and mockery he laid out. You know, not even a public apology for all the posters he accused of not having a clue, because only HE has any insight over what Apple may or may not do. His argument was never that he doesn't care for a smaller iPad. It's that Apple would never do it, with a holier-than-thou attitude that spit on anyone who thought otherwise. Oh, but now he's 'changed his mind', just like he everything he ever says, without a hint of regret or apology. Cool. You can probably fill up an encyclopeia volume or more with how much he chastized others for thinking there may be a smaller iPad or a larger iPhone.
If you don't think portability is important you are missing out on Apples great success story with the Touch. Touch is used by a surprising number of people in business and education because of it's size and cost advantages.
Yeah, because you can put it in your pocket and take it anywhere. You'll need some other method for an iPad mini.
This makes no sense at all. People will buy iPad Mini simply because of it's size. Unfortunately this is exactly why you dismiss the Mini.
I dismiss it because that's no reason to buy it. That's what makes no sense at all. "Buy it because it's smaller" doesn't seem like the way to go.
That is like saying my iPhone isn't usable.
Not in the slightest. They're different devices.
Yeah who does ten finger typing on iPad…
*raises hand while looking around*
Beyond that you seem to think humanity to be an un-adaptable beast which doesn't say much at all about your position here.
Why should we have to adapt to the devices we use? It should be the other way around. Why should we have to change or conform to something that doesn't work as well as it could? Sounds like the opposite of what Apple's about.
Originally Posted by Slurpy
…he's not allowed to just suddenly change his opinion and not offer a shred of an apology for all that ranting and raving, and not having the integrity to hold himself accountable for all the bullshit, condescension, and mockery he laid out. You know, not even a public apology for all the posters he accused of not having a clue, because only HE has any insight over what Apple may or may not do. His argument was never that he doesn't care for a smaller iPad. It's that Apple would never do it, with a holier-than-thou attitude that spit on anyone who thought otherwise. Oh, but now he's 'changed his mind', just like he everything he ever says, without a hint of regret or apology. Cool.
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Wonder if Tallest Skil is on suicide watch.
EDIT: ****, he doesn't stop. You've parroted ALL THAT STUFF countless times. Why do you need to keep repeating it, as if you're imparting some new insight on everyone? Just don't buy the damn thing. Meanwhile, Apple will sell a shitload, it will getgreat reviews, consumers will buy it in the hundreds of millions, and theywill love it. Nothing else matters. Apple will not release a piece of crap product. The current iPad size will always be available. Your constant bitching is so pointless.
I asked him to explain his reasoning. If he explained it in an earlier posts that I missed (he has almost 15,000 so that would be a daunting task), forgive me. All I have seen is that he calls it a "terrible" idea all the time, I wanted him to clarify his reasoning. He was "imparting some new insight" on me.
Originally Posted by Slurpy
Meanwhile, Apple will sell a shitload, it will getgreat reviews, consumers will buy it in the hundreds of millions, and theywill love it. Nothing else matters. Apple will not release a piece of crap product.
Right. Just like the iPod Hi-Fi.
Originally Posted by RealMan
I asked him to explain his reasoning. If he explained it in an earlier posts that I missed (he has almost 15,000 so that would be a daunting task), forgive me. All I have seen is that he calls it a "terrible" idea all the time, I wanted him to clarify his reasoning. He was "imparting some new insight" on me.
It's right on the previous page.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
A smaller iPad would be worse at everything the iPad can do. Lower resolution, shorter battery life, slower processor, worse graphics, gimped connectivity, and we're hearing it might have a plastic back. The only benefit, if you can call it that, is that it's smaller. Big whoop.
People say, 'portability'. You can't put this thing in a pocket. You have to carry it around in a hand, just like you would a regular iPad, only this one is so small that it barely justifies carrying it around in that manner. "So they put it in their purse," they say. So Apple's supposed to make a product only for women? I mean no disrespect to men who carry purses, but come on. That's not a valid reason to make a product.
People say, 'cost'. That's why the iPad 2 is still for sale. In seven more months, the iPad 2 will be $299. That kills every other tablet on the market right now, even more so than the 70+% shipment and 95% use of the iPad over other tablets already does. Cost is the reason the iPhone 4 and 3GS are still for sale. They fill the low-end gap that the "iPhone nano" was imagined to fill without making compromises in the way of features like a smaller simultaneous iPad would.
People say, 'usability'. I say, "Yes, lessened." Size-wise it comes out to, what, about half the size of the iPad. Cut an iPad in half and that's about what a 7" one would be, right? And let's assume the "thinner side bezel" bit is true. That drops at least one way of holding it in landscape and nearly every comfortable way in portrait. But even if there's a uniform bezel, it's going to be just large enough to not be graspable (not holdable, graspable) with a single hand. The size (specifically width) makes it psychologically close enough to a phone that people'll desire to hold it like one. And when they can't, there'll be trouble. And this whole bit has just been about hardware; imagine the keyboard on this thing. No ten finger typing for anyone, no sir. Not even children.
That is a lot of assumption on your part... somehow they can fit the same CPU and ram and storage and such from an iPad 2 in an iPhone, yet they couldn't fit it in a 7" device? so your thinking its going ot be some horrid iPhone 1 level performance iPad? Right now they could make a 7" with the same specs as the iPad 3, but with a smaller lower res screen, and get similar battery life.
Blah, blah, blah.
None of that is any more valid than the last thousand times you said it.
By your logic, the only laptop Apple should sell is the 17". They should only sell a dual CPU Mac Pro. They should only sell 64 GB iPads and iPhones. And the 27" i7 iMac should be the only AIO in their lineup. Yet Apple offers smaller versions of all of those.
I don't care how you slice it, a 7-8" iPad can be cheaper than a 10" iPad. For many, many, many people, the 10" iPad (even the iPad 2) is too expensive. They don't want to send $400-500 or more for a tablet. A $299 iPad Mini fills the gap. The iPad 2 may drop to $299 at some point, but at any given process technology, the iPad Mini is less expensive to make and sell.
There are others who think that the 10" is too big. A 7-8" Mini would suit them well. I've used 7" tablets. While the Android OS on them stinks, the tablet format itself is just fine. You've got it in your head that an 8" tablet must be crap just because the existing ones are crap. That doesn't follow.
"Apple's supposed to make a product only for women?" is a ridiculous argument. First, there's absolutely no reason to think that an iPad Mini would only suit women. A number of men here have said that they'd buy it. But even if it were true, why not? if Apple can sell enough of them to make a nice profit and it fits in well with the rest of the product line, why shouldn't they?
Frankly, no one cares that you don't like it. No one is forcing you to buy one. It's an OPTION. Some people like it and some people want it. So stop with the silly attacks against people who happen to think it's a good idea. Even though you're a moderator, people are entitled to have different opinions than you without getting attacked.
Yes, that's one of his fallacies. The other is the incessant claim that the OS won't work on a 7-8" device because everything is too small. Funny, but that's 4-5 times the area of my iPhone and iOS works just fine on my iPhone. So if it works fine on a 3.5" device as well as a 10" device, why would anyone believe that it couldn't work on a 7" device?
Originally Posted by jragosta
So if it works fine on a 3.5" device as well as a 10" device, why would anyone believe that it couldn't work on a 7" device?
Too large to type on with two thumbs, too small to type on with two hands. Sounds like something of a problem to me.
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Originally Posted by doh123
That is a lot of assumption on your part... somehow they can fit the same CPU and ram and storage and such from an iPad 2 in an iPhone, yet they couldn't fit it in a 7" device? so your thinking its going ot be some horrid iPhone 1 level performance iPad? Right now they could make a 7" with the same specs as the iPad 3, but with a smaller lower res screen, and get similar battery life.
I think it is some 'Disciples of Steve' thing. Steve said they did some studies and 7" was not very useable (paraphrasing) so that is now gospel truth. Also since Android already came out with a mini tablet, if Apple were to release one then the Android fans would be ridiculing Apple for copying. Something along those lines is what makes these naysayers tick.
This thing with significant digits I've never bought into. It simply doesn't jive with the physical world. Say you have 9 apples and divide them in half, you end up with 4.5 apples not 4. The precision is in the context and I would suggest that those pixels are being controlled to pretty tight tolerances on that LCD screen.
This is even more apparent with repeating decimals. Say you divide 5 by 3, which leads to 1.666666~, it makes no sense to say that 1.7 is the correct answer here as it leads to horrible real world problems. A real world example being drilling an array of holes spaced 1.6666 inches apart, make the space between each whole 0.05 inches short each time and you end up way off ten or twenty inches away from your starting point.
In any event I'm willing to state that maintaining significant digits by dropping precision is seldom a good thing in math. This especially the case if a value will be used forward in a computation. In the physical world context is everything.
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Originally Posted by gwmac
If they are going to price this puppy competitively to compete at around the $199 level they will have to skimp on a few bits and pieces. It will be entry level. Otherwise it might cannibalize the iPad 3 sales if the specs are too good.
I wouldn't complain a bit about less than industry best specs on a $200-250 mini. It makes perfect sense and would make for a good choice. It will have to be more than just the size difference, as you say, to make people understand which one they want. If you need a great video experience and streaming, great audio and highest res camera it wouldn't be a consideration. But otherwise it might be all one would need/desire. In fact I'm hoping for a less amazing/less expensive 7.85 model.
The Air in MacBook Air stands for it's minimalist and lightweight laptop architecture. Along with some forced compromises. Compromises that may go away with time, but currently exist. The MB Air screen size can be small (13") or smaller (11") but overlaps with it's bigger brethren the MB Pros (13" & 15"). Nothing about the Air name predetermined screen size. It predetermined weight and thinness. The MacBook Pro is the power performer in the laptop lineup and they get the expensive upgrades first. The Retina display being the latest.
Stated mathematically:
Lightweight = Air, and a standard for all other laptops to mimic
High Performance = Pro
Air or Pro are subsets of the laptop group
This is where the distinction between the iPad group and the laptop group becomes apparent. Will an iPad mini be lighter? By definition. Will it signify an overlapping size category with lightweight defining it? An emphatic no. It will be defined by it's smaller screen and enhanced portability. But a bigger screen - if rumors be true - than a Fire or Nexus 7. Hardly an Air by industry comparison. Hence Air would have to mean something different for tablets than laptops. I cannot see Apple being confusing.
Speaking of the laptop metaphor, would an iPad mini be compromised on processor power? Lower resolution screen? We will see. If it is, then Air might make sense in this context. But don't you think in a time frame much faster than the MacBook group, the iPad mini will get the Retina display and a more powerful chipset to drive it? Maybe within 1 upgrade cycle? Then the name Air would have no meaning. Apple surely has a roadmap and that roadmap just does not resemble the same evolutionary path as their laptops.
The name Air is out.
So then what? Well the technobloggers missed Mountain Lion after Lion. Hmmm. I see Apple as wanting a name that gives the mini a full seat at the table. Mini makes sense. So do any number of other synonyms for smaller. But not synonyms for lighter. You can be sure, however, it's lightness vs. competition will be heralded.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
Too large to type on with two thumbs, too small to type on with two hands. Sounds like something of a problem to me.
So all the people, like myself, who use an iPad on their lap propped up at a comfortable angle with one hand while typing hunt and peck style with the other are suddenly not going to be able to use an iPad mini. I am just guessing here, but I bet most people don't touch type with two hands on an iPad and typing with two thumbs is mostly a style suited for iPhone.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
A smaller iPad would be worse at everything the iPad can do. Lower resolution, shorter battery life, slower processor, worse graphics, gimped connectivity, and we're hearing it might have a plastic back. The only benefit, if you can call it that, is that it's smaller. Big whoop.
People say, 'portability'. You can't put this thing in a pocket. You have to carry it around in a hand, just like you would a regular iPad, only this one is so small that it barely justifies carrying it around in that manner. "So they put it in their purse," they say. So Apple's supposed to make a product only for women? I mean no disrespect to men who carry purses, but come on. That's not a valid reason to make a product.
People say, 'cost'. That's why the iPad 2 is still for sale. In seven more months, the iPad 2 will be $299. That kills every other tablet on the market right now, even more so than the 70+% shipment and 95% use of the iPad over other tablets already does. Cost is the reason the iPhone 4 and 3GS are still for sale. They fill the low-end gap that the "iPhone nano" was imagined to fill without making compromises in the way of features like a smaller simultaneous iPad would.
People say, 'usability'. I say, "Yes, lessened." Size-wise it comes out to, what, about half the size of the iPad. Cut an iPad in half and that's about what a 7" one would be, right? And let's assume the "thinner side bezel" bit is true. That drops at least one way of holding it in landscape and nearly every comfortable way in portrait. But even if there's a uniform bezel, it's going to be just large enough to not be graspable (not holdable, graspable) with a single hand. The size (specifically width) makes it psychologically close enough to a phone that people'll desire to hold it like one. And when they can't, there'll be trouble. And this whole bit has just been about hardware; imagine the keyboard on this thing. No ten finger typing for anyone, no sir. Not even children.
None of this makes any sense. If you're describing a widget that's supposed to be a great video player and game player, or for typing term papers on, sure. But if we say that this is the tablet for none of those then none of this matters.
I ride the NYC subway every day, different trains too. Guess what the ratio of iPads to smaller tablets is? (HInt: It's less)
So much for the uselessness of 7" tablets.
This makes no sense at all. This is like saying the iPod Nano canniblizes iPhone sales. The thing here is the iPad Mini is an entirely different market.
As to price point I don't think Apple will be extremely cheap here but I'm expecting different case materials or construction methods and I would expect them to try to go for in cell sensing technology. So I do expect a price premium of some amount. I'm also hoping that we see a bigger differential between the entry level machine and the up scale model capability wise. A 8 GB entry level model is nice but it would be really sad to see a advance model with only 16 or 32 GB of flash. My biggest frustration with my iPad is the amount of flash on board. With iPad 1 it was obviously RAM, while iPad 3 could use more RAM it now suffers significantly due to the lack of flash storage. This of course is a bigger struggle in iPad amino simple due to its size.
But why? Such a device would be very useful!
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Originally Posted by David Forbes
A shame they're not going with iPad Air, as John Gruber theorized. It's a nice extension of the brand.
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That's a terrible name.
iPad mini is much better, because it sounds cuter, it sounds more obvious, and the smaller iPad will indeed look cute.
There's no need to confuse people and combine the "air" name with "iPad. The Macbook Air is a laptop of course, and the iPad is a tablet.
Those confused people who claim to want both, should just go out and buy a terrible product like the Asus Transformer Prime.
The Air name makes sense if it turns out to be as light as Gruber speculates. Otherwise, Mini is fine.
Originally Posted by wizard69
But why? Such a device would be very useful!
I just do not see how, is all. I've seen that form factor. I don't care about "you haven't seen it done right; Apple will do it right", the size is trying to be too much of too little and too little of too much. It's awkward. A larger iPad would be very useful; with that I can agree.
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@marcus Not sure, but I have a hard time believing Apple would introduce a new form factor ipad that isn't using a retina display.
I agree, Idk why Apple would, it'd be backwards compadible with the OG iPad, but who cares about another platforms backwards compatibility? I feel like it'd be Retina, 220+ DPI.
Not really lower resolution, lower pixel count maybe but if they put the same number of pixels in this thing that iPad2 has then by definition it is higher resolution. Maybe not retina but I suspect a very very good user experience. You really don't know this, battery life can be extended in a number of ways and a process shrink may mean close to iPad 3 performance. Remember the vast majority of the power used in iPad 3 goes to the screen backlight. There is nothing wrong with a plastic back. there are engineering resins out there that have never been used in consummer electronics that would make for a very rugged iPad Mini. If you don't think portability is important you are missing out on Apples great success story with the Touch. Touch is used by a surprising number of people in business and education because of it's size and cost advantages. IPad Mini can easily become the go to solution for business. This makes no sense at all. People will buy iPad Mini simply because of it's size. Unfortunately this is exactly why you dismiss the Mini. That is like saying my iPhone isn't usable. No! I'm beginning to think you are trolling as this is such a non arguement as to be ridiculous. That depends upon ones hands. IPad 3 can easily be used held in one hand if you really want too. IPad Mini would be significantly easier to hold simply due to being lighter and smaller creating less torque in ones hands. Yeah who does ten finger typing on iPad 3, iPhone, Touch or any competeing device for that matter. Beyond that you seem to think humanity to be an un-adaptable beast which doesn't say much at all about your position here.
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Originally Posted by AppleGreen
Relax, Tally !!
As someone (Churchill, Keynes, Samuelson?) responded once, "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir"?
You are allowed to change your mind.
No, when he's been mocking, criticizing, and lecturing others for MONTHS for having a certain opinion (ie. Apple will produce a smaller iPad) he's not allowed to just suddenly change his opinion and not offer a shred of an apology for all that ranting and raving, and not having the integrity to hold himself accountable for all the bullshit, condescension, and mockery he laid out. You know, not even a public apology for all the posters he accused of not having a clue, because only HE has any insight over what Apple may or may not do. His argument was never that he doesn't care for a smaller iPad. It's that Apple would never do it, with a holier-than-thou attitude that spit on anyone who thought otherwise. Oh, but now he's 'changed his mind', just like he everything he ever says, without a hint of regret or apology. Cool. You can probably fill up an encyclopeia volume or more with how much he chastized others for thinking there may be a smaller iPad or a larger iPhone.
Originally Posted by wizard69
If you don't think portability is important you are missing out on Apples great success story with the Touch. Touch is used by a surprising number of people in business and education because of it's size and cost advantages.
Yeah, because you can put it in your pocket and take it anywhere. You'll need some other method for an iPad mini.
This makes no sense at all. People will buy iPad Mini simply because of it's size. Unfortunately this is exactly why you dismiss the Mini.
I dismiss it because that's no reason to buy it. That's what makes no sense at all. "Buy it because it's smaller" doesn't seem like the way to go.
That is like saying my iPhone isn't usable.
Not in the slightest. They're different devices.
Yeah who does ten finger typing on iPad…
*raises hand while looking around*
Beyond that you seem to think humanity to be an un-adaptable beast which doesn't say much at all about your position here.
Why should we have to adapt to the devices we use? It should be the other way around. Why should we have to change or conform to something that doesn't work as well as it could? Sounds like the opposite of what Apple's about.
Originally Posted by Slurpy
…he's not allowed to just suddenly change his opinion and not offer a shred of an apology for all that ranting and raving, and not having the integrity to hold himself accountable for all the bullshit, condescension, and mockery he laid out. You know, not even a public apology for all the posters he accused of not having a clue, because only HE has any insight over what Apple may or may not do. His argument was never that he doesn't care for a smaller iPad. It's that Apple would never do it, with a holier-than-thou attitude that spit on anyone who thought otherwise. Oh, but now he's 'changed his mind', just like he everything he ever says, without a hint of regret or apology. Cool.
Your point being what?