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Yeah, that MacMini news is top of my list for sure. Was just about to buy a new one -- glad I held off!

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 14:38 (eleven years ago) link

I'm planning on replacing my Pro, all 476 pounds of it, with a 27" iMac, so I've been following the rumor mill for a few months now.

WmC, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 14:50 (eleven years ago) link

Will they finally do the redesign this time...

Nhex, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 14:51 (eleven years ago) link

tempted by the new iMac but wondering if I can get back to desktop after years of stay-at-home MBP laptop

licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:07 (eleven years ago) link

pick up an imac + mini ipad, you're set

Nhex, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:09 (eleven years ago) link

what if the new mac mini is a miniature version of an imac with a tiny screen and tiny keyboard and mouse

Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link

what then, fanboys?!?

Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link

I...already have a screen and a keyboard and a mouse, so I'll just hook them up to it.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link

Haha, you'll have to buy the tiny little wires!

WmC, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link

oh noes

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:47 (eleven years ago) link

steve jobs would never have let this happen

Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link

I will summon his zombie.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link

what is the point of the ipad mini i wonder

well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link

anyway for all except a few specialized situations, imac + ipad is pretty dope

well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link

what is the point of the ipad mini i wonder

― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, October 16, 2012 5:27 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

cheaper

--bob marley (lag∞n), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link

The iPad mini is basically a handheld "Fuck Amazon" sign.

EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link

anyone else having trouble running updates on your apps?

pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:31 (eleven years ago) link

idk, have you held up an iPad for an extended amount of time while reading a book?

ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:38 (eleven years ago) link

isnt an iphone the ipad mini

johnathan lee riche$ (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:38 (eleven years ago) link

sure i do this all the time, book in left hand ipad in right xp

--bob marley (lag∞n), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link

http://www.oakbog.com/Tech-Ubicomp-2010.html

See they're just fulfilling the xerox parc model

ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link

maybe I should clarify, I meant reading a book on the iPad, but I have ashamedly also done that

ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link

haha

--bob marley (lag∞n), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link

i'd consider an ipad mini but not a normal sized ipad .

jed_, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link

the ipad mini is probably a way to boost apple's lolbooks offering

turn left onto bisexual woman (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link

turn left onto bisexual woman (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link

The iPad mini is supposed to be smaller

Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 01:51 (eleven years ago) link

I'd consider a normal sized mini but not an ipad mini

乒乓, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 01:54 (eleven years ago) link

iPad minis smaller

Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 01:55 (eleven years ago) link

The idea of there being a market for a tablet sized between iphone and ipad baffles me.

WmC, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 01:57 (eleven years ago) link

my mom wants one, she also wants it to literally be a phone

www.toilet-guru.com (silby), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 01:58 (eleven years ago) link

I think she's the mythical Samsung Galaxy Note consumer

www.toilet-guru.com (silby), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 01:58 (eleven years ago) link

have you used a kindle for reading books, it's a nice size, not annoying to hold up for long periods of time

ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 01:58 (eleven years ago) link

Kindle Fire and Nook Color both sell and have multiple iterations.

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 01:58 (eleven years ago) link

if this thing has a low-res screen it's going to be shit to read

turn left onto bisexual woman (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 02:09 (eleven years ago) link

lol @ how many resolutions app developers are going to have to support, btw

乒乓, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 02:10 (eleven years ago) link

Gruber linked speculation a ways back that the iPad mini could have the same resolution in pixels as the iPads 1 and 2, just denser

www.toilet-guru.com (silby), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 02:11 (eleven years ago) link

Smaller

Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 02:14 (eleven years ago) link

don't really see what the difference is between the ipad and ipad mini

乒乓, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 02:37 (eleven years ago) link

iPad has a 10" screen, iPad mini is for women to absorb their menstrual flow

www.toilet-guru.com (silby), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 02:38 (eleven years ago) link

it's the o.b. of tablets.

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 02:39 (eleven years ago) link

don't really see what the difference is between the ipad and ipad mini

nobody will until next week

turn left onto bisexual woman (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 03:40 (eleven years ago) link

someone just asked the skritter people whether their iphone app would work 'on the iPad minis'

turn left onto bisexual woman (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 06:01 (eleven years ago) link

this is pretty much a defensive move by apple to stave off kindle/nook/android tablets, it's more about price point than it is about form factor tbh

it'll cannibalize some ipod touch sales but a smart business move if they want to continue to own the tablet space

space dokken (Edward III), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link

if priced right this will end up in a lot of kids stockings this xmas

space dokken (Edward III), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:09 (eleven years ago) link

little bastards

Neutral Coliseums (Matt P), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:14 (eleven years ago) link

always shoplifting

The Owls of Ja Rule (DJP), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:15 (eleven years ago) link

my wife got her 8gb iphone 4 for free from verizon, there's no other smartphone with that same deal. apple's goal at this point seems to be mass saturation to keep their ecosystem thriving, which is smart because it's how they continue to hold off competition (e.g. windows phone and the new blackberry will be DOA when the tumbleweeds are seen rolling through their respective app stores).

they're huge enough to do some loss leader action and still come out ahead so the thing I'm most curious about the ipad mini is price point. signs point to $249 but $199 would absolutely demolish the competition.

space dokken (Edward III), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:20 (eleven years ago) link

I haven't read much about this but know people have brought it up...but how can they win on price when a Kindle Fire is already cheaper than an iPod Touch, so everyone's assuming the iPad Mini has to cost more than the Touch, no?

dan selzer, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:32 (eleven years ago) link

no

space dokken (Edward III), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link


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