Will Apple finally make true the rumors that have been circulating for years?
There’ve been rumors of Apple releasing a seven inch tablet for years.
According to Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves, Apple will finally trot out the iPad Mini in October to counter Google’s Nexus 7. He also dropped some numbers for the iPad Mini’s specs—a 7.85 inch screen and 8 GB of internal storage.
How much can you expect to drop on the iPad Mini? $299, if such guesses are right.
The analyst predicts that the iPad Mini will sell 10 million units in 2012 and then 35.2 million units the year following.
Do you buy into Hargreaves’ prediction for an iPad Mini to hit the market? Or is this yet another rumor that ought to be put to rest?
The entire rumor FACTORY at Tom's needs to be put to rest.
The entire rumor FACTORY at Tom's needs to be put to rest.
I am seriously thinking about getting a Nexus 7 for my 2-year-old, but a iPad Mini would be a much more compelling option.
Now if Apple could just figure out how to have both HD and non-HD versions of apps in the App Store, so that the HD versions don't completely fill up our non-HD devices, that would be great...
Apple has the loyalist edge, an edge that is quite something. They can charge $400 for a tablet and people will pay. For instance, Apple is a somewhat distant second in terms of total phones sold - but they rake in 70% of the world's smartphone profits. To them, it isn't about numbers of units sold - its about numbers of profits made.
They're terrible for typing on, and you can't use them in bed without giving yourself neck cramps because it's too heavy and bulky to hold over your head. If it comes with a keyboard, you have to set it up using a stand on a desk, because you can't hold up the tablet and type on the keyboard at the same time. So then you're using an inferior version of a notebook or desktop.
Sooner or later the newness is going to wear off, and people are going to wake up and realize that these devices are inferior at most everything they do. They're probably the best devices for watching movies on plane trips.
although i'm still not going to buy Apple's iStuff...
PS: Why didn't Apple sue HP? The Touchpad had the same shape (4:3 screen), size, weight and had a HOME button like the iPad. Hmmm.
Mass Effect?
Displayed before you the exact reason why these type of rumors are started. A product threatens to sell well, so let rumor a competing product and let people second thought themselves into not purchasing.
By the way, buying an imaginary iPad Mini for a 2 Year old? Even buying a Nexus 7 for them is ridiculous, its a 2 year old. Buy them a $20 fisher price fake computer, they will get just as much out of it. Now when your kid gets to be say 4-6, it becomes more reasonable, they can actually learn more than how to grab things at that age. And in that 2 years technology will get better, and your would probably have to buy another one anyway after your child decides to smash the screen of whatever tablet you got them with their sippy cup.