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This is sad. The iPad mini was the one iPad that I really liked. It's incredibly light weight and about the right size to have as a useful hole in space that co
by jgrahamc 10y ago
This is sad. The iPad mini was the one iPad that I really liked. It's incredibly light weight and about the right size to have as a useful hole in space that connects to the Internet.
- aaronpk 10y agoSame! I was hoping to buy the new update to it next month! The 9.7" iPad feels too big for most of what I want to do with it.
- grandalf 10y agoI agree too.
- kalleboo 10y agoYeah, I've been waiting for an update so I can replace my Mini 2 (16 GB). I bought the original iPad and the iPad 2 and never found a use for them, so when I needed a new iPad for work I went with the cheapest one. I actually found with the Mini form-factor I started using the thing, and now the 16 GB storage makes it a massive pain in the ass because the features that make the iOS ecosystem really seamless (iCloud) don't work with 16 GB. Now I'm left wondering if I should get the mini 4 on this rumor...
- hinkley 10y agoI'm in the same boat. Limping along with a slightly broken mini 2 until the new one came out.
- pdelbarba 10y agoYea, these things are absolutely loved in the general aviation industry. Big enough to run Foreflight but small enough to fit in a C172
- moftz 10y agoDoes the iPad require any sort of FAA approval to be used in that manner? I know that anything that physically connects to the plane usually has some stringent regulations but I haven't heard about pilots using iPads before. Can you mount the iPad on the instrument panel?
- pdelbarba 10y agoThe FAA issued a blanket approval for all EFBs that are not permanently mounted to the aircraft: https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/ac_120-76c.pdf https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/... Most people either use them an kneeboards or use a ram-style mount to attach them to the yoke.
- pbreit 10y agoWell, it's just an unsourced rumor at this point. My guess is it's not accurate.
- fooker 10y agoThese rumors are likely used to gauge the community reaction before decisions like this.
- lisper 10y agoOK, then listen up any Apple folks lurking here: this would be a huge mistake. The iPhone 7 plus is too small. The regular iPad is too big. The iPad mini is Just Right for a lot of applications. Don't discontinue it.
- falcolas 10y agoI agree with every point, and I'll even emphasize the "iPhone 7 plus is too small" claim. Reading a book on the iPhone [67]+ is not a good experience. It's also too oddly sized for browsing most of the web; mobile sites make everything too large, and switching to desktop versions makes everything too small. Videos also tend to lack a lot of detail. The mini, in comparison, is much like a Kindle for reading books (that is it's comfortable to read, especially the retina displays), and I can read just about any web site without special handling when in portrait mode. I've bought 3, and the only reason I haven't bought more is because they still work perfectly.
- manicdee 10y agoRiffing on the "Apple trial balloon" feedback: My best experience was with the iPhone 4, iPad mini and MacBook Air. Phone was small enough to be unobtrusive, iPad mini was good enough for reading, MBA was just about perfect for casual computing (though I would love a SD or micro-SD slot). My uses were Django programming & photography. The iPhone 6 & 7 are awkwardly sized: too large to be unobtrusive too small for easy reading.