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No ipad mini for years is sad. Why not even bit of upgrade to ipad mini. I don't understand.

nunez 2y ago
This is what I was waiting on, but given it seems pretty clear that Apple wants to kill off mini devices and I've been waiting for an OLED iPad for years, I went ahead and got an iPad Pro 11
bdcravens 2y ago
I assume they feel that the iPad Mini affects iPhone sales.
r0fl 2y ago
The upcoming iPhones will be 6.9 inch vs 8.3 inch on the iPad mini That is such a tiny difference in size
- Synaesthesia 2y ago
  Because of the aspect ratio, it's actually considerably bigger.
alistairSH 2y ago
Sample of two... I used to have an iPad Mini that I used for reading and light consumption (along with a MacBook). Over time, I went back to an e-ink device for reading, as it's much easier on my eyes (very noticeable after a day of staring at screens at the office). Now I have a Kindle and an iPad Pro. My wife used to have a Mini as well, for the same reason. Now she either uses her MBA for consumption or a Kindle for reading. Basically, we found the Mini's biggest strength (small size) was good for reading, but e-ink is better. And for movies/surfing/etc, we both prefer an 11 or 13" screen. And with phones getting ever larger, the gap between iPhone Pro MegaXL+ and iPad mini isn't much.
jbombadil 2y ago
Agreed! I was waiting for todays event to buy an iPad mini. The form factor seems perfect for my usage. I guess now my choices are either buy a form factor I don’t want, buy a 3 year old device, buy Android or not buy at all. The latter is looking more and more enticing.
Onavo 2y ago
The mini is critical for aviation.
wishfish 2y ago
I'd love a new OLED mini. I use mine heavily every day. It's big enough that the screen is much more comfortable to my aging eyes than my phone. But it's small enough that I can fit it in my pockets and take it everywhere. In terms of pure form factor, the iPad Mini is probably my favorite computing device. My dream machine would be an Mini which ran MacOS. I know Apple will never make that, but dreams are free. There probably will be an update to the Mini later this year. Probably not a huge update if the rumors are correct.

This is what I was waiting on, but given it seems pretty clear that Apple wants to kill off mini devices and I've been waiting for an OLED iPad for years, I went ahead and got an iPad Pro 11

bdcravens 2y ago

I assume they feel that the iPad Mini affects iPhone sales.

r0fl 2y ago

The upcoming iPhones will be 6.9 inch vs 8.3 inch on the iPad mini That is such a tiny difference in size

Synaesthesia 2y ago
Because of the aspect ratio, it's actually considerably bigger.

alistairSH 2y ago

Sample of two... I used to have an iPad Mini that I used for reading and light consumption (along with a MacBook). Over time, I went back to an e-ink device for reading, as it's much easier on my eyes (very noticeable after a day of staring at screens at the office). Now I have a Kindle and an iPad Pro. My wife used to have a Mini as well, for the same reason. Now she either uses her MBA for consumption or a Kindle for reading. Basically, we found the Mini's biggest strength (small size) was good for reading, but e-ink is better. And for movies/surfing/etc, we both prefer an 11 or 13" screen. And with phones getting ever larger, the gap between iPhone Pro MegaXL+ and iPad mini isn't much.

jbombadil 2y ago

Agreed! I was waiting for todays event to buy an iPad mini. The form factor seems perfect for my usage. I guess now my choices are either buy a form factor I don’t want, buy a 3 year old device, buy Android or not buy at all. The latter is looking more and more enticing.

Onavo 2y ago

The mini is critical for aviation.

wishfish 2y ago

I'd love a new OLED mini. I use mine heavily every day. It's big enough that the screen is much more comfortable to my aging eyes than my phone. But it's small enough that I can fit it in my pockets and take it everywhere. In terms of pure form factor, the iPad Mini is probably my favorite computing device. My dream machine would be an Mini which ran MacOS. I know Apple will never make that, but dreams are free. There probably will be an update to the Mini later this year. Probably not a huge update if the rumors are correct.