> So now even Gruber admits that the 7" form factor is better for most use cases. Except he doesn't. He says he prefers the iPad mini – as you quoted, there –

> So now even Gruber admits that the 7" form factor is better for most use cases. Except he doesn't. He says he prefers the iPad mini – as you quoted, there – whose screen is about eight inches, not seven. http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/overview/ http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/overview/ The strike against the sub-10" tablets has been that their aspect ratios have consistently been closer to 16:9, rather than the 4:3 of the iPad. In my usage of the Nexus 7, I found that meant I could only comfortably use the device in portrait – landscape was physically awkward and made all the software look goofy. Which meant I eventually went back to the iPad. 90% of my tablet usage seems to be landscape. The thing the iPad mini gets right is maintaining the broader aspect ratio while trimming down the size and weight of the iPad.