Get a case with a physical keyboard built in. I should have waited...I have a keyboard screen cover, but I have to remove it to use it. I got it before logitech released the case-keyboard combo.
Since you have both, why don't you perform a little experiment. Hold up the Mini with one hand, either from the bottom or the side. Do the same with the full sized ipad. See how long you can do it comfortably for each.
I can actually feel the weight difference and increased strain when I dump my iPad into my slingbag (is that what it is called?), so much so that I have now resorted to carrying a haversack instead... I had actually bought the Microsoft Wedge keyboard for my Windows 8 tablet. It is incredibly compact and I can type even faster and more accurately than using my landscape onscreen keyboard. The only thing is, it needs a table to work... I have also been looking at the newly released Acer Iconia 8" Windows tablet photo, and it seems like pairing a 10" keyboard with an 7"-8" tablet is one of the more feasible solutions. But dang, am I used to just rotating my iPad and start typing away...
Nobody is attempting to justify anything. I'm not an 11 year old who conflates the choices I make as a consumer with my sense of self (see Nintendo vs Sega, Apple vs Android et. al.). It's just annoying when other people deny the possibility that the choice I made for myself is custom-tailored to me, and, for SOME, including me, it's just plain the better choice. I never even bought an ipad until after I had used my ex-gf's iPad 2 for 3 months and 3 for nearly a year.
I visited my parents over the weekend...my dad bought a 16:9 Lenovo Win 8 (not rt) tablet with a keyboard dock which essentially turns it into a full size laptop. I'm seriously tempted. Well, I will be once they replace the Atom processor with something more beefy and still get good battery life.
Battery life is pretty good on my tablet. I can get about 8 hours working on Office and Web browser when tethered through Wi-Fi on my iPhone or broadband for internet. The current Atom CPU is no longer the original Atoms used in the Eeepc netbooks. These current ones are dualcore and don't bog down. I have had XP Eeepc netbooks and my Windows 8 tablet. After booting up my Eeepc, it is basically unusable and more or less unresponsive for up to 5 minutes as it updates whatever and hits the hard disk continuously during that time. No such issue with the dual core Atom CPUs they use for Windows 8 currently.
Sorry on my phone so can't link properly. Anyway the tech is just around the corner for some more serious tablets. We should hold off just a little longer http://pulse.me/s/mm4yr
I hope Apple comes out with more energy efficient chips soon. It is getting old having to charge my iPad twice a day and always carry a spare battery for my iPhone... Ideally I would like 24hour battery life with 3G, Wi-Fi on and screen at 50% brightness. That would solve the battery life issue for me.
Of course they are, and people do just that all the time; with this topic, you can often see it here in a mild form, and in a much more aggressive manner over at MacRumors. Now, you might not be although your sudden deluge of unnecessarily defensive posts implies otherwise but then my post wasn't made in response to yours, nor was it directed at you. I don't recall ever saying that you weren't allowed to have your own preferences, largely because I wasn't responding to you or your posts. I am most certainly saying that people need to stop exaggerating the reality of the situation in order to justify their decisions, though, just as some people (not you) need to let go of the tortuous dead-end argument that a smaller, lower-resolution screen (not smaller, lighter device) is somehow better than the alternative.
All you really need to do is download Brogue to see what I mean. It's free, so... Even on a regular-sized iPad I occasionally don't tap the exact part I mean to every time. In fact, just look at this: Link If you want to know what a tile does, you tap on it to highlight it. Easy to miss on a small screen, which is why there isn't an iPhone port and it's been optimized for iPad retina. Oh, and Appletini, if you haven't got it... you download it too
You're not the boss of me now, and you're not so big. ... Life is unfair... Edit: It's a good thing they included the magnifier feature in that game.
This thread is entitled "Ipad VS Ipad Mini." I think a certain amount of justification is in order isn't it? I mean if we're being asked to recommend one over the other, don't we need to justify that recommendation? So, you feel the whole notion that the ipad is heavier and more "unwieldy" for gaming is being totally overblown? Fine. I feel the whole retina thing is being totally overblown. I guess we're even. I've got both, and I find playing games like platformers and DSS is really quite uncomfortable on the larger device. Part of the problem for me is that the controls are located along the bottom third of the screen which means my hands have to hold the ipad low so that my thumbs can reach the controls. Over time this gets pretty uncomfortable. The mini doesn't have this issue. But like I said, for other types of games I'd choose the bigger device. It just depends.
At least I mentioned these genres in my first post as a reason for possibly preferring the Mini Personally I can't get into them. Nearly all of them feel like console knock-offs and I have plenty of consoles around. The type of games that are genuinely unique to iOS also happen to be the ones you can comfortably play with the iPad resting on something because they don't have virtual controls. Neat little coincidence there.
Well, finally had the opportunity to swing by best buy on a quiet afternoon and just mess around with them both. First, it is amazing how small the mini feels yet the display still feels large(r). They had it preloaded with a handful of games and apps which was nice as I got to compare how they HANDLED on each device. By far the mini felt more comfortable for playing the games on. On top of that the ibooks app was perfectly readable despite the 'non-retina' display. To be honest, as a paperback reader, the mini felt even better for reading. Honestly, having just played both I have to say retina is nice but far overplayed IMHO. It's like debating 720 vs 1080 on a 20 inch tv...the difference is there but not game-changing. I see the difference, don't get me wrong-just not to the point I thought I would based on the comments here. Ultimately, I loved how the mini felt in all uses. The ipad 4 was surprisingly heavy in comparison and as someone who does have issues with the wrist tingling while gaming on the ipad 1 that is a deal breaker for me. I agree it will be a BIT of a compromise with strategy games (which I do enjoy) but overall I see the pros outweigh the cons. Lastly, I have always wanted to take my ipad to work but never have due to the size....just felt too 'obvious' for lack of a better term--the mini fixes that and like someone said, the best camera is the one you have with you...ditto the ipad.
I respect your opinion, but would humbly argue it's closer to 480 vs 1080, or if you like, DVD vs Blu-ray. DVDs work well enough, but if you want to impress yourself with visuals, there's only one serious answer. It's not just the fact it's higher res either, it's the fact that the resolution is high enough to practically eliminate jaggies. These have been a bugbear for gamers for a long time now, and to finally see the problem being solved in an eloquent way is a wonderful step forward. As I mentioned to somebody else, it stops screens from looking like screens. We all know when we're looking at a game because we see pixels, but suddenly you're not looking at pixels any more... the 3D object underneath the glass is sharp enough to be a real physical thing. You haven't just ramped up the number of pixels, you've done it to a point that it transforms how you perceive the images it's showing. That's the step that makes retina worthwhile.
Nah... Retina isnt an end-all, but it is a nice addition. I cant wait for a retina minipad, but for now, i did abandon my ipad3 and used my minipad more and more despite having no retina. Retina is good, but to give it that much credit to not consider what an ipad mini can provide is just ignorant. And elitist.
Thank you for confirming my claim that books are better on the mini instead of the larger retina pads. The only thing that the mini falls short for me is in comics, but that doesnt mean it's horribad... it's good, but the retina pads are better for comics.
I do consider what the Mini can provide, but there's only one thing: less weight. Nothing else is a bonus. Get over that one little hurdle and you've got yourself a better experience.
Yeah... i guess we can agree that it all boils down to preference. For me, that less weight, is what made iOS gaming the better experience. I for one never play the game with the pads on the table. I always hold them with both hands, usually with both thumbs. Also, most of the time, i play while lying down on the couch, or on a lazy-boy type of sofa with elevated footrest, and the ipad3 forces me to sit down. I also play some games while lying on one side. Same reason why i prefer the mini. I admit there are certain games that i prefer playing on the table, but that also meant i cant play it all the time. Two i can remember are Cytus and Demons' Score. Actually, those are the only two games i played consistently that i play with the pad on a flat surface, sometimes even on my lap. Bottomline for me is, the iPad Mini let's me play in my most comfortable position and doesnt force a position on me... And i can sometimes play up to 6 hours in one session.
