Apple have always been a premium brand, and Apple make their money from hardware sales.
It is a bit like comparing a Ford to a Mercedes. They both make nice cars, and both all work the same way, but the Mercedes is more classy and refined. Macs have always cost more than PCs and the iPod in most cases cost more than other mp3 players. So this is nothing new for Apple. The iPad 2 is very popular in the education field, hence why it is still around. I agree it will probably be discontinued next year, but there is still plenty of life in the A5 processor for the next 12 to 18 months. Perhaps £249 /$300 would have been a better price, but when you pick the thing up and see how well it feels in the hand and built quality etc, I think it justifies it's price. Of course, if you are not into premium products, then there is Aldi oops I mean Android :) Chris On 23 Nov 2012, at 09:39, Sadam Ahmed <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi sir, > > Thanks for your opinion. > > I always love to spark good discussion on these things. > > Actually my concern which I didn't point out in the review is that this > device runs an older CPU. > > I wonder what will this mean for software upgrades? > > Most likely the iPad 2 will be retired by Apple next year. > > If you match Google's tablet with Apple's tablet on price alone there is no > doubt that Google's tablet wins. > > I just think this device is too expensive. > > This is coming from a guy that owns a 13-inch Macbook Pro, the iPhone 4S, the > iPad 2, the fourth-generation iPod touch, and fifth-generation touch. > > But each to his own. > > Kind regards, > > Mr Sadam ahmed. > > Cell: > > +61 35 892 944 > > Skype: > > Sadamahmed1992 > > Sent from my iPhone. > > > > > > On 23/11/2012, at 8:16 PM, Chris Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have to slightly disagree with your review. The contrast on the iPad >> mini display is excellent, and far superior to the iPad 2. The dots per >> inch (DPI) is higher than you quoted, it is actually 166 as the resolution >> of the display is the same as the iPad 2, but the same pixel density is >> squeezed into a smaller display which means it is slightly sharper than the >> iPad 2. To be fair, nobody complained about the iPad 2 display before March >> this year when the retina iPad was finally launched. >> >> As for the Nexus, yes it has a higher resolution display, but the apps have >> not been designed to take advantage of that. They are just stretched phone >> apps. The only thing which is sharper is video and text. As for usability, >> I still think Jellybean lags behind ios. Talkback is buggy and less >> responsive than voiceover in my opinion and lacks many of the features >> voiceover has. The only advantage talkback has over voiceover in my opinion >> is the ability to choose your own TTS. >> >> I can say this from experience, my Nexus 7 mainly sits in the drawer and >> since getting my iPad mini, it is my device of choice and saves me running >> down the battery on my iPhone. >> >> Yes it would have been nice to have a retina display and an A6 CPU, but at >> this stage it might have been difficult to cram all that into the thin and >> light iPad mini. The Nexus 7's build quality just can't compete with the >> iPad mini, and the wider screen on the iPad mini is far superior for reading >> books and web pages, compared to the slim 16:9 display of the Nexus. >> >> Before I get slammed by all the Android lovers, this is just my opinion of >> owning both products. >> >> Chris Moore >> On 23 Nov 2012, at 01:25, sadam ahmed <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> for those of you considering the iPad mini check out my review on the >>> product. >>> >>> http://sadamahmed.wordpress.com/2012/11/22/the-ipad-mini-reviewed/ >>> >>> I hope people find it informative. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Mr Sadam ahmed. >>> >>> Cell: >>> >>> +61 35 892 944 >>> >>> Skype: >>> >>> Sadamahmed1992 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my HP PC. >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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