iPad mini iPad Mini 7 Buying Advice

[Andy_2341]

Hey everybody. I was browsing amazon today when I saw an awesome deal on the mini 7. I have a Mini 6 Wifi+Cellular 256GB that I got in March of 2024 and I mostly use it for content consumption, note taking, and some basic other tasks. It is my main vacation/ trip device too. I turn to my Mac for heavy stuff, but the mini 7 still gets lots of use. I've been noticing more lag, reloads when having several tabs open and music playing (often), and a few crashes where everything had to reload. I was going to push for mini 8 but the mini 7 Wifi+Cellular 128GB is just $549, which is $100 less than I paid for my Mini 6. Does the Apple Pencil Pro really help that much with general note taking? I know the A17Pro will help with the other things. Any other input from Mini 6 to Mini 7 users is also welcome.
Thanks everyone in advance.

 

[rui no onna]

I've been noticing more lag, reloads when having several tabs open and music playing (often), and a few crashes where everything had to reload.

This is exactly why I upgraded. Pretty happy with the upgrade.

I was going to push for mini 8 but the mini 7 Wifi+Cellular 128GB is just $549, which is $100 less than I paid for my Mini 6. Does the Apple Pencil Pro really help that much with general note taking? I know the A17Pro will help with the other things. Any other input from Mini 6 to Mini 7 users is also welcome.

Yeah, my only gripe is the mini 7 is eSIM only so I'm still keeping my mini 6 for travel (Google Fi data only SIM is physical only for now).

Can't comment on the new Apple Pencil. I use a $20 ESR clone and that works just fine for me for note taking/PDF markup. Bonus, I can use it on all my iPads except the 2016 & 2017 iPad Pros.

 

[Andy_2341]

This is exactly why I upgraded. Pretty happy with the upgrade.




Yeah, my only gripe is the mini 7 is eSIM only so I'm still keeping my mini 6 for travel (Google Fi data only SIM is physical only for now).

Can't comment on the new Apple Pencil. I use a $20 ESR clone and that works just fine for me for note taking/PDF markup. Bonus, I can use it on all my iPads except the 2016 & 2017 iPad Pros.

Awesome. Thanks for the reply. I use Verizon on eSIM, so that isn't a problem in my use case. I wish the Pencil I have would work with the Mini 7. Does your ESR have double tap? I'm addicted to that feature now.

 

[rui no onna]

Awesome. Thanks for the reply. I use Verizon on eSIM, so that isn't a problem in my use case. I wish the Pencil I have would work with the Mini 7. Does your ESR have double tap? I'm addicted to that feature now.

Nope. It doesn't have the more advanced features on the Apple Pencil.