Now that 14 days has past did anyone who said they were going to return it decide to keep it? If so, why?
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iPad mini Mini 6 Confession Thread...did you ACTUALLY return it?
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Yeah, I returned mine the day after I saw the jelly scroll effect. I ordered one directly from Apple on the same weekend, but I've now cancelled it as they all seem to have the same issue. Most disappointing product for me in this decade so far.
Several days after all the preorders were filled, a few more were in stock locally bought one, and enjoying it still.
Yeah, still enjoying mine and am totally satisfied there is no "issue".
Yep, no point in waiting 14 days, I returned it after just a couple.
Nope. This is a keeper. Still enjoying the hell out of it.
Nope. I kept mine. I have no issues with it. I’ve had it for over 2 weeks now and I love it.
I did. I only used it in portrait mode and the jelly scroll drove me a bit insane.
Keeping. This little gem has exceeded my expectations
Thinking about it. Everything is too small, UI is poorly sized, not comfortable holding and writing notes, and not bright enough.
I returned it. My expectations were too high. With a 13 Pro Max and 2021 iPad Pro 12.9, the absence of pro-motion, deep blacks and an unoptimised UI annoyed me. Jelly scroll added to the annoyance
After a few weeks of use, it's a definite keeper for me as a companion to my 2021 12.9 and iPhone 12 Pro Max. I'm really happy with it.
Interesting, particularly the experience of writing notes. Can you expand on that a bit more? Thanks.
So interesting, I’m using mine in portrait right now, scrolling up and down as fast as you please, zero jelly scroll. And being a video editor, I know the jelly effect, because I’ve had to remove it from countless shots from DSLR cameras with slow sensor readouts (which is nearly impossible to do well).
Maybe different factories, with different production tolerances? 🤷
This is one of my biggest issues with Apple’s software as it stands. Everything is absurdly small other than the actual icons for programs or maybe the maps app which is admittedly fantastic.
But it really shows on a smaller device. I remember when iOS 7 came out, Safari’s URL bar just looked absurdly small, couldn’t believe it made it out of QC. Still does without adjustment.
When holding the device in hand and writing on it, the balance is off. It doesn’t feel firm in your hand. And pressing down writing with the pencil it feels awkward and like the iPad may slip out of your hand if you press to hard. It’s not stable because the iPad is so small.
Returned mine, m1 is vastly superior of course and the 120hz spoils You
I returned mine as well. The UI is so poorly optimized, everything is too small or just weirdly cramped. The messages app is hilariously bad in this way. I also felt it a bit too small for pencil note taking and pdf reading/ annotating. Finally, I miss the 120hz and screen brightness. It was wonderful to carry, less than wonderful to actually use.
