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iPad mini WHY do I want a mini when I do NOT need it?
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I was thinking that too, but if I don’t have to have my pro be portable, I could totally go back to a 12.9.
IDK though - I do love my 11” pro a lot.
There's only one thing to do.... sell the 11 and get the 12.9 and the mini 5.
There's only one thing to do.... sell the 11 and get the 12.9 and the mini 5.
So much enabling on this forum. ;-p
I’m considering it, only because I have someone that might want my 11” pro. If she doesn’t want it though, I’m just gonna keep my 11, be happy, and get over it, although I MAY still buy a mini.
And when do you expect the 10.5” to “die”?
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There's only one thing to do.... sell the 11 and get the 12.9 and the mini 5.
I have never owned the Mini, and I am curious: what is the reading experience like? On my 10.5, I use either Liquid Text or PDF Expert to read and annotate docs, I use Books to read epubs, I use OneNote/ GoodNotes to write. All this is work related. How would all this look and feel on the Mini? Plus, I have poor sight. Can you share any insights/ experience? Thanks in advance.
i prefer e-ink screens for reading ebooks, but if i have to use a tablet to read, i prefer the Mini with a matte screen protector. I heavily use GoodNotes on my 2018 ipad with the Apple Pencil and use GoodNotes on my Mini 4 with the DotPen.
Thanks. I was asking whether reading with less than optimal sight is comfortable. Often, I have to read for over 8 hours a day while writing up notes/ annotating simultaneously. Edit: e ink is not an option for me.
I guess we all mix up needs and wants....I want an iPad mini 5 and so I ordered one (256 GB WIFI only) because after owning a 4 for the last couple of years, its the best size for me. After having it for sometime, I realized how awkward the bigger sized iPad felt in my hands (iPad 3). So here goes another purchase of an apple product where I spent large sums of money remorselessly. The only way to spend.
I don’t have the best vision but I’m not finding it hard to read at all. Bare in mind I do use glasses for reading regardless. If you are worried perhaps you should check it out in a store first? The laminated screen helps, and you can enlarge some fonts on your iPad, and even set things to Bold if that helps. Safari can be double clicked to zoom in but you can not enlarge the fonts.
If money is not an issue (meaning you’re not dead broke, in debt up to your eyeballs, etc.), then why “justify”? There are all sorts of expensive hobbies. In the grand scheme of things, a Mini 5 isn’t a HUGE expense. There is something to be said for getting something because you want it, because you’ll use it and enjoy having it.
Just call me an enabler...
What delivery date did Apple give you?I only started looking into the iPad mini 5 about 11pm last night
I ordered it when I woke up this morning
Either there is strong demand for the mini right now, or Apple is having trouble getting the initial batch out to dealers. Every time I look at the Apple site, the ship date is farther into April. Right now, it is showing April 17th for new orders.
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Couldn’t agree more
The face my mates and work colleagues pull when I say I’ve spent £1k on an iPhone X or £130 on the smart battery case - I don’t have to justify it to them or anyone, but I don’t go out drinking every weekend, I dont bet the amount my mates do (they will spend £130 in one day gambling). It’s my money and I spend it on what I want, tech and gadgets is just the thing I enjoy the most
Ah, the lure of the new and shiny. My 8+ is too small to read subtitles on my Italian and Chinese movies. I need more RAM to draw without freezes in Procreate. The Mini 5 fixes these.
I miss my Mini 4. It was my favorite iPad and I am very happy the Mini 5 has pencil support now too.
It’s much more commuter friendly than any other iPad. And headphone jack, my Italian soundtrack & death metal starved eardrums will thank me (No one else but).
I will be creating more on my commutes and I cannot wait to do that. Eager to trade this 2018 in already.
If you get one, OP, enjoy. I won’t judge.
I miss my Mini 4. It was my favorite iPad and I am very happy the Mini 5 has pencil support now too.
It’s much more commuter friendly than any other iPad. And headphone jack, my Italian soundtrack & death metal starved eardrums will thank me (No one else but
).I will be creating more on my commutes and I cannot wait to do that. Eager to trade this 2018 in already.
If you get one, OP, enjoy. I won’t judge.
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Im weak. Very much same boat and recently got an ipad pro 11 that im getting a lot of use out of.
Aaaand also posting from the mini5 i just picked up an hour ago. Tbh its great so far. Screen resolution is jawdropping. I have zero investment in this specific models hardware design but if i can throw this in a camera bag, read on the couch, make some dumb music idea or do some hobbyist photo/video editing im a happy nerdy idiot.
The most annoying part of this was that i had recently resigned myself to being very content with my series 2 apple watch for at least another year but they hit me up in another direction
Aaaand also posting from the mini5 i just picked up an hour ago. Tbh its great so far. Screen resolution is jawdropping. I have zero investment in this specific models hardware design but if i can throw this in a camera bag, read on the couch, make some dumb music idea or do some hobbyist photo/video editing im a happy nerdy idiot.
The most annoying part of this was that i had recently resigned myself to being very content with my series 2 apple watch for at least another year but they hit me up in another direction
every person's eyesight is different. i wear glasses and i have no problem with using an ipad mini all day to jot notes down... no headaches, no eyestrain.
Me want iPad mini and I absolutely, positively need it.
(But my wife doesn’t believe me)
(But my wife doesn’t believe me
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I knew I'd use a mini since I used a mini 2 all the time... i settled for a refurb mini 4 while rumors of the 5 were still sketchy and I don't regret it. I'm really really happy there's a 5, and when I see a place in the gear budget some lucky nextgen will get my 4 and I'll hope by then I can get an Apple-refurb 5.
Get her one as well.Me want iPad mini and I absolutely, positively need it.
(But my wife doesn’t believe me