The Apple iPad Thread

[Master_Phruby]

The new new new iPad has been anounced along with the iPad mini.

The new new new iPad has a faster cpu, a new 720p facetime camera on the front and lightning connector like the iphone 5 does.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-4th%20generation-ipad/#continued

The iPad mini is 7.9" 16gb for $329.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-ipad-mini/#continued

[efranks]

And, so now, everyone runs to dump their year old iPads that they upgraded to in order to get this new one, right?

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[Rob]

And, so now, everyone runs to dump their year old iPads that they upgraded to in order to get this new one, right?

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Regarding the Mini... of course not, but people who didn't want to spend $600 or $700 on one for whatever reason have something to think about.  Kid wants an iPad?  Maybe it's more doable now. 

Regarding the full-sized one... maybe.  If the last generation holds it's value well, you can generally sell them and then buy the new one at a small out of pocket cost.  I've been doing that with my phone since the 3G (sometimes with no out of pocket cost).

[Master_Phruby]

Nice thing is the lightning connector is now standard across all new Apple products.

[Master_Phruby]

Here is a spec comparsion between the Mini and the Nexus 7/Kindle HD/Nook.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/the-ipad-mini-vs-the-competition-specs/#continued