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The iPad Mini hasn’t even been announced yet and people are already making fun of it. That’s pretty typical for any big Apple product launch but it seems like everyone calling the iPad Mini stupid had the same revelation about it: a smaller iPad is just an… iPhone.
Wow, the giant collective lightbulb hanging over our heads must’ve flicked on at the same exact time because a lot of people don’t really see the point to an iPad mini (or whatever Apple is going to call it). We’ll reserve our judgement until we get our hands on the thing but in the meantime, enjoy the hilariously low expectations these people have on the tiny iPad (or prepare yourself for their inevitable about face). What do you guys think?
They just sound like low expectations. I don’t see the hilarious bit.
18 –> me… its an enlarged iPod touch.
That makes me 19.
doesnt that make the nexus 7 an enlarged android pmp?? i think their is a use for 7″ devices and find the nex7 the right size for me so im sure there will be plenty of people happy to use a similarly proportioned ipad
I bet they all still buy one….
Nothing like a bit of cognitive dissonance to justify a tweeters comments.
“I hate! I hate! It’s a dumb idea…..*picks up iPad Air/Mini in store* ..Oh uh…. hmm. It’s light and shiny…..O_o…..”
Half will withdraw their comments once they purchase one.
They are like kids whom have tantrums and suddenly see a shiny thing and maintain a fraction of the original tantrum but still keep focus on the shiny thing.
LOL, Hilarity in a post:
Dan Gleesak: “ummm would the iPad mini just be an iPod? how retarded. I hate everyone’s stupid ideas”
You hate it because it wasn’t yours!
The grammar in many of the posts is more appalling than that of the tweeters statements.
Didn’t most people say this stuff about the original iPad? Feels like a repeat of 2.5 years ago…
Exactly. Ironically, you can get android phones that really nearly are just as large as a tablet (galaxy note) and the most popular android tablets are 7″ (fire and nexus)…
Ohhh people without any capability of critical thinking amuse me
In my honest opinion the iPad is good in itself! They don’t need to make a “Mini” version of it…
And like the article says, People want a smaller iPad? Go out and buy an iPod Touch or an iPhone and stop complaining!
The iPad mini is not a stupid idea, it does makes business sense (despite the wishes of the late SJ).
In other news, it turns out that social media allows stupid people to broadcast their stupidity.
Oh god, it’s another of these posts. FFS Giz you can find any number of people who will post pro/anti statements about anything (look at my output for a start), it’s hardly worthy of an article (IMO – Other opinions may vary).
On a side note it’s nice to see Nikola Tesla amongst the naysayers. I’ve always had a great respect for his work.
These are probably the same people who, when Apple announced the ipad, said “what’s the point? It’s just a big iphone”
… if you don’t like it, don’t think there is any point in buying it, then don’t buy it. I don’t understand the mentality of these people that they feel the need to take to Twitter and slag off Apple and the people who will buy the mini. Bizarre.
Sean Franklin sums it up for me… “Friendly reminder. If you buy an iPad Mini, your (sic) an idiot. Thank you.”
Thanks for those words of wisdom Sean. Who needs Gizmodo when you have this kind of knowledgeable and insightful commentary?
Personally, I’ve never seen the point of tablets. I think they’re just an awkward middle ground between laptops and phones trying to do everything and in the process loosing important features/power
That really all depends on your definition of “important features/power.”
If you want to be able to read/write emails, surf the web, play games, view photos, listen to music and/or watch movies or TV shows, a laptop is a huge overkill with nothing to add except for weight, size and more time looking for a power plug.
With a tablet (new iPad, for example) you get a good-sized screen (with resolution and color accuracy that puts most displays to shame), plus you get ultraportability and all the functionality mentioned above (plus any through added apps), all with a 10 hour battery life.
True, I admit for some people a tablet can handle all their computing needs and would be perfect. I just can’t see anything a tablet can do for me which my phone or laptop can do better.
Isn’t the laptop existing in that awkward middle ground too..?? Horses for courses i’d say. And anyways, i would assume that the true motivation for Apple is solely to take a chunk of that particular bit of the tablet market, nothing more. And they obviously don’t care enough about the drop in capabilities, not to build it.
I don’t own a laptop. I have a desktop with a 30in monitor to perform all of my ‘power user’ tasks and I have no need for that work to be mobile.
However, I still want to browse the web on the couch, read an email, catch up on the news, consult a map, show photos to friends, etc., etc. I think a tablet is actually better suited to these basic tasks than a laptop, and a laptop would cost more than I’m willing to spend for the sake of this convenience.
Yes, I can do most of these tasks on my phone, but when a Nexus 7 costs £160 then I don’t mind paying for the extra screen area.
Well, if anyone HAD been considering buying an iPad Mini, the convincing arguments above, most of them using less than the allowed 140 characters, should be enough to put that idea to bed.
I read the first couple, got the jist, then scrolled down to read the comments. There’s nothing like wanting to read the opinions of people you don’t know, on the opinions of people you don’t know, on a gadget you feel indifferent about.
…I think it’s time for a long hard look in the mirror.
People (myself included) thought the original iPad was dumb, look how that ended up…
Successful but still dumb?
Not dumb enough it seems, because many major companies such as google, asus and dell created their own versions
Interestingly twisted logic. You don’t think that the above named companies may have seen the dumb iPad and realised that they could do it better?
No, because manufacturers have (for more than a decade) been making tablets that can do far more than todays tablets could ever dream of. There were tablets with Windows XP, Touch, Styluses, Wi-Fi, all kinds of nasty ports and a real x86 processor.
They sucked. Hard. Apple showed everyone another way to do it, and now everyone else is “me too”-ing because Apple’s way was wildly more successful.
If you don’t like something you should tweet about it…
@Twitterisfortwats – I hate ice cream, wtf is ice cream about? you can just get some ice and some cream.. stupid people why buy it
The reason I want an iPad mini/air is because at 7″, it fits perfectly between the 3.5″ iPhone and 13″ MacBook Pro I have. I would use it as an eReader and for watching movies easily on the go, primarily. The current iPad is a little too big and also too expensive – I don’t want it to double as a laptop. This new model should fit my needs perfectly.
I think we will need to bridge the gap one day between the iPad Mini and the iPad. iPad Midi anyone? What about those that think the mini is too big and the touch is too small? iPad Micro time
I just want to say thanks to all of those who aired their views, I’m in total agreement with the majority your findings but it leaves me in a bit of quandary. Should I go for Amazon Fire HD or Nexus 7?
Take the money you want to spend on a Kindle or Nexus and just light it on fire.
Nexus 7 IMHO. You can still buy content from Amazon’s ecosystem, but you’re not tied exclusively to it. Also, it avoids Amazon’s OS customisations, and it should always receive Android updates in a timely fashion.
The hardware of the two devices are comparable, apart from storage. The Fire HD has a 32GB option for the same money as Google’s 16GB offering, so if you plan to watch a lot of movies or store your entire photo archive, the Fire HD may be a better bet.
That said, there are rumours of a 32GB Nexus on the horizon, and it may well arrive with a price drop to match the Fire.
Now im not a fanboy but im looking at getting a 7″ tablet.
The 10″ tablets are a bit too big to pop in a bag for the tube/train etc.
I would like 3G/4G capability as I dont want to have to tether it to my iPhone all the time and drain the already poor battery.
I would also like to be able to keep all my existing apps from my iPhone without having to buy them all again.
So for me anyway, depending on the price, this could be a solution.
The only thing that would sway me away from getting one is a 3G Nexus 7 to be annouced.
I dont have a Touch or iPad but if i had either along with an iPhone I wouldn’t buy one. No point.
The mini is a niche product and the people that might be interested in one probably already own an Apple product that does a very similar purpose albeit slightly larger or smaller, why would anyone except a true Apple disciple buy something that they already own that is not an upgrade or a new innovative must have product.
If Apple want to claim more of the market them simply sell the iPad cheaper and get more people hooked into their closed ecosystem and up sell.
I’m pretty sure there are genuine benefits in the 7 inch form factor over the 10 inch tablet. It’s cheaper, more portable, lighter and is much easier to hold in one hand. However, I don’t think that anyone who already owns an iPad would consider purchasing one of these unless their current iPad is one of the older models.
However, the iPad Mini may be snapped up by customers who will never have considered buying an Apple tablet until now. People who want a smaller or cheaper tablet.
“17 People Who Think the iPad Mini Is Really Stupid”
Add ,000,000,000,000 after the number 17 and you’d be closer to the truth.
and now that we know the price??
There will still be people who are willing to pay the ‘Apple premium’ for the sake of having Apple build quality and the Apple App Store in their 7 inch tablet. And, let’s face it, plenty will buy it just because it’s a cheaper way to buy a shiny gadget with an Apple logo on it.
However, I think Apple have missed a trick with the price. Next to the Nexus 7, it’s just too damn expensive. Then again, before the Nexus and Kindle Fire came around I would have said that all tablets were overpriced.
For those who actually own a lot of Apple products, then yes it’s understandable that they think it’s quite stupid.
But as stated before, it is for a niche market for those who want a tablet but don’t want one as big as the iPad or the Galaxy 10.1.
This is just another reason to bash at Apple, since Samsung are doing it with their Galaxy line -> Galaxy S3, Galaxy Tab 2 7 and Galaxy Tab 10.1.