SamuelRSmith on 11 November 2012
| rocketpig said: I'd say that Android is more than competing in the tablet space. As an iOS user, I tend to stay within that ecosystem. It has all my apps, my stored info, and is tailored for my personal needs. With that said, I'd buy a Nexus 7 before an iPad Mini. It's specced better, it's 60% of the price, and it's a damned fine tablet. Apple completely underwhelmed me with the Mini. If it was specced as-is, it should be $249 (Google is selling the Nexus 7 at cost, I don't expect Apple to do the same). Shit, I'd even begrudgingly accept it at $299. But $329? Are you kidding me? |
Honestly, I find the mini far more fairly priced than the normal iPad (then again, my mindset with iPads is still extremely out of date, every time I see one, I'm amazed by how cheap it is... always expecting them to be $100-$150 more).
I'd be interested to see how the mini plays out when it goes into multiple generations. Personally, I expect that there will only ever be one generation of the iPad mini for sale, and that it's RRP will probably drop by $20-$30 a year. Versus having two generations out, one sticking at $329, the other having significant discount.
