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Your iPad needs are a bit more intensive than mine.

It was quite nice tethering my iPad mini to my iPhone and streaming the football from Sky whilst killing time during her tennis lesson yesterday.

The new Kindle Fire's look good, new Galaxy Notes (the 3 and the big one) look cool, but still can't see myself leaving the Apple ecosystem yet....
looked at iPhone 5S and really wasn't taken. The Galaxy Note 3 on the other hand has the wow factor (lovely screen) but cannot justify the price (don't want to up my contract so would need to get it sim free) . Can see myself going android for the phone (possibly Note 3 but more probably the Nexus 5 , assuming good reviews) as there is nothing I use that's solely limited to the iPhone (with exception of Omnifocus but prefer to use the iPad with that) but sticking with Apple for the iPad.
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Ok impressed by new ipad air credit card at the ready :D
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VNVObit wrote:Ok impressed by new ipad air credit card at the ready :D
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Right ipad 4 on eBay as tbh I'm out of space on my 32 gig and 64 seems a sensible move as they're selling for about 370 on eBay and the 64 ipad air is 479 - tbh my only other complaint was the weight so well done Apple
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Deckard wrote:Right ipad 4 on eBay as tbh I'm out of space on my 32 gig and 64 seems a sensible move as they're selling for about 370 on eBay and the 64 ipad air is 479 - tbh my only other complaint was the weight so well done Apple
isn't that the price of the ipad mini 2
yep just checked as I want a 64 gb with 3g (£659 sadly)
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Actually going to hold off as I forgot my iPad 4 is JB and I love my portable SNES, PSX and Mame too much at the mo. Hopefully the JB will be here before Xmas anyway
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So, as far as I can tell, the Retina Mini is now the same spec as the Air but smaller. That's pretty cool.

It is .3mm deeper and 23g heavier than the old mini.

Tempting. Anyone interested in a 16GB 3G+wifi mini (jailbroken)?
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Misfit wrote:So, as far as I can tell, the Retina Mini is now the same spec as the Air but smaller. That's pretty cool.

It is .3mm deeper and 23g heavier than the old mini.

Tempting. Anyone interested in a 16GB 3G+wifi mini (jailbroken)?
was looking for a 32gb+ ipad3 or newer to replace my current one, but could be tempted if the price is right (my gf's laptop is knackered and she keeps stealing my ipad)
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Had a look at the new iPads in Newcastle today. The iPad Air is the most improved: it's odd seeing to look at initially, a full sized screen with the narrower bezels. But on picking it up it feels so much lighter, more like the mini than the full sized iPad. The Retina display on the new mini is a much subtler improvement; the mini already had a pretty sharp and clear display because of its size. Seeing them at the same time it's striking how they've converged, with the same design, the same Retina display + resolution, and being much closer in weight. They're also internally almost the same, though I could not test their improved performance. Choosing between them between them comes mostly down to size and an £80 difference.
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The air is utterly beautiful and awesome, it just feels like a largeish iPad mini. Probably one of the nicest things I've bought for ages :)
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Ill have one when the JB is out as I'd miss my portable emulators too much
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I mostly use mine for reading and low engagement work stuff but it's an essential part of my daily cycle. I've been on an mini for a while now. The primary reason? I read in bed and nod off a lot while doing so. With the full size iPad I end up getting whacked on the nose and it really fucking hurts. The mini just wakes me up, same with the air too :D

It's blisteringly fast though, can imagine it'll be amazing for emulation.
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