MSE News: How cheap is the iPad Mini?

custardy

mrochester wrote: »

Materials, build quality, attention to detail, fit and finish etc.

ah, so you mean the case

mrochester

N20Y1D wrote: »

More usefull? How?

Less frustrating? How?

More enjoyable? How?

Excellent value for money? How?

More people forget that something that costs more doesnt make it better.

Sometimes things that cost more money aren't good value for money, sometimes they are. It's personal preference as to whether it does. I happen to think Apple products usually fall into the category of being more expensive but good value for money because I get much more enjoyment, less frustration and better quality hardware from them.

N20Y1D

mrochester wrote: »

Sometimes things that cost more money aren't good value for money, sometimes they are. It's personal preference as to whether it does. I happen to think Apple products usually fall into the category of being more expensive but good value for money because I get much more enjoyment, less frustration and better quality hardware from them.

"It just works...." :rotfl:

mrochester

N20Y1D wrote: »

"It just works...." :rotfl:

Sorry I don't understand the relevance to what I said. I don't live in London.

System

ahh, selective ability to understand good and bad bits about the company of choice, the classic...

mrochester

the_r_sole wrote: »

ahh, selective ability to understand good and bad bits about the company of choice, the classic...

I only care about what affects me.

System

mrochester wrote: »

I only care about what affects me.

ahh, so you have the ipad mini and it's better than the other tablets it competes with then?
you're not just spouting a generalisation of apple being a great company that makes these superior devices that no one can compete with?

mrochester

the_r_sole wrote: »

ahh, so you have the ipad mini and it's better than the other tablets it competes with then?
you're not just spouting a generalisation of apple being a great company that makes these superior devices that no one can compete with?

I don't have an iPad Mini. But as its the only 7" tablet running iOS, yeah, it's probably much better than anything else on the market in the same category. I can use my experience of Android and iOS on both a smartphone and a full size tablet to form a considered opinion of something I don't own.

No one else can compete with Apple because no other company takes the same approach to making their products. They are very much one of a kind. I'd love for some other companies to have a go though!

System

mrochester wrote: »

I don't have an iPad Mini. But as its the only 7" tablet running iOS, yeah, it's probably much better than anything else on the market in the same category. I can use my experience of Android and iOS on both a smartphone and a full size tablet to form a considered opinion of something I don't own.

No one else can compete with Apple because no other company takes the same approach to making their products. They are very much one of a kind. I'd love for some other companies to have a go though!

:T:T
won't comment on a massive fail by apple, because "it doesn't affect me"
but more than happy to say a device you don't have, and have no knowledge of (or it's competition) - is clearly the best because it's made by apple, makes loads of sense....

mrochester

the_r_sole wrote: »

:T:T
won't comment on a massive fail by apple, because "it doesn't affect me"
but more than happy to say a device you don't have, and have no knowledge of (or it's competition) - is clearly the best because it's made by apple, makes loads of sense....

I have a lot of knowledge about the products being discussed here. The competition isn't running iOS, hence I'd say the iPad Mini is better than the competition. If the competing products had been running iOS, or another OS of equal or greater quality, they then be on equal footing to compare price wise.