Next-Generation iPad and iPad Mini Rumored for March Launch
Our checks at CES indicate Apple will release the iPad 5 and the second-generation iPad mini this March.
And not less than an hour ago I was reading a Google Books PDF on this crap desktop and holding my paper iPad Mini over the page image and marveling that all of it would have fit on the Mini’s screen like a charm.
I suppose with others now releasing eight-inch tablets, Apple needs to move faster to stay in place. A $199 Archos 80 Platinum versus a $329 iPad Mini is a hell of a competition. And that Platinum should be available in stores by then.
Apple could cement its lead for, like, forever, if someone would wake up and realize the company is no longer the plaything of Steve Jobs — and put a damn microSD card slot in all models of iPad.
But I won’t hold my breath for that — even though, you know, people who don’t like such a slot wouldn’t have to frikkin use it!
I have to say I am happy with my iPad mini. I sold my iPad1 to help with the price and I am happier for it. I am still using my kindle keyboard. The mini is about the same size and weight. I too debated whether to wait for a second gen mini or get something else. I had a play with one and it opened a 135mb pdf with no slow down or lag like the 1st gen iPad has.
Yes, I’ve tested the Mini:
http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/some-ipad-mini-testing-with-pdfs-too/
But buying something when a better version is two months away is not a wise decision. I’d rather not have that regret or the extra expense.
I understand your reasons for waiting. Apple still cannot supply all models of iPad mini. I do not think there will be a new version so soon when they have barely released the first model.