Originally Posted by paulbrock:
“Does anyone take what Charles Arthur says seriously? He even screwed up massively on the prices in the article (in Apple's favour, naturally)”
Leaving Arthur's review aside, here are 10 reviews to peruse.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphon...newsid=3408224
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“the iPad mini is the best compact sized tablet on the market," said Harry McCracken from TIME. "The result may be a product in a category of one – but I have a hunch that it's going to be an awfully popular category.”
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“Rich Jaroslovsky from Bloomberg wrote: "I can tell you the iPad mini is the best small tablet you can buy."”
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“"If the mini had a Retina display, I'd switch from the iPad 3 in a heartbeat," said Daring Fireball's John Gruber. "As it stands, I'm going to switch anyway. Going non-Retina is a particularly bitter pill for me, but I like the iPad mini's size and weight so much that I'm going to swallow it."”
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“The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg said: "In shrinking the iconic iPad, Apple has pulled off an impressive feat. It has managed to create a tablet that's notably thinner and lighter than the leading small competitors with 7in screens while squeezing in a significantly roomier 7.9in display"”
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“At Tech Crunch, reviewer MG Siegler said: "The iPad mini isn't perfect – for one reason [the lack of a Retina display] in particular – but it's damn close to my ideal device."
"The iPad mini is an explosion of handheld joy," Siegler said.”
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“The New York Times' David Pogue wrote: "Overall, the mini gives you all the iPad goodness in a more manageable size and it's awesome. You could argue that the iPad mini is what the iPad always wanted to be."”
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“"I can't think of another company that cares as much about how its products are designed and built – or one that knows how to maximize a supply chain as skilfully," said Joshua Topolsky from The Verge. "So something tells me that it's no accident that this tablet isn't selling for $200."
"There's no tablet in this size range that's as beautifully crafted, works as flawlessly, or has such an incredible software selection," Topolsky continued. "Would I prefer a higher-res display? Certainly. Would I trade it for the app selection or hardware design? For the consistency and smoothness of its software, or the reliability of its battery? Absolutely not. And as someone who's been living with (and loving) Google's Nexus 7 for a few months, I don't say that lightly."”
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“Engadget's Tim Stevens said that the iPad mini is "Apple's best tablet yet, an incredibly thin, remarkably light, obviously well-constructed device that offers phenomenal battery life.”
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“Jim Dalrymple at The Loop initially said that he didn't think the iPad mini would fit into his workflow, and suggested that he would stick with Apple's full-size tablet instead. Now that he's seen the iPad mini first hand, though Dalrymple says he was wrong.
In his review, Dalrymple said that has tried many competing tablets, including Microsoft's new Surface, but "the quality of these other tablets is so inferior to what Apple manufactures that they felt like plastic toys in your hands."
"I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for." The iPad mini is a perfect example of that," writes Dalrymple.
"If you want to save $50 and buy a cheap-ass tablet, go ahead. If you want quality the iPad mini will be waiting for you when you come to your senses."
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All paid for Apple stooges? Or just perhaps the quality is that step up?
I think Jim Dalrymple sums it up perfectly

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