Right, this is where I am.
Very pleased with my purchase and no regrets whatsoever.
I looked at the iPad mini as it seemed to be a worthwhile contender but felt that I was being brainwashed, caught up in a web and sucked in, I hear people saying,"I've got an iPad" so what, I hate the iPhone and being compelled to one companies products at least I can put any manufacturer's micro SD card in up to 64GB in my Tab Pro and am not hand's tied as you are with Apple. It appear's to be the case of it's 'Apple' or nothing although I accept that it is a good product but not for me.
I am not an expert or geek by any stretch of imagination but I have done my own assessment of what 'I' wanted in a tablet, your requirements and preferences may well differ.
This is what attracted me personally:
16:10 format NOT 4:3 format as on the iPad mini which is old hat, all TV’s are 16:9 format including what you watch every single day!
Standard European/international keyboard with the numerals across the top, not on the iPad mini
359 pixels per inch not 326 as on the iPad mini
Multi task windows, not on the iPad mini
Micro USB connection, not on the iPad mini
Micro SD card capacity up to 64 GB, not on the iPad mini
Fast processor Quad core 2.3GHz not 1.3GHz, as on the iPad mini
Camera + Flash 8mp front, 2mp rear, not on the iPad mini
Infrared for TV channels, not on the iPad mini
2GB of RAM not 1GB, not on the iPad mini
Display 100% not 95%, as on the iPad mini
Battery life slightly better on the iPad mini
Easy to hold portrait style viewing and great for 16:10 viewing for video's, film's photographs etc. There were to many plus's for me personally on the Tab Pro 8.4.
My final conclusion is each to their own.
Rob.