[nirvana]

I have a Retina iPad and I would trade it for an iPad mini.

The iPhone is small enough to use every day, but it compromises in its smallness. The iPad is great- probably the best web browsing experience anywhere, and with apps like Flipboard and iBooks, etc, I just love it.

But the iPad is too big. I use it a lot less because it is too cumbersome.

An iPad mini might give me the greatness of the iPad in a smaller package. I don't know if it will be small enough to go with me all the time or not.

I can say one thing for certain: If it is under $400, I will buy one, no question.

[stevenj]

Interesting.

Why and how is it cumbersome for you?

I agree that reading a book on it isn't the best experience. But I personally just don't read many books anymore. I'm very selective as to the books I read now, as oppose to even 3 - 5 years earlier. And the ones I choose to read, I still prefer them in a physical copy. And I think, generally, people will continue reading (and buying) less books going forward, so trying to create an ebook reader would be a mistake.

>I don't know if it will be small enough to go with me all the time or not.

For me, the thing that'll always go with me (in addition to an iPhone) is a MacBook Air.

>I can say one thing for certain: If it is under $400, I will buy one, no question.

But will you buy a second and third one at some point? Or will you mostly be buying it for novelty reasons? I just don't see an iPad mini being a hit product that generates repeat customers.

[bradleyland]

> Why and how is it cumbersome for you?

I don't mean to pick on you, but this is a totally unfair question. Some guys wear boxers while others prefer briefs. They find aspects of one or the other uncomfortable.

Some people find the weight/size of the iPad cumbersome. It's a matter of personal experience, not some objective metric. What you really want to know (if you're Apple) is how many people aren't buying iPads because they find them cumbersome.

[philh]

> Why and how is it cumbersome for you?

I don't personally have a full-sized tablet or a smartphone. But I have a Playbook (7"), and one of the main ways I use it is lying in bed, on my side, with one hand on top to keep it upright and scroll with. I get the feeling an iPad would be too big for that.

[jasomill]

That's exactly how I'm using my retina iPad right now — it works great.