01-14-2013, 08:39 PM
First, some reading material:
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...sg-1459520
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...sg-1491650
Anyway, I've decided to go back to a retina iPad (instead of the iPad mini and instead of a Macbook Air). Though I love everything about the mini in terms of size, weight, portability, "palm"-ability, etc. I just couldn't get past the non-Retina screen. All our other iDevices are Retina, so each time I used the mini, the lack of Retina was very noticeable. Having to pinch and zoom web pages because, (a) the text was too small and (b) the text was too fuzzy (for me) just became annoying in the end.
I found myself picking up the mini to use and then after a few minutes, putting it back down and just using my iPhone 5 to do whatever it was I was trying to do on the mini.
Yes, going back to a big clunker iPad will be an adjustment in and of itself, but I'm going to give it a shot.
Got a good deal on an iPad 3 32GB with 5 months still left on the warranty (paid $100 less for it than what I sold the exact same model for 2 months ago when I decided to keep the mini) and restoring it right now from my mini's backup.
My plan is to use the iPad 3 for my personal use and the iPad mini for family use. Let's see how it goes.
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...sg-1459520
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...sg-1491650
Anyway, I've decided to go back to a retina iPad (instead of the iPad mini and instead of a Macbook Air). Though I love everything about the mini in terms of size, weight, portability, "palm"-ability, etc. I just couldn't get past the non-Retina screen. All our other iDevices are Retina, so each time I used the mini, the lack of Retina was very noticeable. Having to pinch and zoom web pages because, (a) the text was too small and (b) the text was too fuzzy (for me) just became annoying in the end.
I found myself picking up the mini to use and then after a few minutes, putting it back down and just using my iPhone 5 to do whatever it was I was trying to do on the mini.
Yes, going back to a big clunker iPad will be an adjustment in and of itself, but I'm going to give it a shot.
Got a good deal on an iPad 3 32GB with 5 months still left on the warranty (paid $100 less for it than what I sold the exact same model for 2 months ago when I decided to keep the mini) and restoring it right now from my mini's backup.
My plan is to use the iPad 3 for my personal use and the iPad mini for family use. Let's see how it goes.