Sunday, December 09, 2012

Best overall tablet: iPad Mini

Best overall tablet: iPad Mini

iPad mini 1

When it came to deciding on the best tablet of the year, the choice was simple. I love the iPad Mini. It's everything that the large iPad isn't: light, convenient, and preciously tiny. It packs in the power of the iPad 2 in the weight of your average paperback book, and it still manages to be the cheapest iPad offering yet at $329 (compared to the big iPad's standard $499 price).

Sure, it doesn't have a sharp Retina Display, and its hardware is admittedly dated, but it's one of those devices that you need to touch and feel to truly appreciate. Once you use the iPad Mini for a day, it's almost impossible to go back to anything bigger.

The Android-powered Nexus 7 is a much better deal for $199 (more on that below), as is Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire. But both of those tablets lack the iPad Mini's superior assortment of apps. Apple clearly isn't trying to compete with other smaller tablets when it comes to price.

If your budget's tight, it may be tough to justify the iPad Mini compared to its pint-sized competitors. But if you don't mind spending a bit more, the iPad Mini will undoubtedly be your best tablet choice (until the iPad Mini 2 comes out).



Sent from my iPad

1 comment:

Priya Bhat said...

Some features are really looking good in it.Display size is moderated too and dual wifi connectivity is plus point in this.