| Apple iPad Mini review Fonts too small
Lack of retina makes fonts grainy
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 spinJRwhat exit?
join:2002-01-07 | Thanks for the Haiku review.
However, Im sure you bought the mini because of its form factor, does that not outweigh the "font" issue? everything i read makes it sound like the pixel density makes up for the lack of retina.
im sure everyone would prefer the newer processor or retina but thats not why you bought this in the first place.
im waiting on the mini LTE
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 MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | reply to Cortland
Re: Apple iPad Mini review Generation one
Apple product tradition
Is going to suck
Retina display
Awfully missing in it
Wait for number two |
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I did not buy it, I looked at it at the Apple store on Lincoln Road.
The fonts are tiny and they show grain. I was spoiled by my iPad, where the fonts are retina quality, clean.
Of course if one expands the fonts behave. And it is a machine one can definitely work on, and it weighs "nothing" on the hands. |
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 Gordo74Premium
join:2003-10-28
Monroeville, PA | reply to Cortland
I don't understand how people have a problem with the font. I have an iPad 2 (which is the same resolution in the bigger form factor), and I read books on it all the time and see no problem with how the font is portrayed. |
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| I also had no trouble with the iPad2. Its just that the Mini defaults to showing you the whole page, then the fonts are less than a 1/16th so you see the grain more than on the iPad2. |
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Going from an iPad 2 to the Mini was amazing. So much lighter and easier to handle all around. The resolution is to me, a step up (from the iPad 2) so no complaints. |
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MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | However if you look at the iPad 3 compared to the mini, you want to stab your eyes out. |
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| said by Mike:However if you look at the iPad 3 compared to the mini, you want to stab your eyes out.
*reality distortion field* What?  |
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 gjrhine
join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC
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said by Cortland:Fonts too small
Lack of retina makes fonts grainy
Cute
Small
Light
I much prefer my normal iPad
Does it fit in your purse better?
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| Didn't purchase it but yes it would travel nicely in a medium bag |
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 HiVoltPremium
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Toronto, ON
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said by spinJR:verything i read makes it sound like the pixel density makes up for the lack of retina.
163ppi of the iPad mini is not that great. Certainly nowhere close to the iPad3/4's 264ppi. |
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gjrhine
join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC Reviews:
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| said by HiVolt:163ppi of the iPad mini is not that great. Certainly nowhere close to the iPad3/4's 264ppi.
That does not matter much.
»www.cultofmac.com/199538/think-i···k-again/
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MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | reply to Defcon888
iPad 3 is a far sharper, brighter screen. I'm not sure what type of RDF is going on with that statement. |
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 bbarreraPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-23
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | Its not necessarily RDF. The screen on the iPad mini is an upgrade from my iPad2. |
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MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | You are correct. It is a better screen than the iPad 2.
Given the technology of the current cousin lines and the competitors, it is a step backwards. |
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HiVoltPremium
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Toronto, ON
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Meh, no way... The original iPad's pixels were the size of texas... Brutal resolution for that size screen to read up close. The mini just makes it a tad better by shrinking the size and keep the resolution the same, so you get a slightly higher PPI.
Still pales in comparison to the iPad3/4 and the iPhone4/5 retina PPI.
can't always polish a turd, no matter how hard you try.
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gjrhine
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Pawleys Island, SC Reviews:
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| said by HiVolt:Meh, no way... The original iPad's pixels were the size of texas... Brutal resolution for that size screen to read up close. The mini just makes it a tad better by shrinking the size and keep the resolution the same, so you get a slightly higher PPI. Still pales in comparison to the iPad3/4 and the iPhone4/5 retina PPI. can't always polish a turd, no matter how hard you try. Ok so we can go with the "researchers at the Repair Labs blog" or this internet poster guy.
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HiVoltPremium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
kudos:17 | Hey, whatever floats your boat. The Mini would have been great if it had 1600x1200 resolution. Mark my words that will be the 2nd generation... |
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