Not sure I'd agree. Google has all but given up on tablets. The optimization of some of the apps on my Nexus 9 is dreadful. You get a far, far better app ecosystem with an iPad.

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Wow - I didn't realise Apple's marketing team worked on Sunday's? :wink:

Flash memory is incredibly cheap these days - and iOS is growing ever bigger with each new iteration. So if Apple had their customers in mind, they'd take a $1 hit on each iPad and bump the minimum storage to 32GB's.

Regardless, iPad sales are declining sharply - so Apple will have to make them more attractive (or lower the cost).

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Having sold my NotePRO 12.2 for being too heavy and generally big I'm looking for a new tablet. The iPad Mini is one I've considered, how does everyone find the screen on these, are they too small or just right? Would the Air 2 be something better to go for?

Better value with the 3 year warranty compared to the Argos deal posted before hot from me

For touch typing the keyboard is nearer normal size on the air so depends what you are going to do. I've never manned to treat the iPad as a laptop replacement despite having all the apps so the mini is great for browsing and the regular has all the kids stuff on it.

Still expensive for a 2yr old tablet. The Nexus 9 is a better tablet for a lot less money.

People still get 16gb models? I mean with the OS and iWork apps this would almost be full.

The tablets aren't all about specs. I'm all for Android on mobile but my tablet experience was just disappointing, apps feel so clunky and there is so much wasted space. Would love to try an ipad at some point

I got the gold iPad Air 2 128gb for £349. Wifi only From eBay £50 eBay voucher back so theoretically £300. and 2100 nectar points, I Love it :smiley: my fella had the first iPad Air but 16gb just isn't enough to be honest..

What are tablets really good for anyway?

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Just bought myself 8 inch HD Windows 10 2GB/32GB MicroSD/MicroHDMI on a better than this newest Intel Cherry Trail X5 z8300 CPU for £66. Some people just do it wrong.

Bought to of these but 32GB a month ago with 3 year warranty with JL as gifts but set them up - what a palaver hours to update sync music and no videos.

Personally prefer my Samsung tab s with a 128 GB SD card and a USB OTG to quickly shift or update files.

http://www.banggood.com/Onda-V820W-CH-32GB-Intel-Z8300-Quad-Core-8-Inch-IPS-Windows-10-Tablet-p-1003700.html
Pay by Paypal. Delivery takes longer than a week. It's gone down in price, If I bought it again with 5% discount would only be like £62

Camera will not be as good as ipad though.

16GB cold.

Routed via pricerunner ?????

Does the warranty include replacement if screen faulty if yes then heat

​was it brand new or used

I'm guessing the battery life is poor?

This is a good price. The warranty gives peace of mind what's not to like. A Xmas pressie for my daughter I think. Be quick tho the three year warranty ends in a week.

10% discount if bought via the app.

Better don't buy, its no longer smooth on ios 9.1, and lags sometimes...
My brothers mini 1gen is so horrible, cant even type text. Luckily my 2gen is still usable.

LOL... yeah its only the camera thats worse :smirk:

comments: some people just do it wrong

Hmmm....let me guess, you read that on http://www.macrumors.com/ ? lol

some people just don't think for themselves...

Managed to grab a 64gb iPad mini 2 in the boxing day sales on currys, for £10-15 more I think it was (maybe £225) get looking Xmas eve for pickup Boxing Day

Far better to have the memory than a 16gb

Expensive for 2yr old tech.

Bought one for my son off here last year for Christmas for £190 plus £10 points so a year on for it to be more seems expensive.

Word of warning - check the emailed guarantee you receive after ordering, I have mailed JL this morning as it clearly stated an additional 2nd year warranty, no mention of the 3 years on the ordering process.

Am awaiting a response but just to let any potential buyers know to check their guarantee when receive

love my Ipad mini 2, also have a Nexus 7 but all round Ipad is streets ahead. I also prefer the mini over my wife's Ipad Air

An apple device at a decent price? What is the world coming to?

Says 4200mah but its from some dodgy hk/chinese site like dx and gearbest so i'd halve that value.

They don't force you to buy it with that much storage, its just an option for someone who might want to use it only for web browsing and emails. Apple like to cater for all with a price range that does that. Its called value engineering.

4200mah will be legit. Still nothing impressive.
My Asus T100 has an 8300mah battery - it runs for 9 hours. So expect that Chinese tablet to run for 4.5 at best (I doubt the firmware will be as well optimised...so probably knock that down to 3.5 hours of battery life)

Wow - I didn't realise Apple's marketing team worked on Sunday's? :wink:

Flash memory is incredibly cheap these days - and iOS is growing ever bigger with each new iteration. So if Apple had their customers in mind, they'd take a $1 hit on each iPad and bump the minimum storage to 32GB's.

Regardless, iPad sales are declining sharply - so Apple will have to make them more attractive (or lower the cost).

They have ... you can buy a Apple Pencil (what a joke) for $100 probs be £100 in UK haha.

Not like Google with their Nexus 5X...oh wait.....

They work 7 days a week! You must know that?!

Q1 this year was the third highest quarter of iPad sales ever

ends 03/11/15 depending on when the store closes so you have plenty of time, cheers

So are they ending their 3 year warranty on everything on the 3rd, or just ipads?

Never buy iPads from eBay or amazon, my colleague bought a "brand new sealed" iPad, which it was, a year later when she tried restoring the iPad it said "this iPad is registered to an Apple ID", email addresses was Taiwanese, she was really angry as there's nothing you can do, the iPad is worthless, she was about to throw it in the bin but I told her to report it to amazon, the next day she phoned amazon and they refunded her £200 for an iPad she bought a year ago. The iPad was brand new and sealed in cellophane, but was clearly refurbished at the time of purchase. Stick to JL, Currys, Apple etc.

iPads last for years anyway unlike android tablets. My iPad 2 still going strong 4 years later. Bought 2 of the best selling android tablets in the last three years, one is in the bin, the other can't hold a charge. That's android for you. Before you ask, yes they have been repaired with new parts.

My mum insists she wants an ipad for Xmas. I've got a Linx 10 and had many Android phones, but mum's Android phone still kinda confuses her, and this is a few years of having them! The simplicity is what a lot of people like with Apple, I guess.

I'm much happier with my Linx 10, masses of memory and freedom to put whatever the heck I want on it, from any source.

With the likes of mum, I think she just wants to use Facetime, listen to the radio, go on Facebook and read a few emails.

are I think you are confusing JLP standard 2nd year gaurantee and this offer

This offer is for year three gaurantee i.e. days 730 to 1,095 that is ending on 03/11/15

So on 04/11/15 ipads at JLP will revert back to the 'standard' JLP 2 year gaurantee.

does that explain it?

I was getting mixed up, you are correct sir. Many thanks

Maybe it's dependent on the tablet (obviously Windows tablets, with Desktop mode, are a bit more finnicky to click on icons) but I find a tempered glass protector helps the responsiveness a bit too.

The "closed wall" environment with Apple puts me right off!

what draw backs mainly put you off about the "closed wall"? do you mean a bit 1984 ish

Googles 'data mining' of e-mails and photographs worries me somewhat.

If you know what you're doing, you can completely un-Google your Android phone. I don't have a gmail tied to my phone at all.

just setting up two-step verification on my apple devices after the Talk Talk debacle. (I'm not with Talk Talk)
I find that their data was not encrypted _unbelievable_ especially with this being their 3rd attack in under 12 months.
Made me a bit more internet security conscious.

I use all apple but I'm a Google Play Music subscriber cant recommend the service enough. Just trying to get them to accept vouchers for the 9.99 a month.

Where, where? :wink:

maybe cos we have both android and ios tablets in the household?
maybe because its a FACT that there are plenty significant things better with an ipad mini 2 than the banggood jobber
naturally it costs a lot more so you would expect it... but to only mention that the camera is worse than ipad is misleading and delusional
and its ME that hasnt thought for themselves? sheesh.. the irony

"maybe cos we have both android and ios tablets in the household?"
errmmm, that's a Windows device :neutral_face:
yeah the irony lol

hah ok you got me there, i assumed it was the chuwi thing posted before so just glanced at the specs
i stopped at 1280*800 tbh

Does anyone have a discount code for John Lewis please?

1280x800 is perfect on an 8" device!
More fool you for being put off by something that is a non issue.

We've had a Nexus, Samsung, iPad Air and iPad Mini and the iPads are the best by a long shot. Would recommend getting a 32gb

I bought one of these a couple of years ago when they were first released. Best tablet I've owned thus far. My previous tablets (I still have them, they just don't see much use) are a Nexus 10 and a Nexus 7 (2012) and the iPad is a far better tablet than both of them. It's not quite as smooth as it used to be since iOS9, but it's still a pleasure to use.

One of the main plus points of the iPad over the Nexus tablets and indeed any other cheap Chinese tablets is the battery life. The iPad may have a smaller battery, but it easily lasts 10-20 hours depending on screen brightness, whereas the Nexus tablets never seemed to get close to their claimed battery life.

Get a 32gb Ipad mini 2 for 189 on ebay

Does anyone think this price will be beaten on Black Friday?

This is ok but you can now get android tablets with the same screen as the iPad air, double the storage of this iPad mini 2 and which are just as fast for less than half the price of this.

You can even get dual boot windows 10/android 5 and 64GB storage for less than £120. Windows is something you will never see on an iPad.

So what happened when you told your fella that size matters?

Ive got a brand new sealed ipad mini 3 to sell if anyones interested. I can make a for sale listing on hukd. price 232.50 including postage

I'm using my T100 in tablet mode as we speak. I much prefer it to the Hudl 2 which we also have in the house.

out of stock :disappointed:

Hi, it's 16gb space grey

Not bad for 3 y warranty