While Apple does charge out the ***, most of their products offer cutting-edge hardware.

I'm not an Apple fan (at all), but their latest iMac and Macbook Pros are very impressive.

i know this cause specs for the ipad mini are out already and i have a google nexus 7.

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Specs aside ... If your already invested in the Apple ecosystem, going with a Google tablet doesn't make sense.

Personally ... I'm a 100% Google supporter, so I'm right there with ya :tup: Ditched iTunes and only use the Play network. So likewise ... If I got a iPad Mini, it would make a good paperweight ... that's all.

oh i like iTunes though lol. i honestly dont care about brands or having the latest trendy ****. i spend my money when i think its worth it. with that being said, i havent owned an apple product since the first gen iphones. lost my iphone and gave android phones a try and i never looked back.

There is no convincing the sheeple that are the Apple customer base. Half the people who swear by Apple couldn't explain to you, accurately, why it is superior. While it is off topic, it is worth mentioning that their newest iMacs and MacBooks are not upgradeable or repairable, at all. If anything malfunctions, you have to send it back to Apple and hope your replacement arrives in a timely manner. You can't even crack open a MacBook without damaging something inside. That screams red flag to me.

Not a big deal. Droid platform vs IOS, whatever. Both *nix based technologies that work generally well.

Comes down to arbitrary personal preference. Doesn't really matter.

If find it more funny that folks make such zealous arguments for or against.


Tapatalk & such etc

Apple has better customer service than any other brand. You go into an Apple store and they'll take care of you, with or without a reservation. How is that a red flag? I'd much prefer that to sending my computer off to Dell or some other company that has foreign customer service with a 2 week minimum turnaround.

Premium is earned because of the reliability, performance and easy of use. Not to mention the best in class material build quality. Even while the processors may seem slower based on GHz, when real world tested (check out Engadget) they always perform better than equivalent or higher powered PC devices. If you are specifically talking about desktop computers / laptops then the other reason Macs earn some more Kudos is due to the fact they come with better software out of the box and iWork is $29 where as the Office Suite is $199 for the base version. PCs have lots of add-ons/options that quickly elevate the price. And all the Mac software is cross-compatible and arguably better than the microsoft equivalent, EXECPT for Numbers. Excel is far superior.

That's why it's worth a premium to me.

I think I'm going to get the iPad mini, its basically an iPad for 65% the price. The same resolution, so all you lose in 2", which i don't really care about.

When it comes to which tablet to buy, Engadget made it clear when they said the iPad was so far the best tablet that it doesn't even have any real competition. The geek bench scores of the iPad blow away the competition by a huge margin, the resolution is also way, way, beyond the comp. As usual, the build quality is far superior. Nobody can post a Apple topic without the haters rolling in, complaining about everything

I am going to source this as my option. You can see a few weeks back I started digging around to have a tablet run my car audio/visual/nav. During my searching I found out that this was coming out soon.

We purchsed the first itouch and ipad and still use them to this day. Friends/Family have purchased the newer ones and they are not that much better. I wont be upset if a year from now one with a few better options comes out. After all that is the tech game.

If everything came out perfect we would get bored and strive for nothing! Who cares if they already have a better screen waiting for next year to launch? If you want it that bad you will wait, or end up buying both.

Back to what I started in with. I hope this meets what I was looking for in a mini tablet to run my car audio/visual!

I am getting the iPad mini for myself. I got the Ipad 3 for my wife and she loves it. We are both Apple junkies. We own iPods, Mac Pros, iPhones 2,3,4 and 5, iPads. I love how all these gadgets integrate with one another. We have built a pretty large ecosystem withing all these different gadgets so for us, it would not make sense to ever switch to another platform and build our ecosystem up again. We are tied to Apple for life! LOLOL

When the Apple TV hits the market, we will also get it and then I'll give away my Samsung TV =P

For the peeps in Ca., y'all need to check out this guy and his shop if you are into having an iPad control your audio system...

Soundman Car Audio - Home of the iPad Car Install

I was thinking about asking him about the iPad mini since he already installs iPads. I have heard a rumor that if you send him your radio dash piece he will customize it to house the iPad/iPad mini. I have not heard of a price yet. Post on here if anyone talks with them.

Yep, here's the page with all the info. Pretty expensive for what it is, I might try a DIY first since we have the cubbies already there...

Photos and info — Soundman Car Audio - Home of the iPad Car Install

found this link going through blogs, I already have the sport nav but this seems pretty cool.

FIRST EVER IPAD MINI INSTALLED INTO DASH OF A CAR - YouTube!

I was going to get the mini but now seeing the UI in a car it just looks silly. Im def going nexus 7. It is stock perfect fitment and its about $200 less for the tablet and the obd2 Bluetooth kit.