New iPad Mini

YZJustDatGuy

@Telstar5 said:

@YZJustDatGuy said:
Decided to pick up the iPad mini 7 to try out against my M1 iPad Pro and I’m probably going to trade in the M1 Pro and keep the mini. It handles everything I’d use it for with ease from stem splitting in Logic (only a few seconds slower than the M1 Pro), to all of my sessions in BeatMaker 3. The form factor is just so much better as a tablet. Not missing the 120hz as much as I thought. I’ll see how I feel in a few days but right now this feels amazing.

Why not jist keep the pro though? You probably won’t get that much in trade for it .. It’s good to have, no?

$370 for a 256GB M1 Pro which puts the 256GB Mini at $179 with education pricing. I don’t think that’s a terrible trade considering how much I’m liking this form factor.

@israelite said:
Thinking also about getting mini but 6 and would never get rid of the M1 pro since it has super useful stage manager which sadly all minis lack

Totally understand. I considered this as well but I honestly never use stage manager

Goldiblockz

@YZJustDatGuy said:
$370 for a 256GB M1 Pro which puts the 256GB Mini at $179 with education pricing. I don’t think that’s a terrible trade considering how much I’m liking this form factor.

Can get at least $500 for it if you do not go through Apple. Their trade-ins are rubbish.

NeuM

@Goldiblockz said:

@YZJustDatGuy said:
$370 for a 256GB M1 Pro which puts the 256GB Mini at $179 with education pricing. I don’t think that’s a terrible trade considering how much I’m liking this form factor.

Can get at least $500 for it if you do not go through Apple. Their trade-ins are rubbish.

You get less from Apple but the time saved having to deal with a private sale is worth it for me.

Goldiblockz

@NeuM said:

@Goldiblockz said:

@YZJustDatGuy said:
$370 for a 256GB M1 Pro which puts the 256GB Mini at $179 with education pricing. I don’t think that’s a terrible trade considering how much I’m liking this form factor.

Can get at least $500 for it if you do not go through Apple. Their trade-ins are rubbish.

You get less from Apple but the time saved having to deal with a private sale is worth it for me.

Fair enough, time is money. The 40 minutes (maybe?) total messaging on Facebook to sell one of the most popular consumer goods on the planet, is worth the extra $150+ for me!

jwmmakerofmusic

@YZJustDatGuy said:
Decided to pick up the iPad mini 7 to try out against my M1 iPad Pro and I’m probably going to trade in the M1 Pro and keep the mini. It handles everything I’d use it for with ease from stem splitting in Logic (only a few seconds slower than the M1 Pro), to all of my sessions in BeatMaker 3. The form factor is just so much better as a tablet. Not missing the 120hz as much as I thought. Ill see how I feel in a few days but right now this feels amazing.

Exactly the way I felt after switching to a Mini 6 last year. My Mini 7 has 512gb storage, so a much-needed storage upgrade. Also uses the Pencil Pro, which is fun to use with now having a hover cursor in ProCreate. And I love purple as a colour.

israelite

@jwmmakerofmusic said:

@YZJustDatGuy said:
Decided to pick up the iPad mini 7 to try out against my M1 iPad Pro and I’m probably going to trade in the M1 Pro and keep the mini. It handles everything I’d use it for with ease from stem splitting in Logic (only a few seconds slower than the M1 Pro), to all of my sessions in BeatMaker 3. The form factor is just so much better as a tablet. Not missing the 120hz as much as I thought. Ill see how I feel in a few days but right now this feels amazing.

Exactly the way I felt after switching to a Mini 6 last year. My Mini 7 has 512gb storage, so a much-needed storage upgrade. Also uses the Pencil Pro, which is fun to use with now having a hover cursor in ProCreate. And I love purple as a colour.

Rich people like you make previous generations of devices cheaper for the rest of us 😁 Cheers

jwmmakerofmusic

@israelite said:

@jwmmakerofmusic said:

@YZJustDatGuy said:
Decided to pick up the iPad mini 7 to try out against my M1 iPad Pro and I’m probably going to trade in the M1 Pro and keep the mini. It handles everything I’d use it for with ease from stem splitting in Logic (only a few seconds slower than the M1 Pro), to all of my sessions in BeatMaker 3. The form factor is just so much better as a tablet. Not missing the 120hz as much as I thought. Ill see how I feel in a few days but right now this feels amazing.

Exactly the way I felt after switching to a Mini 6 last year. My Mini 7 has 512gb storage, so a much-needed storage upgrade. Also uses the Pencil Pro, which is fun to use with now having a hover cursor in ProCreate. And I love purple as a colour.

Rich people like you make previous generations of devices cheaper for the rest of us 😁 Cheers

If only I were a rich man, lol. I'm fortunate enough to take advantage of Affirm loans. That's my secret. It's basically a monthly "rent-to-own" subscription, so it's easily factored into my budget thankfully.

Pxlhg

The new Mac Mini M4 has some awesome specs and looks absolutely wondrous. Me want.