The latest iPad mini and iPad 4 are now available for pre-order. These new devices are competing directly with the Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD in the ever expanding small tablet market. The iPad mini has to be the most important new product to come out of the media event which was held on the 23rd of October but will sales be as successful?
For all those interested in getting their hands on a new iPad mini or the iPad 4, pre-orders are now live and you can go to the Apple store and place your order now. The iPad mini is essentially a smaller iPad 2. It comes with the same dual core A5 processer, which is now outdated, and the same 1024 x 768 resolution display on a smaller size of just 7.9�. The lovely new design is really thin at just 7.2mm and weight about half the current 9.7� iPad. The new iPad mini is priced at $329 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only model and is considerably more expensive that its peers. The 16GB models of the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Nexus 7 cost only $199 which is a big price difference.
Whilst Apple does have a habit of charging more for their devices, they do have a much bigger variety of tablet optimized apps, a larger digital library of music, movies and TV shows so I guess this helps justify things. The iPad mini is available in black and white in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB in Wi-Fi only or 4G LTE models on AT&T, Sprint and Verizon.
The iPad 4 is another item that goes on pre-order today and it features a new A6X CPU, improved front-facing camera with HD FaceTime, Lightning connector, LTE support for Europe/Asia/Australia and improved Wi-Fi. This model is however facing fierce criticism from those who purchased the iPad 3 as they feel Apple shouldn�t have launched an update so soon.
Whatever your opinion, if you want to get your hands on either of these new Apple devices you can pre-order now by going to the Apple store.
