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Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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252 points diwank | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bonaldi ◴[15 Oct 24 16:12 UTC] No.41850075[source]▶
The mini is the absolute sweet spot for me - enough portability that I don’t mind the many restrictions of iPad OS. But the A-line chips and low-quality screen are problems, and not being able to properly dock it at a monitor is a real hinderance. None of those are addressed here, unfortunately.
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gjsman-1000 ◴[15 Oct 24 16:26 UTC] No.41850237[source]▶
Considering the bestselling laptops at Walmart for $400-500 still sometimes have Twisted Nematic displays, I think the screen is fine.

I also don’t get the complaint about the A-series chip. What does an M1 unlock in iPadOS that the A17 doesn’t?

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skydhash ◴[15 Oct 24 16:35 UTC] No.41850349[source]▶
I think stage manager? And the A1 can get hot sometimes (PDFs and Procreate).
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gjsman-1000 ◴[15 Oct 24 16:41 UTC] No.41850414[source]▶
I can’t find any mention of Stage Manager being supported on this device - so either it doesn’t, or the help pages haven’t been updated yet.

I will say though the criticism of the A-series getting hot doesn’t make sense. If the A-series gets hot, the M-series is going to be boiling in that tiny chassis.

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1. 0x457 ◴[15 Oct 24 20:13 UTC] No.41852633[source]▶
> I will say though the criticism of the A-series getting hot doesn’t make sense. If the A-series gets hot, the M-series is going to be boiling in that tiny chassis.

Depends on a particular A and M chip, tho.