iPad Mini Price

[KCMike]

$199 would rock but it's wishful thinking. The iPod Touch is $249-$299. I'd bet my house the iMini will be $349.

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Why? First of all, an 8gb version, especially when you don't have Amazon to stream stuff, will give your customers a subpar experience. It's just not enough space for content.

Um, how do you figure?

Amazon Cloud Player
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-cloud-player/id510855668?mt=8

Amazon Instant Video
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-instant-video/id545519333?mt=8

 

[RealNeal]

Apple likes to create a price spectrum in its products that overlap the next 'larger/nicer' product in the lineup. So I think $249 - $349 for the iPad Mini WiFi, and $399 - $499 for the iPad Mini 4G LTE, depending on memory. I think this is likely to be the case because it is unlikely the iPad Mini will have Retina display. This pricing structure puts it squarely between iPad 2 pricing and iPad 3 pricing.

 

[mc511#CB]

I say $250-$300 starting at 16 maybe. Thats being easy on price and specs. And Apple normally sells their hardware on profit so i cna imagine it being more expensive than the nexus 7 which i currently own.

 

[fmflex]

I'm calling it now - 8gb wifi $299, 16gb wifi $399. No LTE versions and iPad 2 goes bye bye. That's assuming dual cameras and retina display. If they strip it to basics then it'll be $249 and $349

 

[Scottm42]

Base model will be 16 Gig wifi at $249. Resolution will be 1024 x 768 or more likely, 1152 x 768.

I think they will go with 1152 x 768 even though, similar to the iPhone 5, legacy 1024x 768 iPad apps will have to be letterboxed.

Why 1152x 768? Why deal with more screen size fragmentation?
-Competition with other small tablets. 7" Nexus 7 is 1280 x 800. 7" Kindle Fire HD is also 1280 x 800. Even at 1152 x 768, the iPad mini will be lower resolution, especially considering the 7.85" or so size.
-Even ignoring the competition (not entirely unreasonable because of Apple advantages such as ease of use, massive ecosystem, and brand value), I think the improvement in the use of Safari, Mail, etc and the general improvement in user experience of a "sharper" screen will be worth the pain of supporting yet another resolution.

My son has a late October birthday. My finger will be poised over the "buy" button at midnight on October 24.

 

[boomhower1820]

Im going with $299. They don't need to go any less as the market will bear that price. Any higher and it defeats the purpose of a cheaper iPad. A 2 is $399 and not many would buy a mini at just $50 less. Yes, there is a market that will buy it because of the smaller form factor but that market is a lot smaller than the one that will buy it because it's cheaper.

 

[Timhewitt]

No way it will be priced less than an iPod touch, or stripped down to 8G.

 

[ItnStln]

Has the iPad Mini been confirmed by Apple yet?

 

[Timhewitt]

Has the iPad Mini been confirmed by Apple yet?

No. All still just rumor.

 

[tbaptista]

They are not trying to compete with Kindle on price, and never will.

Amazon sells Kindkes at cost, or thereabouts, and their business model s about making money selling content.

Apple does not use that business model, and makes money on their hardware.

Thats a bummer! Not spending over $300 for any tablet. My daughter has the original Kindle Fire and I actually enjoy using it to read, watch movies and play games. I am really steering hard towards the new Kindle HD for $200 unless the mini is priced close to $200 which it doesn't sound like it will be.

 

[KAPS]

iPad mini nudges closer to reality, leaked inventory shows pricing - GSMArena Blog

iPad Mini 8gb with wifi will cost $250, and with 3G will cost $349.

 

[tbaptista]

iPad mini nudges closer to reality, leaked inventory shows pricing - GSMArena Blog

iPad Mini 8gb with wifi will cost $250, and with 3G will cost $349.

Those are euros...

Which means the 8gb is going to be at the $300+ mark.

 

[Peligro911]

Those are euros...

Which means the 8gb is going to be at the $300+ mark.

If that the case it will be 306 US assume apple rounds down 299 ?

 

[anon(27512)]

$300-$400 so that customers go "for a $100 more I could have the 9.7" iPad". Like they do with their Mac, iPhone, iPod lineup.

 

[Rene Ritchie]

It'll be the most affordable iPad ever!

 

[teekz]

If it is really $329 I think I may pass. Was hoping for more of a $200-$250 price point.

 

[fmflex]

Was going to get one for my 6 year old if it was 250. Anything higher and he's getting the new chromebook.

 

[Jeremy]

Tomorrow will be an interesting day for sure. I say this because when we posted the figured starting price ($200-$250) before summer and they were indeed accurate. If the prices did jump, something has to have changed.

And I won't be shocked if one still comes in on the low end... a price ending with "30" is not very Apple like unless... it's an LTE/4G model as is the case with the normal iPad. There is that $130 premium for that feature and if you subtract 130 from 330 what do you get? $200. But... who really knows.

 

[rdiddy_25]

Was going to get one for my 6 year old if it was 250. Anything higher and he's getting the new chromebook.

Coolest parent ever!!!

 

[koolhand79]

Anything over $300 a starting point and I'm not the least bit interested. I'm really hoping for a $250 starting point