Need small form factor but with big tablet features
Yup. I just want compact.
My biggest worry, however, with the launch of the iPad Air is that Apple will conflate "budget price" with "small form factor". Yes it would be nice to have both. But, for me, not at the expense of some key features.
Notice how the Nexus 7 got to $199. Low storage, Wi-Fi only, no rear camera, etc.
In contrast, I would love if Apple offered a no-frills 7" for those that want the lowest possible priced entry point. That would be great.
But what I really want offered for myself, in addition, is a higher specd 7" (7.85 to be exact) with Retina display, at least 3G networking, 10 hr. battery life, rear camera, 32 or 64 GB, etc.
Essentially I want to replace my iPad 3 with a smaller form factor version. But I absolutley don't want to loose all of iPad 3's great features to get there.