I'm kinda tempted to get one as my "travel computer" (since in no way am I bringing my actual work laptop on a plane), though i used my last ipad so little, I have to think about other use cases.
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Apple announces new iPad mini with Apple Intelligence support
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Between what looks like repurposing a bunch of iPad mini 6 and iPhone 15 Pro parts, this feels like just a recycling project.
It's def the perfect device to do everything you wouldn't on a work computer, during work Travel. Also yes great as a mini mini computer, and with a small BT keyboard and mouse and remote connection via google Remote Desktop or something you can even pretend it's your work PC for limited sessions.
The main differentiator vs regular iPads is that it stands up well to prolonged single hand usage — if you limit it to household use it's basically a true phablet that you can use like a phone.
The second use case I might use it for is for putting sheet music on so that I don't have to print out all my music all the time, but I think I'd need at least the 11" air for that.
Some iPad Airs did have the A#X-series processors, though, which are essentially what the M-series was before the M1. The iPad Air 2 had an A8X, and its successor, the 9.7-inch iPad Pro (which essentially replaced the iPad Air until Apple resurrected the iPad Air brand a few years later after the iPad Pro went further upmarket) had an A9X. The iPad mini has never had the larger processor.
The whole switch from A#X nomenclature to M-series nomenclature is basically a marketing move; it's easier to sell an iPad powered by a Mac processor than a Mac powered by an iPad processor. The M1 is essentially an A14X.
Apple watchers said Apple was keen to get off the TSMC N3B process, which I think is only used for the A17 Pro and M3 chips. But using a binned A17 Pro makes sense considering the number of iPhone Pros vs iPad Minis Apple expects to sell.
Hopefully this means iPad 11th gen gets an A18 chip.
Tim Cook, master of cleaning stock out of random warehouses.
