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   Steve Troughton-Smith (stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 00:40:07 JST Steve Troughton-Smith

   iPad mini battery life is pretty miserable as-is, without Stage Manager or ProMotion or Face ID. While I would love to see an M-series iPad mini Pro, with all the bells and whistles, I'm not convinced it can be done to that level with current battery technology. Not to mention the slower NAND they use for the mini actually has a noticeable impact in the sluggishness of the UI. I think a decked-out iPad mini would have to be a different product entirely — but I'd buy one for sure

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 00:40:06 JST Warner Crocker

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     @stroughtonsmith Concur

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     Steve Troughton-Smith (stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 00:40:07 JST Steve Troughton-Smith

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     I would honestly fully support Apple splitting the iPad mini into two separate lines — remove some stuff to make the mini even cheaper than it is today, but have an iPad Pro 8.3-inch (M4) with everything the bigger models have. Give it that 5.1mm OLED design to make it the ultimate notepad/sketchpad