Quote rover49="rover49"Do's the mini iPad actually exist, I have tried everywhere (online & outlets) to no avail. Most places advertise it and then tell you its out of stock, Currys, PC World, Tesco, HMV, ASDA, Sainsburys to name a few are advertising it but have never actual had one in stock.'"
Only 25 Tesco stores in the country have them. A few were available on Direct but I was told Apple have only given Tesco two lots (at best) of 400 iPad minis.
Was in the Apple shop in the Arndale before, I tried getting on the iPads but they were doing a 'workshop' so I couldn't go on the full size ones. As nice as the minis looked, a few of them were chipped and had bits of paint missing around the edges (admittedly on the black ones, it's harder to notice on the silver ones), the design is outstanding but the paint quality on the black ones is just like the iPhone 5's. Read up on a few reviews and you'll find plenty of people moaning how easily they chip and scratch. Will Apple pull another stunt and release an iPad in March like usual? I think the design of the iPad is looking more and more average, especially when you compare it to the Mini. Surely they can't go an entire year with this design?
On a different note, I was playing with one of those Acer Icona W700 tablet/wireless desktop things the other day, it had an i3 processor on it which intrigued me; could you download Steam and play football manager on one of them? Admittedly it would be a struggle without a mouse but an intriguing prospect nonetheless.
