Summing up Apple products can seem like déjà vu, as many of our opinions remain whether we're looking at a Macbook or an iPhone. Like BMW or Dyson , you're paying for the research, design, craftsmanship and brand association when handing over money for an iThing.

4:3 screen ratio; Battery Life; Weight

Lower res screen than rivals; Price; No headphones included

Price was good only with V.me

The item came almost 10 days after I ordered it; It came with scratches all over the side and back; It's not even clean with dirt marks all over the back; Putting a film on the face doesn't make it refurbished wouldn't you think One word Disgusting

Would recommend to those working on the go

Quick; easy

Poor connection and battery life

Works great, awesome product! I have not got the 4gl working yet, but the wi-fi is fast and the screen is very sharp. Can't wait to show it to my 4-year old granddaughter!

For the past few years, Apple has set the pace in the tablet market. With Amazon's Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus 7 gaining a firm foothold in compact tablets, however, Apple has found itself falling behind. Now it's hitting back with its own compact slate: the 7.9in iPad mini.

This makes it even better as an e-reader than the larger iPad models, since you can hold the iPad mini in one hand for much longer before...

-Superb design; Great battery...

-Smaller touch targets -Higher...

Item was out of stock when I first attempted the order but I was emailed as soon as it came back into stock, Great. Ordered on the Saturday morning for delivery into store, an email arrived 08:00 Monday morning saying it has arrived.

I think that the viewing experience when using streaming apps (Netflix, sky go etc) does suffer with having to play on the smaller screen (compared to the iPad) but with the pixel ratio compressed in size, the detail is arguably marginally better again.

Despite the late Steve Jobs' pronouncements that Apple would never release a 7-inch tablet, Apple unveiled the iPad mini , a shrunk-down version of the 9.7-inch iPad. The general consensus around the Web is that the iPad mini is an excellent compact tablet.

Apple has never been known to abide by industry trends; instead, they have always been known to be trend setters more than followers. The iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are three very good examples of products that have sparked innovation in their respective segment.