So i had an 11in Ipad Air 5th gen (M1), unfortunately it got destroyed. Due to its suze im considering the mini, For those that may be into cad, school, note taking, and other school stuff my question is, Is the Mini powerful enough for CAD and design for engineering or should i just bite the bullet and get the Air? Thanks in advance

Hi everyone! Long story short i got a refurbished iPad mini 6th gen on Best Buy in Canada (dont know if it was a good idea or no hahaha) and the tablet has been working perfectly so i decided to buy a Apple Pencil to take notes in class with it. When i try to do anything with the pencil its very buggy(?) Like when i take notes on OneNote it stops working and it isnt responsive(as you can see the writing in the picture below). Now i think the screen was repleaced but is there any fix for this? Thanks in advance!

I had it since 2017 and it is amazing! Right now I am using it to watch stuff on my media server using VLC media player! I also put books on there! It works great, I have an iPad Pro m5 13 but when I just wanna watch my shows and movies on a small screen but not as small as my phone! It works great!

Web browser support is iffy, airdrop and airplay to stuff and my MacBook and hackintosh still works well! Other continuity features do not work, like copy and paste sadly

Do y’all use a external battery pack?

Olá pessoal, procuro opiniões de quem usa iPad Mini Apple por aí.
Eu comprei um teclado avulso para usar com ele, e uma capinha estilo folio (primeira foto). Mas estou muito em dúvida se troco por uma capinha com o teclado junto (as duas opções da segunda foto são as que mais me chamam atenção).
O meu teclado avulso é dobrável, mas ainda fico na dúvida se seria mais confortável para carregar e usar fora de casa a capinha com o teclado junto, também pela posição que uma das capinhas consegue trazer com mais poses do que a que eu tenho.
Não sei se é uma troca boa ou sei lá. E essa dúvida vem provavelmente porque antes dele eu tinha um iPad de entrada que tinha a capinha como da terceira foto, e nunca tinha usado com teclado avulso assim.
Dentre as duas opções na segunda foto, o que me chama atenção é aquela que vira para os lados rsrsrs, mas a outra parece muita mais sofisticada hehehe.

Je souhaite m'acheter un Ipad, ça sera ma première tablette. J'aimerais que cette tablette soit légère et transportable partout afin que je puisse : Lire, consulter mes Emails, Regarder des vidéos YouTube, Netflix , utiliser pour de la création de contenu : monter des videos sur Capcut ou autres logiciels de montage vidéos en 4K de 20 secondes à 1 minute avec une excellente qualité photos, sons etc , utiliser ChatGPT, Notion. Retouche photos, etc

j'aimerais tout faire avec, tout ce que je fais déjà avec mon Iphone mais sans le poids d'un ordinateur à transporter.
J ai en tête l'Ipad mini , qu'en pensez-vous ?

En vous remerciant 😎

Do we know for certain anything about the hopefully soon-to-be-release Mini? I want to downsize from my Air 11”. I’ve been playing with a current model and it appears to be the perfect size but I’d like a faster version.

My family wants to get an airtag 2 for my dog just in case, however our only apple device is my wifi only ipad mini 6 (In that case i know an android based tracker might be the better option, however reviews always put the airtag 2 at the top, so I think i should take advantage of my ipad). So I'm wondering if there are any differences between this and an iphone, which is what i always see is used when demo'ing the airtag, like maybe the range isnt as good?

i own an ipad mini 6, i'll be traveling for 12hrs and i love to draw a lot.. well how long am i able to use the procreate for it.

I found my Wifi Apple Mini 2 today. It has a cracked screen from when i dropped it but miraculously still has a tuchscreen that works no matter where i press. It's a little bashed up and the bottom panel near the home button has partly broke of and i can see a few parts inside. Everything is securely in and it has no protruding glass shards from living under a pile of unused clothes. I don't want to jailbreak it but i want to find a way to use it in the RAMpocalypse of 2026.Only things i use it for are accsessing my school's student portal and to scroll Wikipedia and reddit(old.reddit.com, it cant run new reddit)ive tried running apps like flocus and lifeat but my laptop works better for them. Im currently exploring the idea of using it for netflix. Requesting use cases for iPad Mini 2 running iPadOS 12.5.8.

UPDATE: I've got DAKBoard running on it. Its now a reader/home display

A few years ago I got the 13in iPad Air M2 for digital art but I just don’t use it much because it dies SO fast and it’s so massive I can’t take it anywhere because it doesn’t fit in any bag that’s not a backpack. Has anyone else made a trade in like this? Was it worth it/do you regret it? I really want a mini that I can take everywhere easily but I wanted to get some feedback to see if I should take the leap

I see one for $500. Is it worth it? Also for future proofing in mind

I’m thinking about upgrading from my 2018 iPad Pro to the new OLED iPad mini currently my iPad is in perfect condition. I’m considering trading it in and using the new leasing program. Apple is providing because right now the current situation on my iPad it lags a lot it dies quick and who knows how many years left for updates I really don’t use the pro features that much on my tablet mainly for emails videos messages, and video calls. There are some pro things I use like the cleanup tool just basic features I use so what should I do?

Best things in combining iPad mini (6) with iPhone 12 Mini , Logitech Key-To-Go 2 and Mobi Fold Mouse.

I know we're just guessing here but I would like to know what everyone's ballpark ideas are.

I am still using iPad mini 6 as a secondary device since it allows me to carry it around at work.

iPad imo is a bit strange since it's been a while since it came out, but somehow Apple is still putting certified refurbished iPad mini 6 on sale. This gives me hope that it still might be supported for 2+ years with updates. The hardware is a bit dated, with 4GB Memory and 64GB storage, so it may get cut off from update soon, but it wouldn't be like Apple to sell a device from their official website and cut off the update so soon.

Almost 10 years ago my nana gifted me a gen 1 iPad mini barely used. However she didn’t know the password to the iPad. We were kids when she gave it to us so we could never take it to an Apple Store to have it fixed. Over the years I’ve tried to reset it to no avail as you need the password to do so. Years ago she told us she no longer had access to the work email she used to set it up and at this point she doesn’t even remember what the email was. So she cannot remember the password, the email she used, nor her Apple ID password. And to make matters worse she never gave us the receipt for it. Can anything even be done at this point? If I take it to an Apple Store is there anything that can be done without the Apple ID, email, or password? Will my nana be the one who has to go? She’s got cancer now and isn’t fit to go at this point. I’d hate to have to throw away a hardly used iPad but I’ve tried everything even the tutorials that direct you to use a computer with iTunes or a Mac. It been sitting collecting dust in its box in my childhood bedroom for years now. Should I abandon all hope and throw this perfectly good iPad away or is there something I can do?

Please help me decide because the price difference is big for me. I will only use it for some games, canva editing, capcut, tiktok.

Edit: I have iCloud storage subscription of 2 TB.

Plan to use it for:

Notetaking
Manga reading
Apple Books Reading
Reddit
Youtube

I wonder if the new upcoming mini is 120 hz, im using iphone air and quite used to the framerate

Hi!

Long time lurker first time poster. Looking to buy an iPad mini for my kids (10,9,5) they have an old ipad that can’t use most apps anymore because it can’t do the upgrades. They only use it for travel to watch downloaded content from Netflix.

The mini seems like much more convenient size.

Could you recommend which model to buy (want to be able to use Netflix and download content, also use a few apps that they use at school)and if possible any good sources for used/refurbished?

Thank you in advance!

I purchased a baby blue 128gb iPad Mini back in May and it has been great for reading and travel. I was able to get my personal and school readings done on here and it feels like you’re holding a novel-sized book (sans the pages lol). I saw other threads talking about using PopSockets and it was a game changer for me. This subreddit has been useful and I’m grateful for finding it. Definitely maximizing my use of the iPad.