Anyone switched from an iPad Air to a Mini?

Sad Professor

I know this question has been asked ad-nauseam, especially when the Mini first came out, but I'd be interested hear any recent thoughts on it in light of the Air and the Air 2's greater portability.

All my previous iPads were 9.7-inch models. I had planned to switch to the Mini when the 2nd gen came out, but ended up getting the Air instead and was very happy with it. However, my usage remained much the same, i.e. I used it a lot but it rarely left my bedroom and tended to compete with my Macbook but rather poorly given the lack of keyboard.

I recently passed my Air on to my mother but am now torn about what to replace it with. I'm tempted by the Mini once again as I wonder if might be more inclined to carry it with me. The smaller screen will make typing more difficult, but typing on the iPad is pretty poor no matter how big the screen is. I'm just worried that I'll find the screen too small after using the standard size iPad for so long.

Any thoughts?

shanec1928

I have a mini used to use it a good bit when I had a 5s but once I upgrade to the plus I found I used it less and less mainly due to being not much bigger than the plus. So if you have a plus id definitely just go for the air.