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Old 24th Oct 2012, 09:18
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Aucky
 
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Too big? too heavy? (too expensive?)

iPad Mini?

I might just be captured by the appeal of new products, but for those looking to update the 3 year old iPad version 1 (or perhaps in a smaller cockpit) and used to using with suction mounts this just might be perfect? - haven't seen one yet but the screen is a bigger proportion of the overall size and directly comparing the sim equipped versions the mini weighs 308g vs the original iPads 730g which must equate to a lot less shake, and a shorter arm from the mount. I reckon this could due a happy medium, the only complaint I've had of the iPad for navigation is the fact it's hard to eliminate shake on a suction mount, and it can slightly get in the way. I wonder what the trade off in screen size feels like once you've got used the the iPad.

Anyway, thread drift. Sorry
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