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Mini Lineups for New iPad Mini in DC
Friday, November 2, 2012 21:03
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Apple fans brave cold temperatures to line up outside an Apple store in Washington to get their hands on the new iPad mini, but the device attracted smaller crowds than at the company's previous global rollouts. Full story: Par for the course at Apple product launches, fans lined up to get the new iPad mini at the Apple store in Washington DC on Friday. But this time, the crowd size was smaller than usual. The almost 8-inch tablet is a bit more pricey than rival gadgets, which could explain the small crowd compared to previous Apple launches. [Gabriel Perez Florentino, Apple Customer]: “I am from Brazil, we took a big trip, me and my father to come here to the launch. We got very excited when we heard about it and it's – I am an Apple addict, I buy every product they launch and it's very good to be here.” When Hurricane Sandy delayed this tourist's flight back to the Philippines, she took advantage of the delay get the mini before her compatriots. [Vanessa Bunag, Apple Customer]: “Well we are very excited, the fact that we will be the first Filipinos who will get the iPad mini makes us so happy and excited.” The iPad mini has won mostly positive reviews, though some say the screen is inferior to rivals' and the price tag a bit too steep. The new tablet essentially replicates most of the features of its full-sized sibling, but in a much smaller package. Microsoft's 10-inch Surface tablet, powered by the new Windows 8 software, just went on sale in October. The iPad mini is …
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