Umbuzo okhoyo ngoku ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka ukhathaze iintloko ze abantu abakhuphisana nabo de iPad Mini inxulumene kakhulu ne xabiso uya kuba nesixhobo. Ngaba i-Apple iya kulungisa umda wenzuzo ukubetha ukhuphiswano? Iingcali zikholelwa ukuba i-tablet ye-intshi e-7 ukusuka kwi-apile brand ukuya IRandi ye250 kuya kuba ngokoqobo ayinakunqandwa.
Esiphakathini CNET uye wapapasha uhlalutyo olunomdla apho, ngokusekelwe kuluvo lweengcali ezininzi, bayazibuza malunga neqhinga eliza kulandela i-Apple nge-iPad Mini. Umbuzo ngulo, ngokukaRhoda Alexander, umhlalutyi kwi-IHS iSupply, ukuba “bayafuna lutyumze ukhuphiswano okanye bagcine ulawulo lwabo ”. Ngelixa i-299 yeedola iya kuba lixabiso elitofotofo ukwenza inzuzo, uAlexander ukholelwa ukuba iApple inokuthoba ixabiso IRandi ye249 ukukhulula ezinye iinkampani kwaye uthengise imodeli nge-4G kunye ne-LTE ezimbalwa IRandi ye349.
Kananjalo akuyongozi ukuyithetha loo nto Uphando ilindele ukufika okukufutshane kwe-iPad Mini ngokuthengisa Nexus 7 a IRandi ye199, nto leyo ekwenza ukuba ulahlekelwe yimali ngokuthengisa imveliso yakho naphi na, nakwikhasi lasekhaya le-injini yokukhangela, ehlala icocekile. Kwaye ayisosicwangciso esibi, ukwandisa ukuthengiswa kwemveliso ebonakala ngathi yintengiso, phambi kokuba "Tsunami iPad Mini".
Ngokutsho kuka-Alexander, ulwazi olufikelela kuye lubonisa ukuba Uphando ibangele ukuveliswa kwemveliso ngo-2012. Ukugqithisa uqikelelo lokuqala, baya kufikelela malunga 6 izigidi iikopi ezenziwe kulo nyaka. Nangona kunjalo, isixhobo esidibanisa kuphela kwi-Intanethi nge-WiFi kunzima kakhulu ukuthengisa kwiimarike zamazwe ngamazwe, ngakumbi kwi Asia apho 3G lucwangciso lwemihla ngemihla, oluhlanganiswe ngokupheleleyo kubomi babantu. I-iPad ephantsi ene-3G / 4G yoqhagamshelo iya kuba ayinakunqandwa kwelo lizwekazi.
