Skaters from Bill Andersen on Vimeo.
The iPad finally arrived and I like the small size. It fits in my jacket pocket, light as a feather. If I can refrain from smashing it on the sidewalk like I did with my Playbook, it will serve me well.
It takes fairly good photos and works well for HD video. I’m very glad I got the Smart Cover, even though it seems overpriced at $45. The smaller virtual keyboard takes a little getting used to, but otherwise the Mini is just as easy to use as the full size iPad. Apple included some bonus free software with the new purchase. I got the word processing Pages, Keynote (like Powerpoint), Numbers (like Excel), iMovie, iPhoto and Garageband. They only cost 5 bucks each if you have to buy them, but free is nice.
There are bugs in the way the Apple software works… couldn’t upload to Vimeo from iMovie, for example, but that may improve. I would not want to do a lot of editing on any kind of iPad, but little tasks are possible and the thing certainly is handy.