Considering an ipad mini or an ipod touch

desura

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I sell a fair amount of things on ebay, and I figure that using ebay mobile + the improved camera, this thing might make my workflow go a little faster.

Eh, so which would you recommend? They appear to be pretty much the same speed, same RAM, same resolution display (roughly).

There are rumors that the ipad mini might get an update in August to a retina display (that would be incredible). Already have an ipod touch 4g, as well.
 
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If I were using it mostly at home of office-type stuff (eBay app) I'd probably prefer the bigger screen on the iPad.
 

sxr7171

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The latest iPod touch is a lot faster than the 4g and the battery life is much better. I think it can accomplish the same tasks for your purposes as the iPad Mini with less bulk and weight. And one handed operation for most tasks is always great.
 
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I have all 3, iPod Touch 4G, 5G and a Mini, definitely get a Mini for now, turn it over on ebay when the retina shows up. The extra screen real estate is very helpful, bigger keyboard, etc.
 

desura

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The latest iPod touch is a lot faster than the 4g and the battery life is much better. I think it can accomplish the same tasks for your purposes as the iPad Mini with less bulk and weight. And one handed operation for most tasks is always great.

Yeah, I'm getting the 5g touch. Afterwards, I'll try to save up for a proper ipad (16gb is just too small).

What'll probably happen is I'll like start a listing using the ipod touch and I might edit it later on PC or something. It's just it would make the picture-taking process much easier. Right now I'm using a DSLR for ebay pictures and it's just a huge pain. You have to hunt down the files, rotate, resize, upload, just annoying.
 

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I have all 3, iPod Touch 4G, 5G and a Mini, definitely get a Mini for now, turn it over on ebay when the retina shows up. The extra screen real estate is very helpful, bigger keyboard, etc.
+1 iPad photography looks stupid but is super nice. You get to see the image at almost full size and the extra size and weight helps keep the camera steady.