Now you also have Apple Pencil support, which is big step forward.

TouchID may seem dated next to Face ID, but it far better than entering a passcode all the time. The A12 makes everything I’ve tried so far work as smooth as silk. It may look the same, but the new version is FAR more powerful. The Mini I used years ago was also a pale shadow of what the Mini 5 is today. While I still prefer the Pro’s stereo speakers and large screen for video, it is hard to beat the Mini for reading and sheer portability. It is so light and easy to carry around and use. However, coming from a 12.9″ Pro, this is an entirely different experience. The first thing I took note of is just how slim, sleek and light the device is. With that little bit of history taken into account, I started off the morning today reading and watching videos on the iPad Mini. My Dad ended up with my old Mini and my wife’s went to the kids when she also tired of using it if favor of he iPhone. When the iPad Air was announced, I immediately made the switch back to the larger screen tablet and never looked back. As such, I gradually lost interest over the course of the year I spent with it. While I found the Mini to be perfect for content consumption, it was definitely lacking when it came to production and helping me out at work. However, I was already into using a Bluetooth keyboard with my iPad 2 and 3 for writing and work tasks at this point. It felt like the perfect device at first. I still wasn’t completely sure about the Mini until I got my hands on one, but I quickly fell in love with the newfound portability, sold my 3 and picked one up. I loved the iPad 2, but was less enamored of the thicker and heavier iPad 3 I had at the time and its battery life challenges. I bought the original iPad Mini as soon as it came out in late 2012. Between the two, I have occasionally picked one up to help out with problems and questions, but I haven’t used a Mini for myself in several years. My father, who lives next door, also has one. We still have a nearly seven year old first gen model in our house that is somehow still hanging on to life despite a severely busted up screen. It has been a LONG time since I have used an iPad Mini. When I got up this morning, it was fully restored and my first gen Apple Pencil was charged and ready. I got the new Mini 5 unboxed and set it up to load my backup yesterday before bed so it would be ready to roll today.

Itools portable 2017