Apple watchers predicted something like this: The company is ending October with a triple-whammy of new products, starting with its newly introduced iPad mini with OLED display. The rest of the week is expected to feature new Macs, specifically an M6 MacBook Pro and iMac and Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro.
There’s no disputing how popular the iPad mini has become among some business users. Professionals use it as a digital notebook, many use it as a second display for their Mac, and some industries, particularly logistics, hospitality and field services, make extensive use of these things.
If you want something smaller and lighter than a full-weight iPad, the iPad mini fills the gap, though its high build-quality means it comes at a price — starting at $699 with 128GB storage. That’s up from the $599 price tag on the previous model. Thanks to RAMaggedon, it’s the second price hike so far this year: two years ago, the device held a $499 starting price.
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
