I’ve seen Don write about the new iPad Air in a few of his Kibbles intros and obviously I’ve read all about it on various Apple sites, but I’m ashamed to say, I didn’t actually touch one until just a few hours ago. Yeah, I know. Fail.
I decided to venture out of my safety zone that is the fishbowl here at Small Dog HQ and wander downstairs to the retail store so I could inspect one of these for myself. I probably shouldn’t have done so because now I want one.
I’ve never actually purchased an iPad; however, my 87-year-old grandmother is on her third one. And not because she breaks them — she’s an “early adopter” who wants the latest and greatest model. Needless to say, she has her iPad Air on order and is ready to take on Spider Solitaire and Candy Crush on her new, super light device.
Like everyone else’s first impression that I’ve heard, I thought, “it’s so light!” and was a little unsure of whether or not I was actually holding the iPad Air. The Air seems so much smaller than the previous generation because of the new bezel design mimicking that of the mini. It’s an illusion, as it does have the same 9.7-inch display like the rest of the full-sized iPads.
Bottom line: I’m quite impressed and it’s going to be tough for me not to get one. You might not think they’re that impressive until you actually have one in your hands. If you haven’t checked it out yet, stop by one of our retail stores and play around with one on demo — you, too, will want one!