{"id":1293,"date":"2012-11-17T21:52:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T01:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aaronlam.com\/blog\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2019-09-10T20:12:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T03:12:48","slug":"ipad-mini-dodocase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aaronlam.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/17\/ipad-mini-dodocase\/","title":{"rendered":"iPad mini &#038; dodocase."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is only one word to describe the iPad Mini: CUTE! It&#8217;s not a revolutionary upgrade from my iPad 2 but I came to realize something in the last couple years of using the iPad&#8230; FOR ME&#8230; it won&#8217;t replace my trusty laptop. I rarely took a trip with my iPad and no laptop. I always bring my laptop to work. So a smaller form factor was very attractive for travel, taking notes in meetings and reading in bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I laid my hands on one in the store, it was a bit on the small side to hold but I liked the screen size and it is noticeably smaller than the regular iPads. The anodized aluminum is slick but I had like the previous backs too. I am not buying into the hype of Retina just yet (after buying and returning an iPad Retina)&#8230; looks great for text but hardly noticeable for images and most websites are uprezed for it yet. Couple years. I had a feeling the hand holding would be fixed with my favorite case maker: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodocase.com\">Dodocase<\/a>. I&#8217;ve sung the Dodocase praise since it&#8217;s inception. I have one of the first 500 cases with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronlam.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/23\/ipad-and-dodocase\/\">limited edition<\/a> library card I&#8217;ll never get rid of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before my Dodocase came in, I used a Macally Slim Case that was very nice EXCEPT&#8230; their magnets aren&#8217;t placed in the right areas. Note the iPad Mini moved the magnets (now 2) to the right of the home button. How can a manufacturer be so careless?!? Not Dodocase&#8230; I emailed them and got a response that they had gotten the magnets working. Yay! When I got it in&#8230; it was just as familiar as my old case and the magnets worked turning the iPad mini on and off. Needless to say&#8230; I am very happy all around&#8230; with the iPad mini and Dodocase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini01.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini01\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini02.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini02\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini03.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini03\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini04.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini04\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini05.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini05\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini06.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini06\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini07.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini07\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini08.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini08\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini09.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini09\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini10.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini10\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini11.jpg\" target=\"new\/\" rel=\"lightbox noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/misc\/iPadMini\/iPadMini11\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is only one word to describe the iPad Mini: CUTE! It&#8217;s not a revolutionary upgrade from my iPad 2 but I came to realize something in the last couple years of using the iPad&#8230; FOR ME&#8230; it won&#8217;t replace my trusty laptop. I rarely took a trip with my iPad and no laptop. 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