Zactly

Tablets and smartphones don’t make the best devices for “productivity” if productivity is defined by content creation. Big screen, mouse and keyboard still rule for content creators.
Tablets like the iPad or some of the better Android 10 inch tablets do allow for more content creation… especially when coupled with a bluetooth keyboard (many iPad users couple their iPad with a keyboard case making it essentially a subnotebook or netbook.)
As we get to smaller devices like the iPad mini, the Nexus 7 or a smartphone we start moving away from content creation to content consumption. So yeah… people who want to create things with their tablet are going to move away from the mini and back to the full size iPad… or to a MacBook Air (or something else non-Apple.)

It sounds like you have very solid reasons for your preferences. I have never owned the iPad 4, so I can’t really say that I wouldn’t like it. I just felt like I might as well wait, because the coming 5th Gen should be a slam dunk hit.

I guess the screen of the 7 won me over head to head with the Mini. That, and I already wasn’t using the Mini as much as previous iPad models. But, I can definitely see your argument. Like you said, these observations are all based on personal preferences. That’s why it’s great that we have several legitimately solid tablet choices now.

Not very well, just like the iPad. I know that Wacom just released a pressure sensitive stylus that uses Bluetooth to connect. It should theoretically work for both the iPad and Nexus, if developers support it.

And I agree that the Note series is a different animal, and that if you need the pen integration, it is the best option. On the downside, I don’t really like TouchWiz and know that I’m not alone in that. They also cost more than Nexus devices, so if you don’t really need the pen, they don’t have as much value for the price.

It sounds like you have very solid reasons for your preferences. I have never owned the iPad 4, so I can’t really say that I wouldn’t like it. I just felt like I might as well wait, because the coming 5th Gen should be a slam dunk hit.

I guess the screen of the 7 won me over head to head with the Mini. That, and I already wasn’t using the Mini as much as previous iPad models. But, I can definitely see your argument. Like you said, these observations are all based on personal preferences. That’s why it’s great that we have several legitimately solid tablet choices now.

I agree that the Note series are great for note taking but I’ve recently used the Nexus 7 2013 to take notes and I was very pleased doing so, using the gesture typing feature. Of course, when I feel like hand writing, I use the Note 8. The Note 10.1 feels just too big an awkward to take notes in public.

Now, do I like the Nexus 7 2013? Yes, I love it! Do I prefer it over the iPad Mini, mmmmm, maybe. How about over the iPad 4? Heavens no, never! And that’s my two cents. Keep in mind that this is my personal opinion, you don’t have to agree with me.

Not very well, just like the iPad. I know that Wacom just released a pressure sensitive stylus that uses Bluetooth to connect. It should theoretically work for both the iPad and Nexus, if developers support it.

And I agree that the Note series is a different animal, and that if you need the pen integration, it is the best option. On the downside, I don’t really like TouchWiz and know that I’m not alone in that. They also cost more than Nexus devices, so if you don’t really need the pen, they don’t have as much value for the price.