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the mini runs most/all of the apps the ipad does and a good percentage of the apps for iphone. some iphone apps you can put on the mini and have them run in a bigger more pixelated view, but they work. some iphone apps will not install at all on a mini.
I don't think in this early stage you would have a problem with the latter category.
here is a list of good ipad apps (there are about 4 on the list of 13 I couldn't bother with, but fyi: [link]
here is a link to macworld's starter guide. it is $4.
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Does the mini have a significantly different set of applications available for it?
It is functionally identical to an iPad 2. The processor is the same and the screen runs at the same resolution just with a high pixel density due to the smaller screen.
Well, I'm uber-perplexed by the problems Toddson is having, then. What would be the cause for her seeing limited apps?
argh ...well, I guess setting up a different iPad would be easier the second time. Comparable to installing Windows, right?
Is Settings -> General -> Restrictions turned on?
If the iPad is backed up to iCloud or to a computer then it's quite simple setting up a new iPad. You plug it in or connect it to iCloud, and it will do it's thing and restore everything from the old iPad.
If there was enough to restore from the old iPad, would she need so badly to get a new one?
I think he's saying that if my new (and only one ever) iPad is defective, the apps I've managed to download would be backed up, so if I got one that's good, I could restore them.
