Need help deciding on my first ipad

Hi guys/girls. I'll keep this short and sweet,
So I'm looking at purchasing an ipad. Either the mini or ipad 4
I mainly intend to be using it for surfing the web and streaming music from my macbook pro, all from around the home. So it will most likely be 16gb wifi only.
I think I prefer the ipad minis smaller design and cheaper price. Though I haven't seen one in real life yet (obviously) but I have used a ipad before and found it to be a little on the big side (and ugly side actually)
On the other hand I am liking the retina display on the ipad and the new A6X will keep the ipad nice and snappy
So basically is it worth forking over the extra dough for the ipad 4 based on my needs or would the ipad mini do just fine? I'm linda leaning towards the mini.
Cheers

Nathan-D wrote:
Be aware that the wifi only iPads do not have a GPS.
This feature can be added.
Deciding on the iPad mini VS. the iPad 4 basically comes down to how you'll use it. If it's at home or in the office then the iPad 4 is great, but if you plan to use it while being mobile, then the mini shows its strength. Play with both of them for around ten minutes and you'll start to see which one is for you. Whichever way you go congratulations on getting a great iPad.

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