iPad mini 6 abroad: travelling WITHOUT a MacBook!
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Can I survive an entire trip to Brussels with just the iPad mini 6 as my main computing device? In this slightly unusual iPad mini long-term review, I put it to task with blogging, admin, vlogging, and even podcast recording!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - My gear
02:15 - heading to Brussels
05:59 - The podcast
08:19 - Thoughts on the iPad mini
Any iPad mini only people out there?
Been using an iPad mini as my only device for about 2 years. Prefer Office 365/OneDrive, as they work slightly better offline than Apples option.
Use phone as a hotspot, a few cables, big Anker battery and charger. Don’t do video, just stills.
Works fine for specialised photo shoots, when mobility is important
Watching on one right now
Commenting from my iPad mini 6. 🤷🏻♂️
Not my exclusive Device as I also have MBA M2. 💻
Great reviews
Thumb nails a bit childish
@@3204clivesinclair Why not just get a GPD Pocket 3?
Love the idea of recording podcasts on the iPad mini. What exactly went wrong? Did it just stop recording? Or was it a power issue?
Great video. Love your mini 6 content!
I’m watching this on my iPad mini and greatly enjoying it.
Thank you very much for this video, i was debating on buying an iPad mini for travel and this convinced me to get one
Thank you for sharing this great experience, loved it
Awesome!
Great video. I appreciated the idea of seeing the iPad as an "only computer while traveling," as it was a concern I had about it being so small. Worry has been turned to confidence, now. I have wanted to buy the mini, but my 2018 11" iPad Pro is still rockin', so I'm going to wait for the next revision of the iPad mini.
Loved this travel style v-log. More please!😁
Absolutely!
I have an iPad pro and surface pro 9. The surface pro 9 would have been up to this task with no problem. Latest windows updates have made sleep battery drain practically zero. Truly making some amazing strides. Great keyboard. Pen. It really is the best tablet.
The quality of the video on the ipad looks great!
The Nuphy looks so cool. I love the simplicity of the case. Makes me tempted to buy one.
It’s great. I use the Air75 model with an iPad mini as my main writing setup.
I use my iPad mini 6 every day and never once thought to use the cameras for video capture. Genuinely blown away with the output.
the iPad Mini is just sooo cute!
That would have been interesting to know why the audio recording failed. Did it just crash ? Miss disk space ? Etc
Great video and proves had brilliant the much underrated iPad Mini 6 is
I love my mini! Its my daily for about 90% of what I do.
Man…. If only you told us beforehand you are coming to Brussels, we would have definitely shared some lovely Belgian beer tasting…….
Great video as always. I travel loads and only ever take my iPad mini 6 (which I bought on your recommendation).
Love to hear that!
@@MarkEllisReviews so did I - old iPad mini 4 was getting a bit long in the tooth - quite a hike in price:-)
Great video! I seriously can't decide which iPad I like more, but the more I use my mini 6, the more in love with it I am. It's the perfect size. They brought back the split keyboard, so that's great for me! I like typing on that screen even better than on my iPhone 13 Pro. My only concern is that I have the 64GB version. So, curious, did the iPad just stopped recording your iPad because of power, or was it because it ran out of storage? Or some other unknown reason. Thank you again for sharing!!
I find Stage Manager works fine for me on my big iPad Pro. The Mini, I use like you do, basically like a traditional tablet.
Great to see how I can take my iPad mini away for UK weekend trips. 🙋🏽♂️
Hi Mark thank you for your video. I have travelled with the iPad Mini 6 and iPhone 13 mini. I love both. Is your iPad mini wifi only or Wi-Fi and Cellular?
Great video! I find this sort of content, testing the capability of an iPad as a main device really interesting. For me the 11in iPad Pro is just about the perfect size for most things and the capability of the M1 processor is amazing. I understand your point about iPadOS though. Fingers crossed iPadOS 17 makes some improvements.
My iPad Mini 6 served me well during a recent 3-week trip to the Netherlands.
Great video! Can you say what exactly went wrong with the iPad Mini when doing the 1 hour podcast?
Overall I found the video and audio much better than expected from the iPad Mini.
I think you have swayed me to buy an iPad Mini although I do wonder if, for example, an iPad Air M1 (11") would give better results, perhaps an idea for another video?
Excellent video Mark! This form factor that you experimented with is I think going to be the only form factor of the future. The fact that Apple puts the same processor in the iPad and Macbook makes this possible. You proved that with pairing of a keyboard with an iPad you essentially have a Macbook-almost. As soon as Apple makes some changes in iPadOS you will have a Macbook tablet.
Cheers, Louis - there really is something in this form factor, I agree.
I love iPad mini videos lol
I’ll stick with my iPad M1 Air, iPhone 12 and Osmo Action 3 and 360 X2 for travelling but I get your point, we do live in an age of amazing portable tech. Even the editing is getting easier with AI, love your videos it’s the sense of fun👍
Thanks for the lovely words, Ian.
Could you do a full review on the keyboard? Like compared to the logitech combo touch and magic keyboards.
Do you think we’ll see a 7 mark ? I think I’m ready to jump to one. Love your videos mate 👏
Love this idea --- but I am now dreaming of an M1 Mini and imagining the possibilities....
I’m shocked that you filmed this whole thing on the iPad 😮 I would’ve never known if you didn’t say anything. The footage looks incredible! 😱👌🏻🎥
Awesome video - aside from my interest in the iPad I love vlogs - I went to Brussels in 2006 and loved it.
Thanks! It’s a great city.
Why did it stop recording? Was it the ipad mini or the garageband software?
Great video as always Mark! The mini seems pretty capable except for the podcast thing (surprising tbh). I have to say though, to this American, the fact that you were able to take trains everywhere was the coolest part of this vlog lmao.
Haha - thanks, John!
I have gone multiple trips from the states to Eastern Europe with only my iPad Mini 4 & iPad Air 4 together as my computing devices. Never missed my MacBook. I use my iPads far more than I do my MacBook. Having a bluetooth keyboard & mouse has been a must.
Great video - what was the main reason the sound recording failed?
Thanks! And genuinely no idea!
Great video. Was going to take my IPad mini to New York but instead took iPad Pro 11 M2 with the Magic Keyboard. Was able to edit Cannon and Sony RAW photos in Lightroom with no problems. Was a great travel device.
Thank you!
Hi Mark, I’m new to your channel, but loving it. Quick possibly silly question. I’m going to get an iPad Mini, but what’s better, a 64GB with an external hard drive or 256GB?!
Thanks! For convenience, I’d get the 256!
I want a top tier display on it - OLED & 120 Hz. That would make it perfect. We don’t need a fancy camera on it.
Thanks!
Ah wow - thank you!
Does the ipad mini really have a camera that sits in the iphone 13 mini line up?
My question is the following: in a real world scenario the size difference between the iPad mini and the iPad Pro 11” is not that much especially considering how much stuff you got in your bag. Why go for the mini and not the pro?
The would also enable you to do some editing if it came to that. Not an optimal solution but I could do it, the mini couldn’t at all.
I see that a lot of tech reviewers are very happy with the iPad mini, i like the size very much but I have a problem with the size, it’s not the best device for pdf reading and neither for video consumption, but it’s a great device, there are the only two reasons of why I use instead the 11inch pro
I’m taking a trip in July. I’m tempted to only take the iPad mini for homework. It may be painful but I’m curious to see if I can tolerate it. Enjoyed the video.
I reckon you’ll be fine!
Did you determine the issue? I feel like it wasn’t an iPad issue. Settings, or app issue maybe?
As a long time travel photographer I have downsized from carrying 20 KG of equipment to an iPad mini and IPhone 13 Pro. Just finished an 8 month trip with a carry on back pack only…and love this portability and freedom we have now. Mind you I don’t
do much video editing. But photo editing on a iPad mini is amazing. I traded in my iPad Pro last year and have no regrets…
I would love a comparison between the iPad mini 6 and the iPad air 5!
The only problem I’ve had is Microsoft outlook not working like I want. Formatting email fonts, not having contact lists. That, and video playing working like I want with external display - which wouldn’t affect me if I use only iPad.
Hello Mark! Excellent video! I have a question. Is your iPad Mini a cellular iPad or did they have WiFi available wherever you went?
What a great question - this is definitely something I should have noted, so thanks for picking up on it. It's WiFi only!
Made me very happy seeing you travel to my country! I wanted to get the iPad Mini 6 for myself to replace my 2018 iPad Pro but the ui scaling and lack of stage manager is not cutting it for me. So i am getting the M1 iPad Air 5 as i don’t need the iPad Pro anymore (i have the m1 pro macbook pro) guess i will finally get a ipad in purple ^^
Hi mark.thanks for posting this video. I’ve become a big fan of your channel. I need your advice, I’m going on holiday to Dublin in a few months, and the only device I’m taking is my IPad mini 6. Ill only be using it for taking photos and videos , and basic stuff. Maybe watching TH-cam. Zoom meetings. And emails , and watching downloads. Do you think the iPad mini 6 is enough for this while I’m on holiday in Ireland.? Thanks. Oh forgot to mention. It’s the 256GB , Wi-Fi only one I have.
Thank you for the kind words, Eamonn! Yep, it'll nail those jobs.
@@MarkEllisReviews thanks!
Also it’s very true that when using iPad we don’t use mouse as often as we thought
Hi Mark, great vid. Sureley an 11 inch iPad Pro or Air with the Magic Keyboard/Trackpad would be far more powerful, convenient and lighter than the iPad Mini set up (plus the Nuphy Keyboard and Logitech Mouse). I have the M1 iPad Air with Magic Keyboard and its become my EDC, my MacBook M2 Pro stays home 99% of the time
tried the mini, found it was just too small when settled in. Can’t give up my pro 12.9” with mkb. too many comforts that aren’t worth giving up once you get settled in
(Unrelated)- Leamington Spa station :) Brings back lot of good memories. Stayed across the street in Frances Havergal Close for 7 years… :). Thanks Mark :)
So what actually happened with the audio recording??
I am interested in potentially taking and ipad mini 6 with me on a 6-8 week trip and need to record demo vocals for songs...
Enjoyed the video 👍 Just a heads-up, the Genius link to the Bose QC 45 noise-cancelling headphones, comes up as "Bad Link", as does the Logitech MX Master 3 mouse.
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Nice spot - thanks!
Couldn’t you just record to the mix pre at his studio as the same time as having it plugged in to the iPad as an interface? Any computer based DAW setup recording for that amount of time would likely require redundancy, and I’d be interested to see if maybe another app could consistently record for that long (maybe the new upcoming version of Logic for iOS or Cubasis). As a recording engineer, wherever there’s a chance for redundancy in recording live events, I take it, so I wouldn’t necessarily knock the iPad for that as anything can cause any system to fail. Also would have loved to see if there were any optimisations put in place to facilitate the recording (like you would on a laptop/desktop). I.e. managing ram, turning off unnecessary peripherals, etc. But all in all, I enjoyed watching your experiment, and hope to carry out my own tests with my iPad mini going forward.
🙌 it was read!!! 🙌
The issue is all the accessories to make an iPad mini work for this trip took more volume than a MacBook Pro. It kind of defeats the purpose of an iPad mini if you have to bring along a huge keyboard and battery to make it work.
Of course if doing it that way makes you happy then that’s all that matters. When it comes down to it, most things aren’t serious enough to need maximum efficiency. Sometimes doing something different can be more enjoyable. Keep up the good work making enjoyable videos!
At least you spotted the point of this video 😉 Although I can confirm that (audio interface aside) the iPad mini setup I took with me was considerably lighter and required far less space in my backpack than my 16-inch MacBook Pro. Thanks for the kind words!
Even on a desktop computer with Traktor software, recording has been limited to 1 hour. This has something to do with software limitations I believe. I use an external SD card recorder because I can't trust a computing device to record my long mixtapes.
Fun watch!
The starring cameo made it.
@@MarkEllisReviews naturally.
I noticed that there weren't many people around when you were filming outside with the iPad Mini. Were you nervous at all setting it down places? I would have a little mat to set it on just to keep it clean! I'm a clean freak when it comes to my Apple gear, but not so much with other things. I rarely take it out of the house even.
Great video, Mark! How do you rate the Harber bag? I recently discovered the company and am considering buying a couple of sleeves for my MacBook Air and iPad Pro.
Thanks, Alistair! The Harber bag is wonderful - massively recommended.
oh no.. should I update my headphones? xD i remember buying the xm4 and watching your review. hehehe
Have you ever done VO work? Your voice would be perfectly suited to it
Would like to hear more about podcast recording options with an iPad and why your experiment failed?
Just wondering what Phone is your go to phone? I noticed an iphone in your headphones video. And iphone 13 mini or iphone 13 standard phone?
iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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Because of you I’ve just brought an iPad 11 pro M1… if it’s rubbish…. I’m holding you accountable. I do have the 14” M1 Max MacBook as daily driver but with FCP coming to IPad I needed to get involved in iPad world really
Very good experiment! I’m a little disappointed you didn’t edit it on the iPad but it does show what that little device can do! P.S. I love stage manager on iPad, as long as you turn off them silly side icon things.
This video would never have seen the light of day in time if I’d used the mini for the edit 😉
@@MarkEllisReviews fair point lol.
Was the iPad audio recording issue related to Garage Band?
What probably happened is that he didn't make the project long enough and recording will automatically stop once it reaches the end of the project. So it was probably user error more than the iPad or Garage Band.
You know what? You’re probably onto something there. And if that is the case, GarageBand is utterly useless. What a daft decision - that isn’t how Logic works (the timeline should be infinite).
@@MarkEllisReviews I don't know if there is any adjustment or template in GB where you can set the project to live recording with no time limit... As far as I know, you can preset the number of measures, but never used it like a recorder device...
I would have used Ferrite. It's never let me down when I have had to record student speaking examinations.
iPad OS needs a macOS back end do when you attach a mouse and keyboard.
1:07 I absolutely despise that mouse
Waiting on the iPad Mini 7. I am seriously hoping the base model is 128 GB on the next gen models.
I would be much helped if screen showed name of each device mentioned. I have watched two great videos by mark and I still don't know the portable kb he rabbits on about.
Nuphy Air 60 😜
Mentioned countless times throughout the video and made very clear in the description ;)
surprised by this tetchy response. Patrick just gave brand and model. Simple.
Your comment is bitchy.
Some viewers have varying hearing issues.
I'll bail on mark ellis.
You didn't spot the wink?
So I’m not the only one who’s disappointed with the iPhone 14 Pro Max battery life? You mentioned it in the video and might be worth a video of its own. The 13 Pro Max used to get me through a day of heavy use. The 14 Pro Max barely lasts half the day and that’s with always-on display and pro motion turned off.
I want one!!! 😢
does google docs work on the ipad mini 6 ?
Yep.
Very interesting, but the conclusion to this experiment seems to be - take a laptop instead.
Your accessories defeat the purpose of carrying a light device like the iPad 6. You need to go all the way with the light spirit I believe. Otherwise this is just a challenge without much rooting in reality. Thanks for the video anyway, this was fun
“Fun”‘is the operative word, Bruno 😉 Thanks for watching.
@@MarkEllisReviews I’m seeing a lot of comments like that and I just don’t get it 😆 there is a “bare minimum” here needed, and I absolutely would have packed the same things for these tasks-and if anybody thinks this is still too much, they should remember that there is still some wiggle room to get even smaller accessories to go with (flatter keyboards, smaller travel mice, a Zoom audio interface, etc.). This is a great little setup as-is though, I mean what’s not to love? ;)
Too bad that the Garage Band recording failed. I’m curious, did it *look* like it was recording the tracks, and then nothing show up later? Or did it just not even work from the get-go?
Imagine what it will be like when the iPad mini gets the M1, and and you can do extended monitor support! (the real deal, not just the mirroring ;) ) these portable monitors coming out are so thin, and would take up barely any extra space in the backpack….
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The iPad works amazingly the box came a little dirty, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxUGaHtKW8MwCql2fPyIm9-ftTqSMzKFFA no plastic wrap, but the box was sealed and had everything else in the box along with the wrapping, the iPad itself is gorgeous, I got the yellow 64g game storage is good for me along with Socials and school stuff. No scratches or marks came with the charger and box fast speed, and if you are buying a pen get the 1st gen don’t make the mistake I did !!
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I love my iPad mini and I understand this is a bit of a thought experiment. But you lost the plot when you are toting a full size mechanical keyboard and all that other stuff. At some point you must have realized that the MacBook Air would have accomplished this in a smaller form factor than even iPad + keyboard.
Feel with the amount of accessories you’ve bought with you. You’ve defeated the object of the challenge. Would have been more interesting with just the iPad mini, Smart Keyboard case and pencil. Not even the microphone audio kit as you could have tested the internal microphones and a podcast creatingapp on the mini.
The amount of weight you’ve bought with you with just the keyboard means you may as well just bought your MacBook.
You did spot that I only really used the iPad mini and the NuPhy keyboard, right?
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Bringing all the “accessories” kind of defeats the purpose imo, no? If you brought the pencil and AirPods, that would be reasonable. Anyway, my 2 cents… and by the way, I use my mini exclusively on some trips and rely on voice for typing; a few edits to clean things up, by you can get by without a keyboard for the most part. Good video nonetheless.
You won’t find me dictating a 1,500 word blog post in a coffee shop, mate. Glad you enjoyed the video.
ouch
Logic on iPad may sort out your podcast problem
It might indeed!
@@MarkEllisReviews why not trying a dedicated recording app like ferrite? My setup would be using a handheld recorder (zoom h6 or even smaller ones) and doing post production on the iPad mini.
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Haha - love that.
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Nah I wouldnt bring my laptop to Brussels either...
Have you really been typing in the train on your keyboard that is not really very quiet like a macbook ..
Yes I did.
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Then it must be quiet. they didn't put you off the train.
taking that much stuff, I would have gone with an 11 inch ipad pro.
You’re kinda missing the point of the video, Andy.
@@MarkEllisReviews to make money, create engagement and help the algorithm? Seriously I get it, just for a tiny bit more weight.
@@boxfullofneutral8514 you’ve got it in three. I also quite enjoy adventures like this. It’s my job - how cool is that?!
@@MarkEllisReviews yeah it's good and he's a canny chap ;)
A great showing for the mini, but it seems like an experiment in using the device outside of its use case.
Yup, that was kinda the point of the video 😉
You talk about „just one device“ but take this enormous keyboard with you. So, why not just take the MacBook?
Because that would defeat the purpose of this video, mate.
ouch
An iPad mini 6… and a backpack full of stuff!
Just use a MacBook 12 and AirPod Pro 2, junk the rest!
Why do you constantly look like you're guilty of just having farted?
Because I probably have.