If nothing else, this thread truly epitomizes the saying, "different strokes for different folks." Some people love the light weight and smaller footprint of the mini, others find the regular ipad "just right."

My sister-in-law ditched her ipad 3 for a mini and loves it. Loves the size, loves the weight, isn't bothered by the lower res screen. She always carries it around in her purse, unlike her regular ipad, which was always a decision as to whether or not she wanted to lug it around.

I like the size/weight of the mini, but am still in the full size ipad camp. The biggest advantage, imo, of the mini is the portability factor, where the full size ipad can be more unwieldy to carry around. Otherwise, for business purposes and reading of content (as well as games and the occasional video), the full size is my strong preference.