I just got the ipad 3 this past summer, so no mini for me. But I like that it's bigger. It's our second computer at work, so the smaller wouldn't really work for us here. The mini isn't small enough to fit in my bag anyway, so no plus there. I can barely fit my full sized wallet, sunglass case and cell phone in my bag. Even my keys hang on the outside. I love the look of large bags, but I was just putting EVERYTHING in them. They were killing my back and shoulder. Plus I ended up having to carry all of bf's stuff. Now I just tell him carry your own damn stuff.