really thinking of going for the mini retina, despite the extra 70$ which truly irritate.. I can only imagine how perfect retina display would look on this 8" screen !
the race for innovation makes certain brands lose their focus.. this curve angle is absolutely useless ! unless we can fold the phone to make it tiny, i see no reason to have it
not sure how techy ur wife is, but i'd say women may find ios easier to operate than android.. personally i think the new iPad mini retina looks amazing, however a bit pricey ,,, if anything for android would go for Nexus 7 !
everything looks decent, but I agree with the rest here saying that i wouldn't buy a new laptop without a SSD drive ! you should buy 128/256gb and just get one of those western digital passport drives.