Apple showed off their brand new 7.9" tablet, the iPad Mini, today at a media event in San Jose.

The long-rumored tablet featured an iPod Touch-esque body with full aluminum back in both slate and raw aluminum - the same as found on iPhone 5s.

The iPad Mini also features a Lightning dock connector, which allows the device to be as thin as it is - only 7.2 millimeters thick. Or as Apple said, "It's as thin as a pencil." The iPad Mini boasts both front and rear-cameras.

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It's as thin as a pencil.

The iPad Mini has the same A5 processor and screen resolution as the iPad 2, which means it can use all the same tablet apps as the full-sized iPad.

It doesn't, however, have a Retina Display. While some of these specs are worse than those found in the competition (like the Kindle Fire HD), Apple has by far the most robust App Store. Whether that will make the iPad Mini a success is yet to be seen.

Preorders start on October 26th and Apple will begin shipping the iPad Mini on November 2nd. The iPad mini starts at $329 for a 16GB option and can be configured up to 64GBs with LTE. If rumors are correct, there will be an abundance in circulation - word on the street is Apple produced 10 million.

So what do you think? Let us know in the comments.

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