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good things can come in little packages that's what Apple's bedding reports of a smaller sibling to the full-sized iPad have been circulating for months but the rumors will probably be put to rest Tuesday with the introduction of an ipad mini the big rumor is that will have a 7.8 5-inch screen to put that in comparison the current ipad is nine point seven inches so it's noticeably smaller and you'll typically have something that's a little bit closer to a kindle fire or a Galaxy Nexus long time Apple observers may recall that Steve Jobs famously rejected the idea of a 7-inch device so why the change of heart he once totally went against the whole idea of having a smaller device saying people we need to shave their fingers down of a sandpaper to use it at the same time competitors really prove that that smaller device can kind of work even in a crowded marketplace apple offers something unique the Apple is introducing this suppose that ipad mini in october twenty third which is also the same day that the microsoft surface goes on sale and then a few days later windows 8 actually appears this is going to be a very crowded space for consumers entrenched in the apple ecosystem the ipad mini may be an easier sell it easily syncs with your other eye devices it gives you more screen real estate than an iphone and it costs less than an ipad but that doesn't mean it'll be a bargain prices for the petite ipad are expected to range between two to four hundred dollars in San Francisco I'm Sumi das cnet.com for CBS News