When Apple (News - Alert) announced the iPad Mini last week, it also announced its price, $329, which put off some investors, since Android-based tablets like the Google (News - Alert) Nexus 7 and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD sell for much less. In fact, the company's shares were down by as much as three percent at one point — dropping Apple's value by $17 billion. But this was obviously an overreaction as the 7.9-inch tablet has proven a success, selling out minutes after being made available in presale.

Some are even saying that this success will also translate over to business users, mostly because of the $329 price tag (News - Alert) that had investors so riled up.

Many analysts are saying that this price point really isn't much of a premium over the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD, which sell for $199 and, compared only to the full-sized iPad, the iPad Mini is a steal. That also leads into the second reason why the iPad Mini is likely to do well with business users: most companies already allow the use of iPads for work-related use.

Combine this with the iPad Mini's relatively low price tag and its super-thin and lightweight construction — it measures 7.2 mm thick and weighs .68 pounds — as well as the fact that it can run apps written for the iPad 2 at the same resolution (1024 x 768), and it all starts to make sense.

Forrester (News - Alert) analysts Frank Gillet is one analyst predicting the iPad Mini's success in the workplace, stating that it "will be a huge hit," while also adding that its smaller, lighter form factor "opens lots of new business uses, especially with women." That last part may seem a little odd, but analysts have stated that the smaller seven-inch form factor has proven popular with women as devices of this size can easily fit in most purses.

Workers are also likely to be pleased by being presented with a choice between the iPad and the iPad Mini, but that overall, users will like the portability of the Mini, while companies will like the lower price point.