I never thought I'd be saying this but I bought an iPad mini. It can be returned for 2 weeks. I was thinking I would try some apps on both platforms and decide what to do.
Reading the link above to the Van's site where the FAA guy was sending the official pass/fail reports was a bit scary. But it seems like most of the problems were with interfacing to panel GPS and wired connections to transponders. I shouldn't have any of those issues. The only glitch I read that seemed like it could apply to me was someone who didn't have their WIFI module plugged in all the way. But I couldn't help but wonder how many hours of on the clock learning the early adopters of ADS-B paid for at their avionics shops.
I did spend some time looking for crimpers at steinair.com but I didn't see anything that I was sure was correct, except for the DSub pin insert/remove tool. I'm thinking I should call them today and see if they can guide me.