You don't seem to recognize the fact that you're talking about one instance. One. There have been isolated cases of problems with new devices from all manufacturers, not just refurbished units. Those isolated cases do not represent a pattern. Neither does yours. The evidence is clear. If even a moderate percentage of refurbs had problems, there would be many more than just one or two isolated reports. The fact that there aren't many reports proves that the one you posted is an aberration.
You can't prove a negative. How do you post evidence of all the people who did not have problems with their refurbs, other than the hundreds of posts in this forum to that effect? For those, you can simply search the threads on the topic. I don't need to do your homework for you. Most of those of us who have been in the forum for years and who have had extensive experience buying refurbs don't need convincing of what we already know. It's you who have failed to provide evidence that your isolated case is evidence of a widespread problem.
As I stated, the hundreds of those who have reported no problems with refurbs stands as evidence.
Most users don't routinely post videos showing a teardown where no problem was found. I have opened refurb units that I've bought, but had no need to post a video, since there was nothing to show. If you're desperate to see teardown videos that show no problems, you can find plenty on https://www.ifixit.com/.
You asked how many refurbs have been torn down and then claim that the video you posted shows evidence of a problem, which in the context of the discussion implies a problem with other refurbs. The only evidence it provides is of a problem with that one unit. It is not evidence of any problems with any other refurb devices.
No, the evidence the video provides is that one refurb device has problems. Nothing more. It does not prove that the refurb procedure itself has a problem. It only suggests that perhaps one device was not subjected to the entire procedure or that it slipped through quality control. Until you can show multiple Apple refurbished devices having the same kinds of problems, there is zero evidence of anything except one isolated case.
Your video shows only one example of that. You have no idea if it has happened more than once.
Your video shows only one example of that. You have no idea if it has happened more than once.
I don't worship anything on this earth. I'm not even defending Apple, which is not an infallible company. I'm simply challenging your false assumptions that the Apple refurb process has problems, based solely on an isolated incident. That's like predicting the results of an election based on a single vote. You're discounting hundreds or thousands of users in this forum alone who have bought and recommend Apple refurbs and who have not had problems with them. Instead, you place all your faith in a single video of one instance. How reliable is the source? How do you know for certain that someone else didn't tamper with or modify or damage the device? How do you even know for certain that the device was refurbished by Apple? What proof do you have of these things? Even if it was, indeed, an Apple refurbished device, that still only proves that there is an isolated single incident of a problem. Until you provide proof of multiple occurrences, you cannot suggest that there is a problem in Apple's refurb process with any credibility whatsoever.
You didn't read my post very carefully, or at least you didn't comprehend it. In no way did I discredit iPad rehab. You're trying to dodge the issue that you're trying to make a judgement about the Apple refurb process based on a single isolated incident, which is illogical.
Just as I said, you didn't comprehend my post. The question was in reference to the source of the information in the video, not the source of the refurbishment.
One video with questionable facts is not more reputable or more compelling than the hundreds or thousands who have posted in this forum over the years, citing their excellent experiences with Apple refurbs. I would give more credence to the experience of one well-established, reputable forum member than to one isolated video from an unknown source. You can believe what you want, but you have failed to prove anything except that one single isolated video shows a problem with one solitary device that may or may not have been refurbished by Apple.