iPad Pro iPad Pro 11(2021) junk

[sracer]

I bought an upgrade from my old but still working iPad. One of many that I have owned or used over the years, so I thought that I would get a new pro as an upgrade but like most apple products I have found it isn’t worth it. I have had it less than 6 months and have had nothing but bad luck with it. The face detection hardly ever works and has had many other things that have been glitchy. The other day it did fall off a table maybe a 3’ fall but it was in a case and had glass on it. But still the screen broke and now it will cost me $500 for a new one. i have had older iPads take way more abuse and keep on working.

might be worth getting out of the apple family I have way too much money invested in apple and all they ever do is make small improvements and continuously increase the price.

Sorry to hear about your misfortune with the iPad Pro. You've found out the hard way that there is a law of diminishing returns when it comes to "upgrading".

If you decide to exit Appleland, I recommend making a plan that involves phasing out Apple products and services over time as they need to be replaced. This eases the pain of change and minimizes the cost.

I have found that over the past 4 years, the greatest value products in Apple's lineup are the base models with base storage options. They are legitimate tech bargains for how they're built and what they can do. That could be helpful if you need to stay with Apple.

 

[JamesTheMac]

On my iPad Air 4, it's a £400 repair and the device in total only cost me £540.

The other aspect to consider is that the screen itself is not costing £400. The £400 is including the cost of the time and effort replacing and fitting a new screen. On a production run, with the economy of scales, that cost is much lower than having to spend time re-working a single device. So on that production device, the percentage cost in adding the screen to the device will inevitably be lower that the cost of re-working a replacement screen into a damaged product.

I agree comparing £400 to a £540 new device price does seem high, and to be honest, I'd probably consider just buying a whole new device, to get a new warranty.

 

[Moonlight]

The face detection hardly ever works and has had many other things that have been glitchy.

Face ID is flawless on my iPad pro. What would these unnamed other things be? Humor us with specifics.