I don't think being in a backpack matters. I keep mine in a backpack every day and none of them bent. Until I got one that was bent from the start.
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I don't think being in a backpack matters. I keep mine in a backpack every day and none of them bent. Until I got one that was bent from the start.
Ok I was just curious. I’ve never used the Apple genius bar thing. Did they make you pay the $50 bucks?
That is awesome they gave you a fresh iPad though.
I have AppleCare+ too no problems so far. Still perfectly straight.
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I bought a rigid bag on amazon. I put my iPad Pro inside of it, then the bag inside the backpack. No bending yet.
Edit: this one
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07HR6MWT4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Edit: this one
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07HR6MWT4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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No but I have these things called hands. It’s amazing I’ve had them for long time. I can use them to carry anything really. iPad fits perfectly in them!
I’m on my 3rd iPad Pro due to unresponsive touchscreen. It’s a real problem.
Yeah I even carry my back pack on my back can you believe it?!!
I've had one for several months and that has not been my experience at all. Daily taken to work in a soft sided leather briefcase, several plane flights carried in a backpack, vacation to the beach in a backpack, etc. Still perfectly flat, still works perfectly.
I've had an 11" and a 12.9", both have been put in to my running rucksack in a dry bag with no padding, clothes, books etc alongside and I've got no bending with either.
The only thing I do try and do now is if I have a properly heavy rucksack with the laptop pocket on the back, if I have to set it down, I'll make sure the back is facing up so there's no weight on the laptop/ipad.
But honestly, I do wonder how some of these are being through normal use.
The only thing I do try and do now is if I have a properly heavy rucksack with the laptop pocket on the back, if I have to set it down, I'll make sure the back is facing up so there's no weight on the laptop/ipad.
But honestly, I do wonder how some of these are being through normal use.
It’s a tool people, not a relic to be preserved in the Smithsonian. Yeah I know it costs a lot and I wouldn’t want to see mine bent either, but if it happens, I won’t have a heart attack. I use my iPad Pro everywhere I need it for work, and that means it’s outside on boats for hours very often, in south Florida sun. I never dropped it but it’s heavily used and gets bumps and scratches. I never checked it with a ruler to see if it has a slight bend and I see no reason to. Maybe or maybe not it is bent slightly, but it works fine.
Use it, enjoy it, and stop worshipping it.
Use it, enjoy it, and stop worshipping it.
All these issues are really putting me off upgrading my 12.9 1st gen which is still pretty fast for everyday use
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I think some people need to understand that these things are very rapidly assembled and glued together consumer items, and expecting them all to be straight and level, down to the millimeter might not be realistic. As far as I’ve seen they are hand glued, and hand assembled.
I’d bet that many of them would have a very slight bend right off the assembly line if you examine close enough. The fact is that I don’t think the average user puts straightedge tools to the iPad, expecting perfection. Should it be perfect? Yeah, in a perfect world, but we know how that goes.
I’d bet that many of them would have a very slight bend right off the assembly line if you examine close enough. The fact is that I don’t think the average user puts straightedge tools to the iPad, expecting perfection. Should it be perfect? Yeah, in a perfect world, but we know how that goes.
Like apple went from iphone 6 series al 6000 to iphone 6s 7000 series al, here we will probably see the same thing
Next ipad will have 6mm with 7000 series and this will be a better result
This isnt unprecedented , from the presentation when i saw 5.9mm and no mention of the 7000 series al...i was sure the bend will be an issue since the 10.5" iPP 6.1mm was also very easy to be bend
Next ipad will have 6mm with 7000 series and this will be a better result
This isnt unprecedented , from the presentation when i saw 5.9mm and no mention of the 7000 series al...i was sure the bend will be an issue since the 10.5" iPP 6.1mm was also very easy to be bend
I am just so torn. I have wanted to go back down to a smaller iPad and was going to sell my 12.9 2nd gen pro to be the 11” pro, but all I see are posts about how fragile it is. Bends, shatters easier then any other iPad. It seems way WAY more delicate.
Yep I think my $1,700 iPad is delicate for sure. And I’ll continue to do whatever I can to make sure it doesn’t bend. It’s a beast nonetheless. Who cares how fragile an electronic may be? I do not have to do anything special to keep it from breaking, nothing out of the ordinary that I wouldn’t already do for any other expensive laptop, or tablet.
Now I'm just speculating here, but I think these iPads are vulnerable to physics like everything else is... but again this is just a theory, so don't take my word on it... I could be completely off base and incorrect here. 
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The glass is Corning Gorilla glass 6, this was a new glass especially formulated for apple devices without a home button. Stronger than all other iPad displays. Trust me, the 11” is plenty tough. I’ve owned 3 of them, they were all straight. My last 11” took some pretty hard drops on to hardwood flooring without cracking, or bending.
Like any perceived problem that invites discussion on the internet, I’m pretty sure the bending issue is being blown far out of proportion to the reality of it. I really wouldn’t be worried about it and if you want the new iPP 11”, I say go for it.
Let’s pretend that after a few months you decide to check if your iPad is bent at all, and you notice an almost-imperceptible bend in it that is only visible when examining it with a straightedge, but it works perfectly. Then what’s the issue? We use these devices for a few years and replace them.
I know a lot of people here say, “I always have OCD with my Apple devices and I just want them to all be perfect.” Fair enough, but I do not think any of them are 100% perfect right out of the box. I would be much more concerned with making sure there is nothing wrong with the display or cameras. You know, problems that actually matter and would affect its use.
How many people would gladly see the manufacturers add a few ounces and make these things more rugged? I sure would. Especially since you immediately need to add extra ounces of protection anyway, cases and screen protectors, since they are either making them out of frail aluminum or glass. Make devices designed to be portable more rugged and slip proof so you don't even need a case, and with factory supplied screen protectors, since gorilla glass is mostly hype (see the Verge test), so you don't need to mess with screen protectors and their air bubbles!
All phones and devices scratch. This is the reasoning for screen protectors. And there’s no hype about gorilla glass, it’s just glass it’ll still break and scratch just like anything else will. A iPad will withstand all day drops over and over again without breaking or bending. They are plenty rugged. Any electronic with a glass screen can shatter in a second with one perfect drop on something hard enough.
My last iPad Pro 11” had no case, and no screen protector. I even let my kids use it. They dropped it over and over again on the hardwood flooring from about 3-4ft several times.
We as consumers choose to put cases on our electronics to keep them from scuffing, and scratching because we like them to always look nice without scratches. But realistically you could run a iPad like I did for about 2 months without it. I sold it used on eBay, and upgraded to a larger storage model. And it was in great condition still.
See the massive scratch my kids put on it? And the ding too? No case, no screen protector for almost 2 months. It was beat up pretty good. Never bent, and never broken.
After I upgraded I bought a silver 1TB cellular model. Silver does much better with scuffing, because the scuffs are silver lol. But, this time I installed a generic cheap amazon brand folio case, and a screen protector. And this one isn’t used by my children lol. I’d prefer to keep it nice. And it doesn’t have a scuff on it anywhere. All I saying is, these iPads are plenty tough. You can drop them, bang them, hit them whatever the day happens to bring. It isn’t all that fragile.
