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Has your 11” or 12.9” iPad Pro bent?

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tps3443 said: ... A iPad will withstand all day drops over and over again without breaking or bending.


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Ha ha! You gotta be an Apple employee in the PR department!

Got any more photo collections you can spam the thread with? How about your summer vacation?
 
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Don't know what you mean 'never bent' but on the pictures I can clearly see a small bent. You've only had it for 2 months and you may be lucky that it didn't break. Dropping iPad usually means bye bye screen. Unless its the carpet like yours which usually is ok but you can still get unlucky.
Anyway, I disagree with your approach but its not why we are here. I can see bent on yours :)
Regardless, I want to get the iPad too but I think I'll wait for the next revision with hopefully stronger Aluminium. Probably Fall I guess :)

Huh? I’ve checked these iPads with an angle finder. They are not bent.
 
Gray iPad or silver? I’ve sold the gray iPad, but I’d be happy to post some pictures with some instrumentation showing the edges of the silver model.

[B]@xx22[/B] might get upset with me for posting more pictures.


No, please. Share all your pictures, your ipad from different angles at different times of the day, with different backgrounds, your friends, your relatives, pretty flowers, vacation pictures. But I'd particularly like to see a video of you "dropping your ipad over and over again all day long without it breaking or bending"!


:)
 
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This iPad is truly just as strong or fragile as the 2017 Pros. Physics still apply to it, so the aluminum has imperfections or when it’s not a solid body of aluminum but has other materials that cool faster, it causes some warping or distortion... I don’t think Apple is at fault because they can’t fight physics or make every Apple product flawless.


K.
 
This iPad is truly just as strong or fragile as the 2017 Pros. Physics still apply to it, so the aluminum has imperfections or when it’s not a solid body of aluminum but has other materials that cool faster, it causes some warping or distortion... I don’t think Apple is at fault because they can’t fight physics or make every Apple product flawless.


K.
Yeah, but they sure can design their products keeping in mind the limitations imposed by physics and the material sciences.
 
Yeah, but they sure can design their products keeping in mind the limitations imposed by physics and the material sciences.
I just canceled my amazon order, I will wait for 2020 ipad pro, im sure they will remedy this bent crap

I just looked at my ipad pro 2016 model and its bent lol...Awww well ill save my money, anyhow I want a thicker ipad...Crap i cant believe its bent, im kinda rough with it, its a at home ipad

I wouldnt be surprised if it was bent from new, in truth I didnt know or care for the past 3 years lol
 
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I just bought a 12.9 inch 2018 iPad Pro. I can see there is an ever so slight, almost barely noticeable, bend towards the top portion of the iPad just past the sleep/wake button. It doesn’t have any effect on how it fits into my case though. It doesn’t bother me as much as I thought it would
 
I just canceled my amazon order, I will wait for 2020 ipad pro, im sure they will remedy this bent crap

I just looked at my ipad pro 2016 model and its bent lol...Awww well ill save my money, anyhow I want a thicker ipad...Crap i cant believe its bent, im kinda rough with it, its a at home ipad

I wouldnt be surprised if it was bent from new, in truth I didnt know or care for the past 3 years lol

Hey if your happy with what you have that’s all that matters. But, it is a very very good upgrade from your 2015 iPad Pro.

If that’s a 9.7” you have, then a 11” iPad Pro can put out over (3) times the memory bandwidth of that old iPad you currently have. Which is beyond impressive.
 
I think that many iPads and tablets in general probably have a very slight bend that would only be noticeable if you check for it. Let’s remember that iPads are not scientific instruments or something that requires ultra-strict manufacturing tolerances. They’re mostly assembled by hand, they get passed down the line, and then glued and pressed together. For something so large and thin, I think the manufacturing process could impart a very slight bend on it sometimes. The frame by itself, without any components installed will bend fairly easily. During assembly manipulation by all of the processes involved, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to assume that some of these devices could not be expected to all have absolute perfect straightness, right down to the micromillimeter.
 
Mine was bend, but I just position it correctly under 2 MBP 15" while using the MBP in clamshell mode with heat. It eventually bend the iPad straight afterward...... o_O
 
They should close this thread.....Cant post about bent iPads. Its a sin and you will be judged and sent to Bent iPad hell lol. If you don't like people posting about it then don't respond to the thread. smh
 
They should close this thread.....Cant post about bent iPads. Its a sin and you will be judged and sent to Bent iPad hell lol. If you don't like people posting about it then don't respond to the thread. smh

The thread is here for information in regards to bent iPads. And people who have a bent iPad, or they can post pictures of it even. It is fantastic I think. It helps people who are possibly worried about buying one of these too.

Although, this thread is full of a lot of misinformation about bent iPads from people who don’t even own a bend prone iPad.

I can say this, I’m 2 months in on my 11” so far, and I know that for sure it will not magically bend by its self. So, I do still check it periodically to see if it has bent lol. And if it does, I’ll say “I bent my iPad” wow check it out.

I’m trying to be realistic in this thread. These new iPads may not be the most durable ipad in the world. But at least I can rule out that they don’t bend all by themselves.
 
Yeah in fantasy land... or Apple can do that, but it costs a lot more time and money to make millions of complicated mini-computers and wafer-thin devices, perfect.


K.
It’s not a question of making “perfect “, it’s a matter of precision engineering within the limits imposed by the material sciences, particularly given the fact that Apple does charge a premium for their products. But, nevermind, I guess the point’s lost on you.
 
The thread is here for information in regards to bent iPads. And people who have a bent iPad, or they can post pictures of it even. It is fantastic I think. It helps people who are possibly worried about buying one of these too.

Although, this thread is full of a lot of misinformation about bent iPads from people who don’t even own a bend prone iPad.

I can say this, I’m 2 months in on my 11” so far, and I know that for sure it will not magically bend by its self. So, I do still check it periodically to see if it has bent lol. And if it does, I’ll say “I bent my iPad” wow check it out.

I’m trying to be realistic in this thread. These new iPads may not be the most durable ipad in the world. But at least I can rule out that they don’t bend all by themselves.




These are your words: You said "You can drop your ipad over and over again all day long without it breaking or bending!"

Some of the prolific posters on here sound like Apple employees working out of a cubicle.

You can get a better idea of the problem by doing an internet search for bending ipads.
 
iPad lives on my work desk and has since I bought it, I use it to watch Netflix while working, I work from home. Took it out of the case and lied it face down on my dining table and took a pic for you..

EDIT: it’s the base model WiFi only, I don’t really care about the bend because like I said, it lives on my work desk stood up for watching Netflix.


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Don't have the 2018 iPad pro but my 2017 10.5 inch pro is bent and I don't really care. It's been bent for well over a year but you know what it still works. The bend is around the smart connector and I keep it attached to the smart keyboard all the time so I don't even see it.
 
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These are your words: You said "You can drop your ipad over and over again all day long without it breaking or bending!"

Some of the prolific posters on here sound like Apple employees working out of a cubicle.

You can get a better idea of the problem by doing an internet search for bending ipads.

My last iPad Pro 11” Was used frequently by my 2 kids. They dropped it constantly on my hardwood floors. They bumped in to things all the time with it, they scratched the screen extremely bad in one area going very deep. They never bent it, they never broke it, it was never used in a case either. I’m just telling it how it is, it was dropped several times off of my counter top. I still sold it used for $736. Then I bought a 1TB model and I have not let them touch this one, and I bought one a 6th gen iPad, and a Nintendo switch for them instead of beating up my newest iPad.

What I’m saying is, you could probably stand in your kitchen and drop the iPad all day long and it probably wouldn’t break it.
 
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It’s not a question of making “perfect “, it’s a matter of precision engineering within the limits imposed by the material sciences, particularly given the fact that Apple does charge a premium for their products. But, nevermind, I guess the point’s lost on you.
I do apologize that my comment about dream-land (it was condescending.) But you are arguing impossibilities with manufacturing products with “precision engineering.” Apple is already doing precision engineering with top-end materials... (*they charge a premium because they’re products are almost always superior in build quality to any other manufacturer, and people are willing to pay for their products as compared to any other manufacturer as has Apple delivered incredible products with few problems more than any tech company. How many products have been recalled or had serious issues in regards to Apple compared to Samsung, LG, Sony, Dell, HP, etc etc... ( as a customer service and geek squad agent dealing with all electronics... Apple would have a return rate far lower than the other companies, I had more open box HP, Samsung, Dell, LG, Sony, Razer, and other companies more than Apple. People returned Apple products with “buyer’s remorse” almost 99% of the time. I had to ship 1 iMac back to Apple in my 3+ years of geek squad and CS at Best Buy.

Let’s go off your unrealistic view, if Apple somehow made an even more strict engineering practice with iPads, Macs, iPhones, iPods... and even used Titanium, Steel, Magnesium Ion, or 7000 series aluminum and diamond displays or whatever, physics WILL STILL affect them and warp the materials. No electronic is perfectly symmetrical or without flaws. I hate using this word, but it is impossible for any physical object to not have deformities, imperfections, or issues.
This is all learned from physics classes, studying, common sense, college, 18 years of using just about every kind of device or product consumers can buy. I have never had a product without even a tiny tiny problem (to think even more strict precision engineering can produce an iPad that is 99.99999999999% perfect is false.)



Kallum.
 
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My last iPad Pro 11” Was used frequently by my 2 kids. They dropped it constantly on my hardwood floors. They bumped in to things all the time with it, they scratched the screen extremely bad in one area going very deep. They never bent it, they never broke it, it was never used in a case either. I’m just telling it how it is, it was dropped several times off of my counter top. I still sold it used for $736. Then I bought a 1TB model and I have not let them touch this one, and I bought one a 6th gen iPad, and a Nintendo switch for them instead of beating up my newest iPad.

What I’m saying is, you could probably stand in your kitchen and drop the iPad all day long and it probably wouldn’t break it.




Ipad Pros are so strong and rugged they don't bend and they don't even need a case or a screen protector! No worries about dropping them either! It's so strong that if you use a tablet in a rough environment you won't even need a Panasonic Toughbook!


:D



But...

"iPad Pro 2018 found to be remarkably fragile in drop/bend test"

https://www.notebookcheck.net/iPad-...kably-fragile-in-drop-bend-test.358341.0.html

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I do apologize that my comment about dream-land (it was condescending.) But you are arguing impossibilities with manufacturing products with “precision engineering.” Apple is already doing precision engineering with top-end materials... (*they charge a premium because they’re products are almost always superior in build quality to any other manufacturer, and people are willing to pay for their products as compared to any other manufacturer as has Apple delivered incredible products with few problems more than any tech company. How many products have been recalled or had serious issues in regards to Apple compared to Samsung, LG, Sony, Dell, HP, etc etc... ( as a customer service and geek squad agent dealing with all electronics... Apple would have a return rate far lower than the other companies, I had more open box HP, Samsung, Dell, LG, Sony, Razer, and other companies more than Apple. People returned Apple products with “buyer’s remorse” almost 99% of the time. I had to ship 1 iMac back to Apple in my 3+ years of geek squad and CS at Best Buy.

Let’s go off your unrealistic view, if Apple somehow made an even more strict engineering practice with iPads, Macs, iPhones, iPods... and even used Titanium, Steel, Magnesium Ion, or 7000 series aluminum and diamond displays or whatever, physics WILL STILL affect them and warp the materials. No electronic is perfectly symmetrical or without flaws. I hate using this word, but it is impossible for any physical object to not have deformities, imperfections, or issues.
This is all learned from physics classes, studying, common sense, college, 18 years of using just about every kind of device or product consumers can buy. I have never had a product without even a tiny tiny problem (to think even more strict precision engineering can produce an iPad that is 99.99999999999% perfect is false.)



Kallum.


Just make the damn things a little thicker and heavier, with the concomitant extra bonus of bigger battery and a headphone jack, out of stronger aluminum or strong plastic or carbon fiber or magnesium! It would be nice if they came with a factory installed screen protector too. They are mobile devices made to tote around after all, and they charge enough for them!
 
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Ipad Pros are so strong and rugged they don't bend and they don't even need a case or a screen protector! No worries about dropping them either! It's so strong that if you use a tablet in a rough environment you won't even need a Panasonic Toughbook!


:D



But...

"iPad Pro 2018 found to be remarkably fragile in drop/bend test"

https://www.notebookcheck.net/iPad-...kably-fragile-in-drop-bend-test.358341.0.html

[doublepost=1556209569][/doublepost]

I thought it was impressive considering that he’s doing all of that on concrete thanks! And I didn’t say anything about a rough environment. But he does drop the 11” iPad Pro from a higher height. This video is manipulated on purpose.

The first pic is the 10.5” right before the drop, notice the line I drew across his pants, now the 2nd picture is the same area on his pants, but you cannot even see the 11” iPad in sight. Where is it? The camera even rolls down as he is lifting it higher. Look, I know the new iPads are not all that strong. You don’t need to sell me on this. I meant drops like, not on concrete! As anyone knows it only takes that one drop on concrete and any device is toast. The inside of my house isn’t made of concrete.


 
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Also, I do not doubt that it didn’t break this iPad. But, it looked fine after the drop

Here are pictures of it after the very high impact, the screen looked okay. The the video is cut, and goes to a broken screen.

Here’s after the drop, notice the pen is gone. The screen doesn’t look broken to me.











Then the video cuts, and he notices a broken screen. This entire video is shady.


 
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