iPad Pro The never ending Ipad Quest...

[ericwn]

Currently: 60 active ( 2018 models ).

In my last job we had two guys in the office with 11” cellular models, both bent and my guess both due to pressure on the side of the device while being carried in a bag.

 

[Nhwhazup]

Before i start, let just say this...

I love apple products and i think they are the best on the market. dollars to donuts, 9/10 times when i buy an apple product i have confidence i'm getting a great product thats going to be reliable and dependable for years.

That said, this past november with the Ipad Pro's, i thought it was love at first site and if you told me id be buying and returning these damn things on and off for months i would have called you crazy.

in fact, i feel like i am going crazy with my OCD (genuine medically diagnosed OCD) btw.

Ive had both sizes of the pro and loved each one, but that god dam bending issue has me totally paranoid to no end.

One i put in an otterbox defender case and it bent INSIDE THE CASE!

So i was like, ok, lets try the air and the mini...simular specs, etc..

All great machines, dont get me wrong, but felt like a step backwards and i much rather have the pro..but this bending issue.

here is what i am thinking and want your advice on this.

Say i just buy a pro (11 or 12 inch model) and put it in the Brydge Keyboard and use it strictly like a laptop. I never once take it out of it and it never really even leaves my desk. The dam thing should not break then right?

I mean i need a tablet and i love the pros, but this bending issue is just nagging the hell out of me!

if i turn this into a laptop and use it as such, IT SHOULD NOT BEND RIGHT...

I mean how many times have you just bent the top of a laptop screen? rarely if ever right?

and now with IpadOS turning it more into a laptop in the fall...

I really just wish apple used a stronger grade of aluminum or even went with another material for the price your paying and i had 100% confidence in it.

maybe the next versions will be stronger in a year or so?

-Al

I would be more worried about an IPP developing the dreaded touch disease in a few months of use, rather than it bending.

 

[960design]

In my last job we had two guys in the office with 11” cellular models, both bent and my guess both due to pressure on the side of the device while being carried in a bag.

I have an 11" iPP and carry it in a backpack back and forth to work and jobs. Haven't bent it yet.
I use this case:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L6GPRLQ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_CgTdDb0JEH0BE

I like that it both charges and keeps the pencil tucked away neatly.