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posted by takyon on Friday December 21 2018, @01:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the flexible-technology dept.

Some iPad Pros ship a little bent, and Apple says that's normal

Gadget-makers have long played with the idea of bendable displays, but this isn't what they were going for: Apple has confirmed that some brand-new iPad Pro units have a slight bend to them—and this is expected and not a defect.

There are numerous stories and images of very slight bends on brand-new devices on the MacRumors forums, and The Verge's Chris Welch observed the same issue in his own iPad.

When The Verge reached out to Apple for comment, the company told the publication that the bending is "a side effect of the device's manufacturing process and shouldn't worsen over time or negatively affect the flagship iPad's performance in any practical way." (The Verge's words.) Apple says the bending happens as a result of a cooling process used on the components when the device is manufactured.

Defective gadget return policy:

  1. Have you recently purchased a nice shiny "defective" gadget? Good, it should be under warranty.
  2. Is it actually defective? Maybe it's bent or has some other flaw? Good, good, we wouldn't want to be selling you something broken.
  3. Did you purchase it from Apple? Specifically, did you buy a nice, shiny new iPad Pro? You know, the one that can cost you upwards of $1k? Don't worry, it's supposed to be that way. You didn't get a defective device or damaged goods. You got what you paid for. A bent iPad Pro.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 21 2018, @09:19PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 21 2018, @09:19PM (#777318)

    Apple gear is "overpriced", but the problem is that its competitors are just such shit quality and designwise.
    Yes, the competition is cheaper, but it has been cheaper also in terms of quality.
    Apple's quality has been dropping too, though. Apple is hardly worth the premium anymore for its new gear; the old stuff was worth it.