DISASSEMBLED: Apple's iPad Tablet
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Today is iPad day and while many people are at home unwrapping their new toy and revelling in that fresh-out-of-the-box gadget smell, the folks at Rapid Repair are tearing their own iPad limb from limb.
They're still in the middle of the tear-down so while we're waiting to hear the final word on what's inside the tablet that has everybody talking, here's the first set of images from their tear-down. We'll add more images once Rapid Repair is done and hopefully we'll catch up with them for a little chat on what they found.
[UPDATE] Added all the extra images we could pull from Rapid Repair. If you want to check out the complete step-by-step disassembly, click here.
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edit: Just to be sure, I am not flaming. I just immediately was expecting a full teardown. Yes. I am sad.
edit2: oooook? Now I went to look again and there are like 10 more images that have been added.
SWEET!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DcpANRFrI4&playnext_from=TL&videos=5RgsXpRNmJI
Now add iPad to the list.
I don't think you can use the same charger. I think I tried charging my iTouch with my 2nd or 3rd gen iPod charger and it won't allow it even though it's the same type charger physically.
So in theory it is worse since you buy a $400 device and are made b/c they don't give you a wall charger. Then you go to your old wires and find your old iPod charger. Yes! You say to your self I just saved $30 and then you plug it in only to find that it doesn't work.
You were pissed off that $400+ dollars doesn't get you a wall charger, to excited/happy that you found your old one, to pissed off again that the old one doesn't work. They put you through all these emotions..
But can it play Crysis?
No, it can't.
ROFL... Dude, deep breath....
Anybody wanna explain??
The cult of Mac needs burned human sacrifices...
As for the "Magical" part, if not fairy dust, than whats your theory on makes it magical? My second one was imps. Yes, little, magical imps. Man, I smell a class-action lawsuit if this thing doesn't give me three wishes...
=)
Yeah, like I said in the post, the article was published as Rapid Repair was doing the tear-down. We posted the images as they went live on their site.
Will it blend?
the j00 j00 and archos 9 prove that its not over priced.
but why argue with reality