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    Ipad2 Pics

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Mandrake, Mar 20, 2011.

  1. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Got my Ipad in the mail a few days ago and had a photo shoot with it today. Click on the images for bigger versions.

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    Mandrake, Mar 20, 2011
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  2. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    My wife got one and has already discarded with the smart cover and gone thru 2 other cases for it until she found an all pink one that she fell in love with
     
    diggy, Mar 20, 2011
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    2.0 Former NBR Macro-Mod®

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    Very nice pics. Thanks for including pics of the new cover in various positions.
     
    2.0, Mar 20, 2011
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  4. ATC

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    To the OP, how is the backlight bleed issue on yours?
     
    ATC, Mar 20, 2011
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  5. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    There is some leak on a black screen and viewing it at an extreme angle.
     
    Mandrake, Mar 21, 2011
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  6. lenardg

    lenardg Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    So nothing you can see under normal usage (and not worse than LCD light leek in general in different products, notebooks, tvs, etc) ?
     
    lenardg, Mar 21, 2011
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  7. Ryan

    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    I can chime in, it's about the amount of laptops.

    To be honest, I do notice the bleed if the screen is black,

    but it isn't that significant of a bleed.
     
    Ryan, Mar 21, 2011
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  8. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    It's not noticeable in my usage at all.

    I agree.
     
    Mandrake, Mar 22, 2011
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  9. Ryan

    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    Mandrake, I noticed that the smart covers do real scratches on the sides that contain the magnets.

    At first it was just a scratch, but it's becoming more and more significant.

    How's your end coming?.. I can't really recommend this cover to anyone any more..

    :(
     
    Ryan, Mar 22, 2011
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  10. UnXpectedError

    UnXpectedError Notebook Consultant

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    i spent 3 hours in line on launch day to get one but sold it due to bad light leakage... it was much much worse then the lighting on my ipad 1...

    i would like to get one again in the future though.. might just wait it out till the new revision
     
    UnXpectedError, Mar 22, 2011
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  11. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    No scratches yet, fingers crossed.
     
    Mandrake, Mar 23, 2011
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  12. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    I was thinking about this when I first saw them, Metal on metal will scratch, I'm surprised they didn't add felt or something to protect them.
     
    Seshan, Mar 23, 2011
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  13. lenardg

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    I thought I read somewhere that the metal "legs" of the smart cover that connect to the side of the iPad have some sort of padding. Can someone confirm this?
     
    lenardg, Mar 23, 2011
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  14. Ryan

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    There is a padding, but it hardly functions well.

    To be honest, I wouldn't use a smart cover now.
     
    Ryan, Mar 23, 2011
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