[iPad Mini] Believe it -- the Mini screen is thin

Nychot · Nov 18, 2012, 06:53 PM

Dropped two feet and totally shattered. Luckily I have apple care plus. The mini is definitely delicate. Does apple just replace the unit or replace the screen?

Shadowbech · Nov 18, 2012, 06:53 PM

They will replace you with a new unit. So make sure you back up your data before you see a genius.

iHeartsteve · Nov 18, 2012, 07:15 PM

maybe I should get apple care. So tired of buying multiple apple cares. spent $500 on just apple care so far.

Yes they'll replace w new one for $50

haruhiko · Nov 18, 2012, 07:20 PM

My dad shattered the screen of his iPad 3 and I took it to Apple Store and got an expensive replacement unit (there is no AppleCare+ in Hong Kong). I did a full iCloud backup of the old unit before going to the Apple Store but when I got back home and set up the iPad it showed that there isn't any available backup. I was in a panic but anyway tried to search in Google and found that it's because the unit was running iOS 5.1.1 only. I upgraded it to 6.0.1 and then I could restore using the recent backup.

racoonboy · Nov 18, 2012, 11:05 PM

So this thread is about ipad mini being delicate or whether it is possible to get replacement from apple.

I saw pic of Ipad broken glass and glasses are still group together as one big piece. You said "shattered" which means that it was all over the place??? That must be one sensitive device.

Nov 18, 2012, 06:53 PM	#1
Nychot macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2011	Believe it -- the Mini screen is thin Dropped two feet and totally shattered. Luckily I have apple care plus. The mini is definitely delicate. Does apple just replace the unit or replace the screen?
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Nov 18, 2012, 06:53 PM	#2
Shadowbech macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Central U.S.	They will replace you with a new unit. So make sure you back up your data before you see a genius. __________________ White Unlocked iPhone 4S 32 GB (iOS 6.1.2); 13" MacBook Pro Early 2011, 2.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 320 GB HD (10.8.2); White iPad Mini 32 GB (6.1.2)
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Nov 18, 2012, 07:15 PM	#3
iHeartsteve macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2012	maybe I should get apple care. So tired of buying multiple apple cares. spent $500 on just apple care so far. Yes they'll replace w new one for $50 __________________ iPhone5 64G iPad3 32G LTE AppleTV3 \| iPad mini 16G LTE MacBook Pro \| 15 Retina Display
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Nov 18, 2012, 07:20 PM	#4
haruhiko macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2009	My dad shattered the screen of his iPad 3 and I took it to Apple Store and got an expensive replacement unit (there is no AppleCare+ in Hong Kong). I did a full iCloud backup of the old unit before going to the Apple Store but when I got back home and set up the iPad it showed that there isn't any available backup. I was in a panic but anyway tried to search in Google and found that it's because the unit was running iOS 5.1.1 only. I upgraded it to 6.0.1 and then I could restore using the recent backup. __________________ Mac: rMBP'12, iMac'08/24", Mini'09 (dead), MBP'10/15", MBA'11/13"/256. iPhone: 5/64B, 4S/64W, 4/32B, 3GS/16. iPT: 3G,1G. iPad: 3/4G/64 2/3G/32, 1/WiFi/16. ATV'12,'11 AEBS'09
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Nov 18, 2012, 11:05 PM	#5
racoonboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2012	So this thread is about ipad mini being delicate or whether it is possible to get replacement from apple. I saw pic of Ipad broken glass and glasses are still group together as one big piece. You said "shattered" which means that it was all over the place??? That must be one sensitive device.
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