F=Light Bleed

[darngooddesign]

Care to post pictures?

I bet it looks like an iPad without light bleed.

 

[mcdj]

And the senior adviser said apple is very aware of the issue and it is not normal and apple is working on a fix for it as we speak that will be out soon

Are you sure you didn't dial KFC by accident? I think they must have told you something about an APPLE pie and FIXINS. There is no fix for light bleed beyond exchange.

 

[steadysignal]

lmao

Double F'ed?

 

[Shawnpk]

DLXFF - some light bleed but unless Apple says to bring it in and get an exchange at the same time, not enough for me to worry about it right now.

 

[Antfer]

DLXF. Moderate light bleed.

 

[EmilH]

.

 

[Antoni Nygaard]

DLXF 16gb black (DK) light bleeding

 

[shandyman]

i have an F, no bleed, already posted a pic in another thread. CBA to repost it.

 

[toxictrix]

White 16 gb wifi 4th letter = F. Hopefully getting this stupid thing replaced this weekend. Hate the light bleed.

 

[master-ceo]

Heres my F for Fail

 

[vkuber]

(DLXF) - Light bleeding on bottom and right corner when iPad is upright.

 

[ahbo]

Guys, hate to burst your bubble, but all the 'F' means is that the iPad was made in the first half of 2011. Exchange your iPad as many times as you like, they won't change until the second half of the year, at which point they'll be a G.

It has nothing to do with factory, components, batch or anything else. Just the fact that it is currently the first half of the 2011.

The new 12-digit serial number format makes a few minor tweaks to the format, which we have been able to decipher. The increase in length for the new format, which takes on the sequence PPPYWSSSCCCC, can be attributed to changes to the length of the “P”, “W”, and “C” portions of the code.

The addition of a third “P” digit to assist in identifying the manufacturing location is a fairly straightforward change, although it remains to be seen whether existing plant codes will simply have a character such as a “0″ appended to them or if the system is being entirely reworked. The difference in the “W” component is more significant, however, including a shift to alphanumeric codes that will make it a bit more difficult to decipher a machine’s manufacturing at a simple glance. The “W” change is also related to a difference in how the “Y” component is used.

Under the previous format, the “Y” component of the serial number was simply the last digit of the year of manufacture, meaning that a machine produced this year would carry a “0″ in that position. The number in that position would obviously recycle every ten years, but it should be relatively clear from Apple’s product release history whether a given machine was produced in 2000 or 2010.

While leaving the length the same at one character, Apple has modified the “Y” component to include a letter code instead of a number, and the new system will reflect in that code not only the year of manufacture, but also whether it was manufactured in the first or second half of the year. Apple has elected to use 20 different letters in this position, omitting vowels A, E, I, O, and U, as well as B. As with the previous system, letters in this position will recycle every ten years. For 2010, machines with a “C” in this position will have been manufactured in weeks 1-26, while machines with a “D” will have been manufactured in weeks 27-52 or 53. Next year will see the use of codes “F” and “G”, and so on.

http://ipad.headlinestimes.com/ipad-widgets/apple-tweaks-serial-number-format-with-new-macbook-pro/

 

[xraytech]

Guys, hate to burst your bubble, but all the 'F' means is that the iPad was made in the first half of 2011. Exchange your iPad as many times as you like, they won't change until the second half of the year, at which point they'll be a G.

It has nothing to do with factory, components, batch or anything else. Just the fact that it is currently the first half of the 2011.



http://ipad.headlinestimes.com/ipad-widgets/apple-tweaks-serial-number-format-with-new-macbook-pro/

YES!!!

Thanks for the info.

 

[badcrc32]

All hope gone

 

[h00ligan]

Yes F yes bleed.

Don't know if I'm bothered enough to do so ething about it, but either I'm noticing it more or it's getting worse..probably the former.

 

[andyblila]

So I just got off the phone with apple support about my iPad 2 having light leak

One thing the apple advisor told me is that if the 4th letter in your serial number if F (mine is one of them) then your iPad most likely would have light bleed.

I Want to test this theory to see if it is correct.

Please post if your iPad's 4th letter in your serial number is F or not and post if your iPad has bleeding or not

Thanks!

Mine does not.

 

[gecis]

White 32 gig, 4th letter is F (uk model) and has light bleed, but doesn't really bother me too much.

Given the letter "F(uk model)" you're lucky to have only a slight light bleed.

 

[iPadThai]

White 32 gig, 4th letter is F (uk model) and has light bleed, but doesn't really bother me too much.

Your wife would indeed bleed if you have F (UK Model) hers.

 

[Smoothness]

Guys, hate to burst your bubble, but all the 'F' means is that the iPad was made in the first half of 2011. Exchange your iPad as many times as you like, they won't change until the second half of the year, at which point they'll be a G.

It has nothing to do with factory, components, batch or anything else. Just the fact that it is currently the first half of the 2011.



http://ipad.headlinestimes.com/ipad-widgets/apple-tweaks-serial-number-format-with-new-macbook-pro/

Apple:

All models with F in the 4th place is defective.

All Ipad models released so far have the letter F in the 4th place in its serial number.

 

[Mattstkc]

Guys, hate to burst your bubble, but all the 'F' means is that the iPad was made in the first half of 2011. Exchange your iPad as many times as you like, they won't change until the second half of the year, at which point they'll be a G.

It has nothing to do with factory, components, batch or anything else. Just the fact that it is currently the first half of the 2011.



http://ipad.headlinestimes.com/ipad-widgets/apple-tweaks-serial-number-format-with-new-macbook-pro/

THANK YOU! My F has 0 light bleed and I knew this was either an epic troll or just some stupid Apple Tech who wanted off the phone. Someone lock this ******** thread.

 

[Jezthomp]

Guess's for when its safe to buy and iPad after the first lot have been and gone and they've fixed the bleed?

 

[ivandr]

Please post if your iPad's 4th letter in your serial number is F or not and post if your iPad has bleeding or not

Thanks!

Yes to F being the 4th letter and yes to lightbleed. I can see it in a dark room but under normal use (except watching widescreen video with black bars) I don't notice it...

 

[Netcruzer]

I have a 16GB Black WiFi, DLXFG.... serial. NO light bleed, really, I've looked quite extensively and can't see anything in a black room with brightness turned all the way up, and looking at an all black image. Guess I lucked out!

 

[caubeck]

I am beginning to wonder if we all have the F. Maybe someone at Apple overheard "I only drink on days with a Y in them" and thought "that's brilliant! We can use that!"

 

[AceCoolie]

Mines an F too.