Apple Says iPad Air Performance Details Are Accurate Despite 9-Core GPU Mistake

[Beautyspin]

There you go. You know there is nothing wrong with what they have done and you have just said it yourself.

You have said that an ipad Air is defective because it comes with 9 GPU cores instead of the advertised 10 GPU cores. If an Apple product is defective, you can return it. Therefore you COULD return it. However, we know it’s NOT actually defective, and as you said you cannot return it under Indian Law.

That should tell you something. The iPad Air is not defective and comes exactly as promised. OR you would be able to return it. Thanks for clarifying your position as you knowing they are right, and arguing against yourself for so long.

The preceding statement clearly said there are no returns and refunds. How did you decide that the product can be returned? Was that written in invisible ink that only you could see?

 

[Beautyspin]

Why do you keep repeating the same questions as a debate tactic?

Sounds like concern trolling or sealioning.

Anyway, I won't be responding to you any further. Either you're a troll doing this to annoy Apple users or you're stuck on repeat.

You are the one arguing that there is no mistake by Apple. All you have to do is accept that Apple is at mistake and that while it does not matter a whit to Apple and you, there may be some people affected by this mistake and Apple should address their concern.

 

[Beautyspin]

So let me get the facts straight: You're an iPad Pro owner, a MacBook Pro owner, and have been a MacRumors member for 12 years, much of it before you even bought your first Apple product because thats how motivated and enthusiastic you are about Apple products—but somehow other people are the Apple fanboys that drool?

I am also a member of Theverge, endgadget, cnet, wired, gsmarena, and Appleinsider, 9to5mac, 9to5google, Gadgets360, and so many others. Make your own inference from this data point.

 

[bgillander]

Good catch. I will not buy Snapdragon X model laptops. Oh wait, Snapdragon does not make Laptops! Let them start making laptops and I will stop buying them from them

Once again you seem confused, as you are the one that brought up Snapdragon as more promising. I truly doubt your earlier assertion that you pay for your mistakes, as you seem to blame everyone else and never take responsibility.

 

[steve09090]

The preceding statement clearly said there are no returns and refunds. How did you decide that the product can be returned? Was that written in invisible ink that only you could see?

You quoted it.

If you believe that your new Apple product is defective please contact Apple Store Customer Service to discuss your options.​

 

[purplerainpurplerain]

I am also a member of Theverge, endgadget, cnet, wired, gsmarena, and Appleinsider, 9to5mac, 9to5google, Gadgets360, and so many others. Make your own inference from this data point.

You guys are forum members but I’m the lead member of the Illuminati therefore I decree you stop arguing and please don’t waste money on Snappledragon laptops.

 

[PaperMag]

I am also a member of Theverge, endgadget, cnet, wired, gsmarena, and Appleinsider, 9to5mac, 9to5google, Gadgets360, and so many others. Make your own inference from this data point.

I can't because there is no pattern between that information and your behavior on this forum.

 

[wbeasley]

Products purchased at Apple Store in India cannot be refunded or exchanged. If you believe that your new Apple product is defective please contact Apple Store Customer Service to discuss your options.

"DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS"... that would be "you advertised 10 cores and I got 9".

END OF STORY.

 

[Abazigal]

"DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS"... that would be "you advertised 10 cores and I got 9".

END OF STORY.

And then what? The user presumably purchased an iPad Air because he wanted one, has now returned it because it has, horrors of horror, one less graphics core than advertised, and is now back to square one where he either has no iPad or has to fall back on his older iPad (assuming he still has it).

Your protest isn't going to make the iPad Air suddenly ship with an upgraded processor overnight. This is literally a case of cutting off the nose to spite the face.

 

[PaperMag]

And then what? The user presumably purchased an iPad Air because he wanted one, has now returned it because it has, horrors of horror, one less graphics core than advertised, and is now back to square one where he either has no iPad or has to fall back on his older iPad (assuming he still has it).

Your protest isn't going to make the iPad Air suddenly ship with an upgraded processor overnight. This is literally a case of cutting off the nose to spite the face.

Exactly.

• "10-cores" vs "9-cores" means nothing to 98% of iPad Air customers
• The other 2% don't care about this issue since performance is as expected—25% faster GPU
• Plus nobody (unless going for the new 13-inch size) upgrades from a generation ago—they are upgrading from a much older iPad—so performance in this new model is probably 2x, 3x, or 4x faster in GPU-compute. Why would they return it?

I would respect that self-inflicted protest if one were fighting an evil corporation that intentionally deceived customers by delivering less benefits than promised, but I see no evidence of that from a hardware perspective.

 

[bgillander]

And then what? The user presumably purchased an iPad Air because he wanted one, has now returned it because it has, horrors of horror, one less graphics core than advertised, and is now back to square one where he either has no iPad or has to fall back on his older iPad (assuming he still has it).

Your protest isn't going to make the iPad Air suddenly ship with an upgraded processor overnight. This is literally a case of cutting off the nose to spite the face.

True, but Beautyspin was complaining that customers in India were not allowed to do so.