I am in Portland on a trip and thinking about getting a new iPad Pro to replace my iPad Pro 9.7. For the price I expect it to be perfect. Now I am thinking I should wait until the next generation.
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Apple Says Some 2018 iPad Pros Ship Bent, But It's Normal and Not a Defect
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Problem with the 10.5 is the bright white spot after months of use....trust me it will come.
Apple response team with the jokes as always. Instead of admitting it's a defect (manufacturing error), responds with "it's normal"
Cannot wait for Unboxing Therapy's view on this 
This is not the Apple we all grew to love.
I agree. Amazed how well the new iPads are designed. Perhaps my most favorite Apple product.
Can they explain it being squashed (bent) in backpacks...now thats not normal.......
Great! The Apple employee must of thought I was crazy when I open my iPad Pro right after purchasing it and laying it flat on their tables checking for bends! I got a good one!
Precisely this is not a defect. It is a design flaw. And Apple just can't do anything for it.
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Wow, I can't believe I'm reading this.... "that is not expected to worsen over time"
Yeah, because it would totally be expected for the device to be completely crooked over time.
Yeah, because it would totally be expected for the device to be completely crooked over time.
Just like herpes is a “side effect” of the sex process.
Most expensive iPad ever, comes bent. But that's normal!!!
Wow. Every day we reach new levels of Apple Speak. It’s now normal to ship a defective Apple product? Apple is in full revenue emergency management mode. Once again, it’s time for Tim to resign. 
You know what, I need to draw the line here. This iPad Pro cost me $2000, it does exactly the same things as my four year old iPad which only cost me $500 at the time, and I'm too scared of being affected by one of these quality issues like I just went through with my 5K iMac because Apple support is so poor now. I think I will try a souped up windows tablet running macOS inside a VM. It's sad to see such unrealized potential with a product like iPad. Give me floating windows, mouse support, launch hardware that's built properly, and you'll get all of my money Apple!
He just wants it to be thin, Ive don't care if it's flat.
They should just keep making the TrashCan MacPro with up to date guts. When it overheats massively, just say "it's normal"
They should just keep making the TrashCan MacPro with up to date guts. When it overheats massively, just say "it's normal"
Their designs are perfect imo, but are they not testing them enough, or what is going wrong?
They tried telling me that it was "normal" once at an Apple store when I brought back a MacBook Pro with a few dead pixels. Funny that not a single Mac on display had a dead pixel...
I don't care how normal it is, Apple products are not normal prices so you will swap it until I'm happy, or refund my money.
"cooling during manufacturing" aka. cryogenic stress relieving. It should result in the opposite of what you're seeing here.
Next, it will be ...
Some 2018 MacBook Pro's come with defective keyboards, but it is normal, not a defect.
They will claim it is a normal part of the riveting process.
Some 2018 MacBook Pro's come with defective keyboards, but it is normal, not a defect.
They will claim it is a normal part of the riveting process.
Cannot wait for Unboxing Therapy's view on this
I bet they are already rubbing their hands together and brainstorming about a clickbait title.
I know about it, but I’ll keep exchanging if need be. If the 2018 iPad had more RAM, I’d just buy another one of those, but apps I need for school sputter due to the low RAM, it is fine otherwise.
Apple is pathetic for even bringing it up and saying it’s normal. But people on here will defend Apple till the end.
So, wait, are you talking about bending, price or how you want a mouse pointer?
Luckily I only own an iphone in the ecosystem.
And I've bought every iphone since the 3GS (I think just not the 4S or 5S)
I think this XS Max is my last Apple product. Prices going up dramatically and quality is going down with silly excuses like this.
I think my next phone will be OnePlus; a few compromises at $550 full price is one thing.
And I've bought every iphone since the 3GS (I think just not the 4S or 5S)
I think this XS Max is my last Apple product. Prices going up dramatically and quality is going down with silly excuses like this.
I think my next phone will be OnePlus; a few compromises at $550 full price is one thing.
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