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Apple Updates iPad 2 Smart Cover Offerings with Color Tweaks

I wonder if they have managed to improve the hinges.... I have 2 identical small marks on the edge of my ipad where the smart cover hinges have worn against it. :(
 
Looks like I may be dropping $40 on a new one of these soon, regardless of color changes.

I "saved" by getting a Chinese look-alike off eBay. Just $10 shipped for a polyurethane gray cover.

Well, it SEEMED to be just as good as the Apple one. It looked the same and worked the same.
But here we are, just three months later, and it is coming apart already.
 
wow someone is on a negative voting marathon today

anyway, did they fix those annoying stripes/lines that appear everytime u close the not-so-smart cover?
 
I think Apple should recall the Leather cover, I have a white iPad 2 which also has a screen protector on it and leather smart cover's die stain the screen protector - so I had to replace it. I now have a gray normal one have no staining issues.
 
I don't really use my smart cover that much anymore...it is just easier to hold the iPad without it.

I wonder if they will let me exchange my old gray smart cover for the new one since it has the hinge oil smear on it...
 
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DeaconGTG said:
Someone at my local Apple Store must have discovered time travel, because my red Smart Cover has always had the same color on the inside and out.
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hmm might have helped to have read the bit in the article that mentions that!
 
HarryKeogh said:
I'd prefer they just made it practical.

As it is, it doesn't protect the iPad in case of a fall, not sturdy enough to be used as a stand, comes off if tossed in a back pack, doesn't magnetically stick to the back of the device so unless you're holding it it hangs.

Not a fan. The iPad case they made for the first iPad was much, much better (aside from the color options and that it got marked up so easily).
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My thoughts exactly. Overpriced pieces of junk.
 
Stupid smart covers why would I need another one, what about updating the iPhone bumper colours, since we have new iPhones, like a RED one!
 
Bad product!

The smart cover is the worst product I have ever bought from Apple. After a few weeks of usage it gives these nasty stripes on the display and worse the magnets loose their strength (which should have been obvious to me). My smart cover wouldn't stay in place anymore after just 3 months. I got a replacement, and guess what? Same **** another 4 months later and no more replacement...
 
MacRumors said:
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Alongside today's quiet MacBook Pro refresh, Apple has also updated its iPad 2 Smart Cover offerings, perhaps most notably discontinuing the orange polyurethane cover and replacing it with a new dark gray cover.

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New dark gray Smart Cover​
Other changes include:

- Interior color now matches exterior color. The interior side of the Smart Cover facing the iPad screen had previously been a uniform gray color on all models with the exception of the (PRODUCT) RED version. All Smart Covers are now a consistent color inside and out.

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Smart Cover showing tan color on outside and inside​
- More vibrant colors for polyurethane covers. Aside from the replacement of the orange cover with a dark gray one, sources indicate that the colors on the polyurethane models are now more vibrant. Polyurethane Smart Covers come in blue, green, pink, light gray, and dark gray.

- Color adjustment on navy leather cover. Apple offer five different leather Smart Covers, and sources reports that Apple has slightly tweaked the color on the navy version to make it "more navy" than the original version. All other colors (tan, black, cream, and red) remain unchanged.

Pricing on the Smart Covers remains the same, with polyurethane covers coming in at $39.00 and leather covers priced at $69.00. While Apple's store pages have been updated with the new colors, the company's Smart Cover page does not yet reflect the changes.

Article Link: Apple Updates iPad 2 Smart Cover Offerings with Color Tweaks
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hey i sent the submission for this!!! =D
 
HarryKeogh said:
I'd prefer they just made it practical.

As it is, it doesn't protect the iPad in case of a fall, not sturdy enough to be used as a stand, comes off if tossed in a back pack, doesn't magnetically stick to the back of the device so unless you're holding it it hangs.

Not a fan. The iPad case they made for the first iPad was much, much better (aside from the color options and that it got marked up so easily).
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Fair enough, but smart cover and cases are for different uses really. The cover is for light protection when you use it around your house and don't take it anywhere. It works fine for that. If you don't like it sticking by the back, you can just take it off. That's what I do.

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hstewart said:
I think Apple should recall the Leather cover, I have a white iPad 2 which also has a screen protector on it and leather smart cover's die stain the screen protector - so I had to replace it. I now have a gray normal one have no staining issues.
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No, they should recall it if it stains the actual screen. Apple didn't design this to use with a screen protector. Why bother with a screen protector, anyway? That's what the smart cover is for. What does a screen protector actually protect the screen from?
 
EvilEvil said:
Still grossly overpriced.
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They really should include a smart cover in the box since they spent so much time in to thinking it up and creating features of the device to work with this toy (I mean the cover). Then it would be a more sensible matter that if someone wanted a something more like a case they could offer a case with the smart cover built in for $39.

As it is, I refuse to pay about $40 for something like this when one can go on Amazon or other sites and buy nicer full cases on sale for less. I picked up a full bluetooth keyboard case for just a few dollars more than this toy.
 
I think the leather smart cover is a crazy rip off at that price. I got this case because it was on discount ($15) at my Verizon store when I was lucky to get a first generation iPad last June at a great price. It covers the back too and provides excellent viewing angels. Just as nice if not nicer leather compared to the smart cover.

If you need a case for your iPad 2, I just suggest you look elsewhere before deciding on the smart cover.
 
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If you look at the comments on the AppleStore about this product you'll see a significant number of people complaining that when this cover was folded to be used as a picture stand (where the iPad stood almost vertically and placed on a shelf) that it often fell over with disastrous consequences). The strength of the magnets was insufficient for this arrangement even though it's a valid thing to do. I'm actually very interested to see if Apple addressed this issue and bundled that fix with all of the cosmetic changes.
 
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