iPad How long until a new batch comes out?

[RJCP]

Hey guys.
So, for those of us with defective screens waiting for a new batch to come out before trying to exchange, how long do you reckon it will take until the current one sells out and another arrives?

I've tried one return&exchange at a different store, but got the exact same problem, so I reckon I should wait until some newer units arrive.

FYI: my first unit was manufactured in September and the current one was manufactured in October.

 

[cababah]

What was wrong with your screens exactly?

 

[biosci]

Did everyone who bought an iPad this weekend have a broken screen or did 2 people report it and everyone whipped out their magnifying glasses to call foul and say that their screens are broken too?

 

[Brittany246]

I don't think the time it was made has anything to do with the screen defects. Mine was manufactured in mid/late august, and it has no problems. It might take a month for the current ones to sell, but they seem to have plenty... so maybe a few months.

 

[mcdj]

I had 5 iPad 3s that looked just like the Air I just returned (splotchy/discolored). The 4 I had last year, and all the 4s I saw, looked great. The Minis I've had and seen look great.

In other words, a new batch is no guarantee. Its a lottery.

 

[cababah]

Did everyone who bought an iPad this weekend have a broken screen or did 2 people report it and everyone whipped out their magnifying glasses to call foul and say that their screens are broken too?

This.

Standard operating procedure for all new apple product releases.

 

[scaredpoet]

Did everyone who bought an iPad this weekend have a broken screen or did 2 people report it and everyone whipped out their magnifying glasses to call foul and say that their screens are broken too?

Not me. My iPad screen came out perfectly fine.

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Hey guys.
So, for those of us with defective screens waiting for a new batch to come out before trying to exchange, how long do you reckon it will take until the current one sells out and another arrives?

I've tried one return&exchange at a different store, but got the exact same problem, so I reckon I should wait until some newer units arrive.

FYI: my first unit was manufactured in September and the current one was manufactured in October.

Given the spread (about a month) between your first and current units, I'd say you're at a point where you've already tried at least two different "batches." Production shifts don't run a month long.

If there's a different Apple store nearby, try them. If not, wait a couple weeks, and the "refurbs" will actually be refurbs instead of new iPads packaged in white boxes.

 

[Gix1k]

Nothing wrong with my screen

 

[bobright]

I have a good uniform screen looks way better than my 3. I was real scared of awful lightbleed and a blotched screen as well did have to run through like three iPad 2's before not this time. DMPL wifi only fwiw.

 

[RJCP]

Did everyone who bought an iPad this weekend have a broken screen or did 2 people report it and everyone whipped out their magnifying glasses to call foul and say that their screens are broken too?

I wish that was the case, man. Unfortunately, I have like ⅓ of my screen at a decent color. The rest is this awful p*ss color yellow. It's awful. I need to have brightness at 100% for it to become less noticeable. Anything less than that (I usually have it at like 75%) and it looks really bad.