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iPad 2 Smart Cover Teardown Reveals 21 Magnets
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Funny.
My Patek Philppe hates magnets and it costs just about the same as these new iCovers.
Funny.
My Patek Philppe hates magnets and it costs just about the same as these new iCovers.
Continuous use of the magnetic cover will result in electronic damage by the magnets. Of course, the iPad was just lunch over the weekend and there are no reports of it yet, but wait until 3 months later. I guarantee you, your iPad will be damaged by the extensive use of the magnetic cover.
Based on what grounds?
We've come a long way, baby.
Once I took a 3.5-inch floppy and passed a large magnet over both side of it. But when I put it back into the disk drive, everything on the floppy was still accessible and still intact. Absolutely made me wonder everything we had been teaching our students.
The TV (CRT) on the wall was affected by a magnet - at least, the image was affected. But then, I never put the magnet against the front of the TV, and it never remained close for more than a second. It was a demonstration of how the magnetic field would disrupt the stream of electrons in their travel to the front of the CRT.
Still ... I would hesitate to employ a bunch of magnets in the cover.
So it goes to sleep when a sensor gets close to the cover? Sounds like a notebook going to sleep.
Your pacemaker should alarm if it's disarmed by a magnet, no? My nephew just had a ICD implanted and that is the way that his is set up. IOW, you would know before it should ever cause you a problem if you accidently got it near enough and it was strong enough to interfere. The magnets that they use to disarm my nephew's device are much, much stronger than anything they'd use for a case.
This helps explain what is initially perceived as a very large price premium.
That said, it sucks that Apple made some of the more commonly-desired colors (black, red) leather-only. All the polyurethane cover colors except the gray seem more designed for the female sensibility while the more expensive leather has the manly men in mind.
Though maybe I can rock the orange if I try hard enough.
That's why I bought a gray one lol.
Continuous use of the magnetic cover will result in electronic damage by the magnets. Of course, the iPad was just lunch over the weekend and there are no reports of it yet, but wait until 3 months later. I guarantee you, your iPad will be damaged by the extensive use of the magnetic cover.
Hmm, my MacBook Pro has magnets in the front latch (x3), in the magsafe adapter (x2), some are spinning the HD (x2) and the superdrive (x2), more moving the HD read/write head (x2) and the superdrive laser (x2) and yet more magnets driving the speakers (x4). 17 magnets right inside the sensitive parts, and It seems to be just fine.
And, I think you'll find it was the Xoom that was lunch over the weekend.
in response to people worried about the backs of their ipads:
I agree with some people in that the ipad doesnt necessarily need a back cover. the ipad is unlike the iphone (which I believe should have a cover) for a few reasons
1 the iphone backing is glass, while ipad's backing is aluminum
2 the ipad, though incredibly portable, is not meant to be carried around everywhere you go (for example you wouldnt go to the movies with your ipad)
3 id be hard pressed to find someone with a full cover on their mac computer, and in my opinion an ipad is more like a computer than an iphone
in conclusion i dont think a cover on the back of the ipad is necessary
I agree with some people in that the ipad doesnt necessarily need a back cover. the ipad is unlike the iphone (which I believe should have a cover) for a few reasons
1 the iphone backing is glass, while ipad's backing is aluminum
2 the ipad, though incredibly portable, is not meant to be carried around everywhere you go (for example you wouldnt go to the movies with your ipad)
3 id be hard pressed to find someone with a full cover on their mac computer, and in my opinion an ipad is more like a computer than an iphone
in conclusion i dont think a cover on the back of the ipad is necessary
Wow, what a bizarre mix of false delima and strawman arguments.
What does an iPhone have to do with concerns of scratching the back of an iPad?
A Mac computer doesn't need a cover to prevent scratches when it is set on a surface because it has rubber feet that prevent the metal from touching. Some people would like similar protection.
So many jokes necessary
I showed my dad the smart cover and he says "what happened to not bringing magnets near a screen??" rofl
F$cking magnets, how do they work? Double rofl
Joking aside, I like the smart cover. The leather is super nice quality and smells amazing. I'm glad I chose to cover my iPad 2 with dead animal =] take that PETA
I showed my dad the smart cover and he says "what happened to not bringing magnets near a screen??" rofl
F$cking magnets, how do they work? Double rofl
Joking aside, I like the smart cover. The leather is super nice quality and smells amazing. I'm glad I chose to cover my iPad 2 with dead animal =] take that PETA
While your point about the rubber feet is correct, many people compare the iPad to the original iPhone. He is right that the iPad should take less of a beating than a phone. Also, the cover can just be flipped to the back and you can use it around the house without putting it directly on another surface capable of scratching it, then if you put it in a bag or something cover the screen.
While I agree that some people would need more than just a cover, I think that people who are cautious should be fine. I for one love the lessened bulk considering I'm very careful with my tech products and don't really put them in situations that would warrant a full case too often.
Oh and is possible that Apple used so many magnets to prevent them from having to use more powerful magnets? Essentially, are a few more powerful magnets more dangerous to the SSD than many less powerful magnets or does it all just add up? Can't say I know much about magnets.
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Wipe a hard disk
If this rests on top of my MacBook keyboard above where the hard disk is, is there a chance it could corrupt the drive?
I've done it before with a magnet!
If this rests on top of my MacBook keyboard above where the hard disk is, is there a chance it could corrupt the drive?
I've done it before with a magnet!
I bought a new car. I'm concerned that driving it might leave it open to small scuffs/chips/abrasions from road debris/rocks/dust etc. I'm considering either sealing it in an airtight garage and never driving it or coating the entire vehicle with a 2" thick layer of black epoxy to protect it. Any thoughts on this?
I'm a lefty and I would say it is a minor issue that only effects use when the cover is flipped to the back and you are holding the device with one hand. It is a little more comfortable in that situation to use your left hand to hold it (leaving your right hand free for input), but lefties are used to using things that have a hand bias and the answer is pretty simple and an Apple classic: Don't hold it that way.
It folds nicely behind the ipad when in use and its does prop the iPad up nicely. A clean, minimalist product.
The fit and finish is very nice.
I will certainly be keeping it.
Sorry, not usually a grammar nazi, but that first one is just a huge pet peeve of mine!
Anyway, Smart Cover does look smart. I think I'll have to pick up an iPad eventually, but I need an iPhone first! Maybe iPad3.
Then simply hold the iPad with the home button on top.
Voila! Left handed cover!
Leo
This helps explain what is initially perceived as a very large price premium.
That said, it sucks that Apple made some of the more commonly-desired colors (black, red) leather-only. All the polyurethane cover colors except the gray seem more designed for the female sensibility while the more expensive leather has the manly men in mind.
Though maybe I can rock the orange if I try hard enough.
Mind you, the Red Leather can only be gotten directly from Apple or an Apple retail store.
I find myself wondering, "What if Apple had chosen colors and names that reflected back to the old Bondi Blue or Tangerine. Would that have been really cool, or would people have been retching on their shoes?"
While I'm musing, I might as well throw this out here: Within days of Apple beginning to sell Brown iPad covers, Microsoft tosses in the towel on the Zune. Could the Earth being thrown off its axis not have a thing to do with an 8.9 quake in Japan?
Apple's magnets in their cover are not bi-polar like regular magnets, so they behave and only do what you want them to do. The magnets in the iPad are also designed to work with only the mono-polar cover magnets, so it's all good. This is a natural outcome of Apple's purchase of the Liquid Magnet Co. a few years back.
I agree. People are even judging the iPad by this one cover and refusing to buy the iPad. Sad, isn't it?
Sounds like an issue
I think so too, I have an iPad 1 and got a case with magnetic latch and the compass always had interference, couldn't use it until I got it a case without magnets
Can anyone confirm if these magnets affect the magnetometer??
I think so too, I have an iPad 1 and got a case with magnetic latch and the compass always had interference, couldn't use it until I got it a case without magnets
Can anyone confirm if these magnets affect the magnetometer??