iPad as a laptop replacement

[Kal Madda]

Well, my iPad died last night Playing a game (bloons!) and the screen went all weird, stripy, then off. No amount of hard reset helping - just a black screen. So...maybe the issues I mentioned were partially hardware-related?

Got an appointment with the Genius Bar on the weekend...now to think what I will do when the likely verdict of DOA comes. Shame, I had hoped that the device would last a tad longer...

Oh wow, so sorry to hear that. 🙁. I hope they have a fix for you. Yeah, I wonder if that could have been part of the problems you were having as well.

Again, so sorry to hear that. I wonder if it was a previously owned iPad if perhaps it was slightly water-damaged or something. And then it failed after a while. If it was new, then that wouldn’t explain it. But yeah, that definitely isn’t normal.

I hope they’re able to fix it or swap it for you. 👍🏻

 

[flobach]

Thanks everyone! Was a new iPad, bought Easter 2023, so I had it for 2¾ years. Did a lot with it, it's been through everything from my primary device, secondary to my MacBook Air, and even in my desk drawer for two weeks to try and simplify and go Mac&iPhone only (spoiler alert - I missed the iPad, even though I didn't *need* it..what an emotion device, strange).

A little bit of hope is that I connected it to an external display, and I could see my wallpaper, my mouse pointer (iPad on Magic Keyboard), but I couldn't summon spotlight (cmd-space), nor the dock or do anything else. Hmm. I'll let you know what the verdict is!

 

[flobach]

I am sorry to hear that. The thing is only 3 years old and should have many years left on it. My M1 iPP 11 is still thankfully going strong(knock on wood). I have never had an Apple device die before it was well out of support. I hope Apple has some good news for you. If you get the right Apple genius, he might take mercy on you and make things right. My iPhone 5 had an expanding battery problem and was out of warranty, but they replaced it when I took it to the genius bar. Good luck!

third device to die on me actually! My first apple device, a 2006 iMac (ah, the white plastic had a logic board failure a year after purchase, got a new logic board through an authorised reseller in Australia (no Apple Stores in Australia in 2007). 9.7" iPad Pro two years after purchase got extremely hot all of a sudden, then never turned on again. Got a new one from apple UK, no questions asked. So, here's hoping that Apple Germany has some mercy, even if I did buy the iPad in Australia
Also had some antenna issues on my iPhone 5S two weeks post purchase, and Apple UK gave me a brand new phone. So customer service is great, one of the reasons I stick with Apple directly.

 

[Kal Madda]

third device to die on me actually! My first apple device, a 2006 iMac (ah, the white plastic had a logic board failure a year after purchase, got a new logic board through an authorised reseller in Australia (no Apple Stores in Australia in 2007). 9.7" iPad Pro two years after purchase got extremely hot all of a sudden, then never turned on again. Got a new one from apple UK, no questions asked. So, here's hoping that Apple Germany has some mercy, even if I did buy the iPad in Australia
Also had some antenna issues on my iPhone 5S two weeks post purchase, and Apple UK gave me a brand new phone. So customer service is great, one of the reasons I stick with Apple directly.

Oh wow! I’ve never had any of my Apple devices fail on me like that, in fact, I still have a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro that’s still running. I wonder if it has anything to do with that strange Aussie climate? 😉👍🏻

But yeah, Apple’s customer service is top notch, I’ve never had to replace a device yet, but I have contacted them for other customer support stuff, and they’ve always been great and very helpful. 👍🏻. I hope they get your problem sorted, and get your iPad back up and running! 👍🏻

 

[Kal Madda]

Thanks everyone! Was a new iPad, bought Easter 2023, so I had it for 2¾ years. Did a lot with it, it's been through everything from my primary device, secondary to my MacBook Air, and even in my desk drawer for two weeks to try and simplify and go Mac&iPhone only (spoiler alert - I missed the iPad, even though I didn't *need* it..what an emotion device, strange).

A little bit of hope is that I connected it to an external display, and I could see my wallpaper, my mouse pointer (iPad on Magic Keyboard), but I couldn't summon spotlight (cmd-space), nor the dock or do anything else. Hmm. I'll let you know what the verdict is!

Ok, so new, shouldn’t have to worry about any damage from prior owners, so yeah, must be something different. Hopefully they can diagnose it and get it back up and running for you. 👍🏻🙂

Yeah, the iPad is my favorite computer I have ever used. There’s just something about the form factor and software combo. And I love the new Magic Keyboard Case, it really makes the iPad feel like a laptop when I want it to. 👍🏻. There’s so many iPad apps that I either find to be better than the Mac versions (eg. Affinity apps iPad UI is far better for many things like duplicating projects and previewing projects before opening them then the desktop versions of Affinity). I tend to prefer the iPad versions of apps. I think most of the time it gives developers a fresh chance to reconsider their UI and modernize it. And there’s so many things about iPadOS and the way it handles different things that I prefer over the macOS way of doing things. 👍🏻

Hmm, that is very odd… It’s strange that it would show the desktop wallpaper and cursor, but nothing else. I have no idea what would cause that.

 

[Bungaree.Chubbins]

Oh wow! I’ve never had any of my Apple devices fail on me like that, in fact, I still have a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro that’s still running. I wonder if it has anything to do with that strange Aussie climate? 😉👍🏻

But yeah, Apple’s customer service is top notch, I’ve never had to replace a device yet, but I have contacted them for other customer support stuff, and they’ve always been great and very helpful. 👍🏻. I hope they get your problem sorted, and get your iPad back up and running! 👍🏻

The Australian climate. I live in Adelaide and left a 1986 IBM keyboard in the back of my car one day when I was at work, back in '06 or '07. By the time I knocked off it looked like an art piece, as the case started melting and drooping. It still worked though. I used it for another decade!