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iPad Repair ... At the Depot?

James.K.Polk

James.K.Polk

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Does anyone know what my iPad Pro could be doing at the Depot?

I'll give a little background. I brought my iPad Pro in to a third-party authorized re-seller (see my thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/uneven-backlight-spotlighting-from-an-angle.1980167/). I was told it failed their diagnostic exam and I'd have it back in 1-2 days. In the past, I've always had my replacement devices next-day from these guys. They're pretty quick, as a rule.

Today I called as we were on day 3 and they hadn't responded to my email. I was told it was sent to the "Depot" because they wanted to be sure it wasn't a more widespread issue. I've never had this happen from Apple before, and I run tech support for a small lab, so I've dealt with dozens if not hundreds of Apple devices. Does anyone know what the deal is? Are they doing a screen-repair only (for the backlight), or a full replacement?

Thanks.
 
Hard to say. If I had to guess, I'd say they were possibly looking into the logic board or video chips, just to be sure. Maybe they found something that needed more attention than the screen alone.
 
James.K.Polk said:
Does anyone know what my iPad Pro could be doing at the Depot?

I'll give a little background. I brought my iPad Pro in to a third-party authorized re-seller (see my thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/uneven-backlight-spotlighting-from-an-angle.1980167/). I was told it failed their diagnostic exam and I'd have it back in 1-2 days. In the past, I've always had my replacement devices next-day from these guys. They're pretty quick, as a rule.

Today I called as we were on day 3 and they hadn't responded to my email. I was told it was sent to the "Depot" because they wanted to be sure it wasn't a more widespread issue. I've never had this happen from Apple before, and I run tech support for a small lab, so I've dealt with dozens if not hundreds of Apple devices. Does anyone know what the deal is? Are they doing a screen-repair only (for the backlight), or a full replacement?

Thanks.
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You think they sent it to the Apple Service Center? If so you can check update through your support profile.
 
Spink10 said:
You think they sent it to the Apple Service Center? If so you can check update through your support profile.
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They specifically told me Depot on the phone, which stood out as I thought that was only for Macs!
 
Spink10 said:
They may be just using slang. If Apple has it or being sent to Apple you can see under your product info.

https://supportprofile.apple.com

Select your device
Hit the repair activity tab

If Apple is getting it it will show up there.
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Nothing there, just record that I chatted them about it... Hmm....

Edit: And a record of my call today. Very weird! I called the local repair place, not Apple directly...
 
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