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This thread should just stop. Clearly there is no correlation to week builds and quality. If anything, I see even more randomness.

It should stop because it's the stupidest thread in the history of this forum. And by God it has some competition for that title.
 
I got my 6th iPad. It's perfect in every way :D

Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MC076
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2011
Production week: 53 (January)
introduced test: GOED
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)

Whaaaaat ? Production Week 53 ? When did it reach production week 53 ? People here are hardly talking about week 13-15 and you are talking about week 53 and that too year 2011. Dude r u serious or you dont know. Are you sure you are talking about the New iPad or perhaps you are talking about your iPad-2 !! :p
 
lol ! I can do that if, Apple promises me that the one I buy will not have any colour tints whatsoever Yellow, Pink, Burgundy, Rainbow whatever on Earth I want Pure Whites's and Pure Black's ! :eek:
 
lol ! I can do that if, Apple promises me that the one I buy will not have any colour tints whatsoever Yellow, Pink, Burgundy, Rainbow whatever on Earth I want Pure Whites's and Pure Black's ! :eek:

Mine just happens to be perfect, but what we need is a graph...Okay, if nobody else will I will have a go, but my Excel is rusty as...:)
 
Serial number: DMQHG0BRDJ8R
Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MC076
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 13 (April)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)

Pretty bad backlight bleeding from the top right hand corner (portrait).
 
Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MC076
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 13 (April)
introduced test: GOED
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)



I've only been able to mess with it for a couple days, and so far the screen is flawless.
 
Love mine. It's perfect!

Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MD365
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,3
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 4 (January)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: A1403
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)
 
4th time 'lucky' - screen I'm happy with. Production week 15 / April. But now I'm thinking I should get 3G .".. :rolleyes:

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 15 (April)
 
So Finally is there a conclusion on which weeks of production in specific had the yellow tint problem with the New iPad, well I am planning to buy one and I am just hoping that I select the week of production from the serail number which on a large scaale has no yellow tints or hue's so do we have any numbers on which week's are the safest bet to buy. I have done small numbers and I feel the following weeks of production has mostly the yellow tint problems with the New iPad

Apparently the following weeks have a Yellow Tint Problem :

week-1
week-3
week-5
week-6
week-7
week-9
week-10

What do you guys think ?
Mine is week 7 and I have no problems at all.
 
Whaaaaat ? Production Week 53 ? When did it reach production week 53 ? People here are hardly talking about week 13-15 and you are talking about week 53 and that too year 2011.

Same here (build in 2011: bought on day one). Yellow display on the left side. Not super crisp. I'll exchange it when decent screen will show up in my local Apple Store.

Name: iPad 3
Model Number: A1416
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2011
Production week: 53 (January)

introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)
 
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Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MC076
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 13 (April)
introduced test: GOED
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)



I've only been able to mess with it for a couple days, and so far the screen is flawless.



To update my post (above) my screen is still bitchin, but I did notice a super-tiny dent on the lower right corner of the aluminum frame, along the right edge. I didn't see it until I felt it with my fingers. Its barely there, I know its there, but does it bother me? Nope. Frankly, I see that as an identifying feature saying this iPad is mine. It was probably caused by a holder or something used during manufacturing that was made of a stronger metal than the aluminum casing. Its not sharp or anything, so I'm not concerned.
 
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 9 (March)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)

Screen seems perfectly fine.
 
Screen is great....

Here is my info....

Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MD238
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 16 (April)
introduced test: GOED
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 16GB
Factory: DY...it doesn't say where factory DY is.
 
i really don't see any issues with mine. i've done the dead pixel test, i've turned the brightness level all the way up and stared at a white screen and really my eyeball just hurt after all that close examination.

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 7 (February)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)
 
Perfect iPad! no issues at all :D

Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MD328
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 7 (February)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 16GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)
 
If everyone had stopped buying the ipad 2 with light bleed they would have made sure they got this 1 right but guess what everyone will keep there sub standard ipad 3 and we will have similar quality issues with the ipad 4 or the "really new iPad"
 
PERFECT!!! Week 9 is amazing


Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MD328
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 9 (March)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 16GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)
 
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 12 (March)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 16GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)

Mine is Flawless,perfect bright white screen,no backlight bleed.I couldn't be happier! :D
 
4th time 'lucky' - screen I'm happy with. Production week 15 / April. But now I'm thinking I should get 3G .".. :rolleyes:

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 15 (April)

And, So it starts again
 
Looks perfect so far :)

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 14 (April)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 32GB
 
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