All iPads So... Rear shell trade -off

[Phonzoxd]

So people are OK with having soft metal rear shell on their ipad now?

I know the Ipad 2-4 line atleast used like really hard metal, and now for Ipad 5 they will use what the iphone 5 and ipad mini use, which are soft metal.

I just dropped by iphone 5 lightly the other day and it completely dinged up.

I know had I dropped the ipad 2 the same way it mightve showed a scratch but not ding up.

So my question is, are people OK will having a lighter ipad at the cost of a more vunerable shell?

 

[mrkjsn]

I put a case on all my device regardless so the weight savings from the softer metal,is a good thing to me.

 

[Lucille Carter]

Even the smallest drop onto a hard surface will get the aluminum to dent.

 

[irnchriz]

So people are OK with having soft metal rear shell on their ipad now?

I know the Ipad 2-4 line atleast used like really hard metal, and now for Ipad 5 they will use what the iphone 5 and ipad mini use, which are soft metal.

I just dropped by iphone 5 lightly the other day and it completely dinged up.

I know had I dropped the ipad 2 the same way it mightve showed a scratch but not ding up.

So my question is, are people OK will having a lighter ipad at the cost of a more vunerable shell?

Dunno what you dropped it on but I have dropped my iPhone 5 a few times and have no marks on it but I dropped my ipad 4 once and the corner is dinged. Guess it depends on luck and what you drop it on.

 

[CoMoMacUser]

Does anyone read this line?

The iPad 1 is built like a tank. How do later generations compare?

 

[E.Lizardo]

So people are OK with having soft metal rear shell on their ipad now?

I know the Ipad 2-4 line atleast used like really hard metal, and now for Ipad 5 they will use what the iphone 5 and ipad mini use, which are soft metal.

I just dropped by iphone 5 lightly the other day and it completely dinged up.

I know had I dropped the ipad 2 the same way it mightve showed a scratch but not ding up.

So my question is, are people OK will having a lighter ipad at the cost of a more vunerable shell?

I'm fine with it.

 

[MyiBill]

They are all made out of aluminum all are equally as hard.

 

[RenoG]

Aluminum ding, glass crack and or shatter, plastic crack or chip. Get a case and carry on.

 

[xkmxkmxlmx]

Well, ideally you never want to drop your $500-$900 portable computer. That should be priority, not the accident proofing.

I want it to be as light and sleek as possible. It is a must for something you hold the entire time while in use.

I am all for the softer metal if it makes it lighter.

 

[TyPod]

Both my iPhone 5 and iPad Mini have gotten dinged up pretty good. If you drop it, odds are it will be noticeable.

 

[oneMadRssn]

They are all made out of aluminum all are equally as hard.

This is correct.

This aluminum and that aluminum, it's all approximately the same hardness. The coatings do make a difference, but much less difference than people seem to assume on these boards.

Apple tends to use Aluminum for all their products when a metal housing is used. The few exceptions are the metal band around the iPhone 4 and 4S was made of stainless steel, and the titanium body of the original PowerMac G4.

 

[Deliro]

This has been discussed over and over. It's the anodized coating not the metal.

I'm a bit disappointed in the durability of it but it is what it is. My climbing clamps I use also are anodized and held up better considering the abuse they take. Maybe a bad analogy haha.