Teardown Shows Off the Guts of the iPad Pro's Smart Keyboard

[Tech198]

there is the 0.

The only thing u save if the labor cost per hour.... u still need the part, which is probably about the same price anyway as Apple charges, plus the tools which probably equal Apple costs including labor anyway if u take into account Apple already has the required tools on hand to do the job..

Add the fact THEY also know what they are doing, and even if users following articles mistakes do/can happen.

Experience is also plays a big part too.... How long would it take a non-expierence users vs Apple ?

DIY is all well and good, but just trying to break it down, so people know what they are heading into. Or out of warrenty stuff.

 

[Madonepro]

Assigning a "repairability score" to small devices like a keyboard, mouse, pencil, earpods etc is just stupid. Yes, I want to repair my $30 earphones. I think iFixit gets upset because they know they can't sell parts for it and make money. If something is cheap like a keyboard or mouse, I'll get it replaced under warranty or buy a new one if it's out of warranty. I'm not wasting my time fixing something that's not meant to be serviced.

See that's the issue. These are not devices, they are accessories.

iFixit have a bee in their bonnet ever since Apple pulled there account for pulling apart an Apple TV.

 

[Max(IT)]

These 'tear-downs' and rating for repairabilty are so ten years ago. Honestly, who cares?

I care about teardowns because I like to see how iDevices and Mac are done.
I clearly don't care about repairability rating because it's just plain ridiculous....

I wouldn't buy one in the first place. The keyboard has virtually no keystroke distance, and very uncomfortable to type on.

Did you actually try it ?

I'm guessing you're not running the latest version of OS X, otherwise 2GB would still be insufficient, especially considering that most new Macs come stock with 4 to 8GB of RAM nowadays.

Im running El Capitan on a 2010 MBA with 2 Gb: it's much better than any previous OS X version.

 

[lowendlinux]

See that's the issue. These are not devices, they are accessories.

iFixit have a bee in their bonnet ever since Apple pulled there account for pulling apart an Apple TV.

They do?

I thought they were doing what they've been doing for more than a decade.

 

[/dev/toaster]

The keyboard is hands down the worst Apple product I have used in a long time. I was shocked that after q few minutes of use I thought ... Maybe I will return this, it's terrible.

The keys are hard and click loudly. They are too close to the screen. The keyboard is shockingly heavy and thick.

I was also very surprised the soft keyboard still showed up when they keyboard was present.

The touch screen interface felt way more of a pain to use and very uncomfortable. It's why I don't think touch laptops will. Be successful because they suck to use.

Since I bought it under the holiday rules, I will give it a few more weeks.

Still love the pencil though they really nailed it!

 

[venomgt95]

I can't believe they charge 169$ for this thing. Apple, 169$ keyboards and 250$ watch bands will get even the most die-hard fans like myself feeling ripped off. Get your act together.

I wonder how many Apple Watch Editions they've sold..

 

[trunten]

These 'tear-downs' and rating for repairabilty are so ten years ago. Honestly, who cares?

I care. If I can't add more RAM this device is essentially useless to me

 

[JamesPDX]

Why is the ability-to-repair important? Ask here:

http://www.apple.com/environment/finite-resources/

 

[Cyberpower678]

Time well spent assigning a repairability score to an accessory: 0 of 10

 

[blacktape242]

It's a weather-proofed keyboard, what did you expect?

I'm speaking in general about ALL their products....not really this.

 

[Mactendo]

0 out of 10 is the new record for Apple. The next Apple product will have a score -1 out of 10, will suck iFix team inside during the disassembling process and then turn into a black hole.

 

[Cyberpower678]

0 out of 10 is the new record for Apple. The next Apple product will have a score -1 out of 10, will suck iFix team inside during the disassembling process and then turn into a black hole.

I thought that was -3 of 10. -1 is automatic reassembling immediately after disassembling, and -2 is automatic disassembling immediately after reassembling.

 

[macduke]

I bought an IPP, in large part due to my having 'OES' (Old Eyes Syndrome) Very happy with the virtual keyboard; at least it's back lit to a degree that I can make out the letters, numbers, and symbols. This past week, I visited an Apple Store to try out the Smart Keyboard. I can understand why some folks like it. For me, it just seemed like an afterthought on Apple's part.

The pencil, OTOH, was really cool

I would pay $200 to get the pencil on a regular iPad. I mean I already did—Adobe's Ink was an expensive piece of crap. So another $200 is no problem at this point. Make it happen with the iPad Air 3, Apple!