Uneven Glass on new iPad 2. Normal?

[Tawler]

Hi. Obviously I'm new here, so I apologize if this has been mentioned. I did a search but maybe it was a crappy search?

So I just bought this iPad 2 and it's awesome. But I have some concerns that maybe are just me being paranoid.

The glass pane, or where the black bezel begins, seems to bulge out a little more along certain parts of the rim of my iPad. And yeah, there is a bit of light bleeding on this unit too. It's not unbearable but adds to the irritation.

Here's a pic. I know it's a bit blurry, but you can see the black become more pronounced as you look to the right side of the unit, and then start to go down a bit toward the far edge.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5813/img2691c.jpg

I don't know, is that just a busy spot with the connector port and the speaker there so it's bound to bulge a bit? What does yours look like? Basically I wonder if I should take this thing to the Apple store.

 

[bufffilm]

take it back. bulges and unevening finishing is never normal.

it might not affect the operational capabilities of the tablet, but it's definitely not intended to be that way.

 

[patrickj]

^^^ Yes, what he said. Definitely defective and Apple should have no qualms at all about exchanging it.

 

[gdeputy]

They are basically all like that.

In the teardown you'll notice there is a part under that exact area that causes the bulge.

out of the 4 ipad 2's i've gone through 3 of them actually had glass separating at that part, including my current one.

If it becomes an issue i'll return it. For now I'll deal with it.. if later i feel compelled to return I will.

 

[Tawler]

Just curious but did you return your iPad because of the bulge?

Also, that's not the only corner with a bulge on my unit. The side opposite the volume rocker and mute switch is also pretty big.

 

[126351]

If it becomes an issue i'll return it. For now I'll deal with it.. if later i feel compelled to return I will.

Curious as to why you'd accept it as it is?

Both my iPad's were like that and both went back. I figured at some point debris will starting getting into the split and the gap would open anyway; glue seams don't fill me with confidence, especially when it is already 'fractured'.