iFixit Tears Down the Baffling iPad 10!

[@bardknight]

Everyone thought the availability of self service repair would bring change, but Apple still make some baffling decisions in terms of repairability. At least the digitizer is still separate and relatively easy to repair. That's probably the part that most people break most often.

[@TheMonthlyJack]

The self service repair was designed to hold off the right to repair movement long enough so interdependent repair would die off. They will probably keep it around as something to point to when anyone questions them.

[@craigrogers8182]

The iPad was brought back as the ‘school model’ and has always had a separate digitizer since then. Glad they haven’t gone back to the iPad Air 2 debacle with the digitizer bonded to the LCD (they were selling the Air to schools at that time).

[@BillAnt]

Apple always barely only complies due to rules and regulations If it wasn't for the EU, it'd be still using Lighting and having non-pairable parts. smh

[@borisdg]

USB-C port locked to USB 2.0 speeds if you don't know. While on Air 4++ you have max speeds.

[@hishnash]

The key different is the AIR has an operate USB-C off die controler compared to this iPad that is just using the USB controler within the SOC that is used for lighting.

[@bfapple]

Refurbished iPad Air is far better value than iPad basic…

[@Arutemysu]

Apple Lightning port supports up to USB 2.0. That while USB-C supports DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB4 and more if needed, like on the higher end iPads.

[@ronbrown1236]

​Lightning supports display, audio and can reach higher speeds with the appropriate controller on the board. USB C is a clear downgrade in terms of durablity. Bring lightning back with an updated controller already. ​@@Arutemysu

[@DJbernardo1320]

Lightning and thunderbolt should still be the way to go for Apple. As of today, USB-C still has no standardisation and every manufacturer can be different in specs which made consumers confused and of course, money wasted.

[@3atFr35h]

The sound of the pull tabs blended in perfectly with the background music! Really nice sound

[@aquinamedia4508]

Just here to remind you that you do amazing work for the repair community!

[@aquinamedia4508]

I don't even Apple

[@zc7396]

Repair community. Is that a thing? Seriously asking.

[@Dwivil]

@@zc7396 I feel like it might be less so repair community and right to repair community.

[@aquinamedia4508]

@@zc7396 As generic name hint partly Right to repair and others of us that isn't much for throw away society. Excellent tools and parts available plus the guides, hard to beat!

[@TheHy6xD]

don’t agree

[@wayveyx]

USB C with Gen 1 Pencil is a deadline push. The new iPad had to come out, and it had to be quirky with its landscape front facing camera, so there was no way they could’ve possibly had time to figure out how to throw in Gen 2 connectivity.

[@StarLightFilmProductions]

They could have put it on the other side or make a new apple pencil pro like samsung that's full blue tooth and can attach to any magnet on the tablet

[@paper2222]

that sounds really plausible, the deadline explains the non-existant macbook 2022

[@jonevansauthor]

You mean, the self-imposed deadline? No, sorry. This is not a hard engineering problem. This is a problem caused by setting a weird requirement for a camera placement and where the pen charges, ahead of more important things. Bear in mind this is the company that thought their first pencil design was good, and not an accident waiting to happen.

[@no-nukez]

@@StarLightFilmProductions The other side of the iPad is used by the keyboard pins. I’m not sure what you’re trying to say with the second point - the pencil is already “full Bluetooth”, the problem is how to charge it. When I look up Samsung’s pen, it looks like they need to be connected via magnets to a specific location on the tablet to charge, which is what Apple did with Pencil 2.

[@StarLightFilmProductions]

@@no-nukez they should at least make the iPad a bit thicker to implement that but also I'm not talking about the samsung pens that come with the galaxy tab I'm talking about the spen pro the one that you can charge by hooking it up to your USB c charger all you have to do is grab the cord and plug it in to charge even tho that was the past with the first Gen apple pencil this spen pro dose not need to be in the tablet but also at the same time it's nice to just have it connected to the tablet itself

[@em0_tion]

3:49 Imagine your car tires being glued shut to your wheel axles. You are completely right - consumables should be easily replaceable to keep you going, not leave you stuck and incapacitated.

[@hishnash]

Im assuming you mean car wheel being not tier. Very few consumers have the equipment to correctly replace a car tire, we can swap out a spar wheel but the needed tools to properly replace a tier on a week and do it properly so that there is no dirt/grime etc in the seal is non trivial. In fact many tiers do use a form of glue like martial to bond/seal that needs some heat to remove. The last thing you want is any dirty making its way into that seal.

[@em0_tion]

​@@hishnash You' re correct. I was thinking of changing a flat or worn down bicycle tire for some reason. 🤔🤷‍♂ Wasn't really thinking about the technicality, just an example. Let's say sneakers (soles) glued down to our feet? 😂

[@hishnash]

@@em0_tion true while one would not glue to sneaker shues to your feet as you might want to change what you are wearing the soles on all sues made in the last 200+ years have been glued (and sometimes also sown). the use of glue has many functions but one of the most common is to ensure a seal to stop water, dust etc. Glue in most situations can be removed (like the glue used to seal the screen or battery in an iPad) but as a user case. I see many people wanting batteries to be screwed down but the nature of lithium batteries is that if you put a single point of pressure (such as a screw) into them when they expand they become spicy and start to smoke/burn, (and all of these batteries at some point expand). So gluing (with pull tabs) a battery on one side is the best option as this does not provide and localised compression points on the battery when it does expand (they all expand at some point). It is much better for the battery to gradually push open a device. Just think of how many of these devices will be forgotten at the bottom of peoples draws etc in 10 years time when the batteries start to swell. It is very important that when this happens the swelling can happen without starting a fire, by just gluing the back of the battery in when the battery expands there is uniform pressure across the battery and that pressure is low enough that the expansion can slowly pop of the screen (as the alternative is starting a fire).

[@bradhaines3142]

@@hishnash bruh tires are NOT that clean to seal. its mostly pressure that does it. ive seen a tire glued but its rare and only done when the wheel is minorly damaged, anything more and you just have to replace the wheel. ive actually done tires for a living, have you? doesnt seem like it

[@Littlebrownchicken]

Yeah, I hate when my tires end up glued to my axles 🫤

[@Imnotimportant555]

I find it interesting that they pull out the iPad Air 4th gen but they never did a teardown of the iPad Air 5th gen. Makes me wonder if they did and found it to be almost identical except for the new CPU?

[@poobalu]

The iPad Air 4th Gen has the same A14 chip as the new iPad so under the hood they're essentially the same device in an almost identical enclosure

[@mochimejika]

They are nearly the same. I've already had to do quite a few repairs on them and they mostly use the same parts as each other.

[@whookiddy]

There are some speculations on the 5th generation build quality (thinner aluminium compared to 4th generation) and iFixit never did a teardown, lol.

[@MrMariovideo13]

@@mochimejika do they share the glass and lcd like other iPads compatibility wise

[@mochimejika]

@@MrMariovideo13 It's a fused display on them rather than separate like on standard iPads. The air 4 and 5 do use the same screen though yes.

[@hismerecry]

What’s the repairability score?

[@sharmamanoj]

6

[@IrnBruNYC]

Correction at 01:12 - The iPad Air 5 did not come out in 2020, it came out earlier this year. The iPad Air 4th generation was released in 2020.

[@Ebalosus]

"The USBC ribbon cable is welded to the logic board" Wtf why Apple why!?! Do they not know that the socket is something that’s likely to need servicing within the lifetime of the device?

[@popcorny007]

You already know why, it's to force unnecessary logic board replacements, therefore forcing consumers to consider premium support/a brand new device. Good old eco-friendly Apple, throwing away devices just because a port was damaged 🙄

[@hishnash]

Manufacturing cost and capacity. Building the cable and welding it to the board can be all done on an automated production like. Attaching a ribbon cable using a socket required manual labor this costs money but also right now is very limited (given the issues with supply chain). I expect right now given all of these devices are supply constrained based on manual labour not automated production like. if apple can 1/2 the amount of manual production time needed for each device they can ship 2x the number of units.

[@EnvyRraine]

3:47 where does the bottom speaker connect?…

[@xerxesYt123]

feels rushed, but with a purpose, much like with old devices, there is always a quirky model before the polished one comes out.

[@PeterdaPanda]

Knowing Apple, they will never place the Magnetic charger for the Apple Pencil in an off-center position on the frame just to fit it on the side.

[@UNVIRUSLETALE]

Pencil 1 is bad but separated digitizer sounds great for repairability

[@SentinelPrimek]

Apple pencil charging could be fixed. Every iPad switches to landscape camera, Apple pencil 3rd Gen moves the magnetic charger lower or higher, then it align either lower or higher on the iPads without interfering with the camera

[@adaml6793]

Easier said than done

[@premprabhakar805]

If only the world was that simple🫥

[@PeterdaPanda]

Apple will never do that because they prefer to keep the magnetic charger centered.

[@jonevansauthor]

@@PeterdaPanda for which no human being should be an apologist. They should only be criticised for that sort of design aesthetic thinking.

[@alg003]

"The iPad 10th generation. 2 steps forward, 2 steps back."

[@BrybryToo]

Sounds like Apple

[@JJFlores197]

@@BrybryToo Think different

[@deadbluesky]

Still no heat dissipation pad on the processor, another one who will overheat then bootloop and give the error 4013, with a needed reballing... They did this on purpose since the iPad 5gen !! We appreciate all your work and help.

[@ThomasT]

It’s crazy how much the iPad has changed over the years

[@WildOistinn15]

HELP. what is the part on the digitizer, that plugs in near the camera??? Is that a part I can replace? to me its the speaker

[@its_heh_suess]

What was the repair score? I don't think it was stated on the video

[@PeterMan55]

When will digitizers for this be available?

[@alinstanca3265]

What can you say about 4 speakers not working 4 speakers of @apple iPad Are there 4 functional speakers or not?

[@buixote]

"And there you have it, the iPad 10... Same stuff, different day"

[@juraha511]

4:18 usb c shouldnt be a strength

[@MasterKey_44]

You had 1 job which was to tell us the score and you didn’t. “Congratulations, you played yourself”

[@AvocadoAtrocity]

3:22 sounds like it's part of the song and was very, very satisfying 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AncientGranules]

Thanks, but now just at the usual page on your website, particulars are important - to avoid possible damage. Do we disconnect battery first ?

[@Younghef71]

the video would be nice if you included what exact tools are needed

[@krisdphillips]

There is so much empty space near the bottom of the device....why didn't they just put magnets and wireless charging coils for the 2nd gen pencil down there?

[@JimiJackActual]

Mine stopped charging. It's in the connector. I could get it to charge if I moved it at the right angle, or used different cords.

[@piwypd0]

2022 ... when usb c is a "strength" .... for even if they are the best tablets and procesor out there..... to continue to have a a 64 gb storage baseline... the way it charges the pencil and the little things like the port welded continues to make apple a no go for me. great video , concise and well edited!!! :D

[@erick_bst]

To be honest, I value more the new camera placement than the apple pencil charging situation as no many people I know uses the apple pencil, but more who complain about the front camera placement since the iPad 2.

[@something2sea]

Agreed. Apple Pencil has it's place, and the Apple Pencil 2 is awesome-for those who use it. Far more prospective buyers will find themselves using the webcam for videoconferencing though. Reviewers seemed confused by this iPad, but lots of people will buy it who would never buy an Apple Pencil, and those people will thoroughly appreciate the camera placement and the USB C charging connector. Apple made this product with certain users in mind, and those users will really appreciate the design decisions, without even noticing the drawbacks (even the USB 2.0 speeds are a budget-meeting measure that won't affect most consumers).

[@coder543]

Since the likely majority of iPad repairs are to fix a broken screen, I wish you had at least made some positive commentary about this iPad continuing to use a non-laminated display. Screen repairs will be tremendously cheaper and easier on this iPad than on any of the more expensive iPads, because you can just replace the glass and digitizer unless something truly terrible happened to the iPad.

[@nami1540]

And it looks cheap as f. Wish they just supplies cheaper replacement screens

[@hishnash]

@@nami1540 since it is non-laminated the front glass can be replaced without replacing the display panel this means it is much easier for third parties to make replacement options.

[@takoflame4948]

These folks will never be happy

[@floofy5529]

@@hishnash That's not what he's saying. Apple didn't do this for better repairability, they did it to cut costs on the lower end iPad. Laminated screens looks much better but are more expensive, and more expensive to repair. That's why they're only on the more expensive models.

[@prabhghumaan]

There’s dust entering in my ipad 10th gen screen through a speaker grill is it covered under warranty?

[@blickfangercreations]

What is with the side where the USB-C Port is? There is enough air and place to place magnets and charging coil? And the side under the battery looks the same?

[@DuduPiglet]

Why do the iPads have so much empty space inside? It looks like the battery could have been bigger, extending along the bottom part

[@Manjil_poppy]

Bro lots of space there.. but why they still removed 3.5mm jack

[@CarlosFandandgo]

Does anyone know where the backlight components are? My daughter bought a new one of these only about 6 weeks back and she managed to stand on it and bend the case. I have it apart now and the case is straightened - the screen works but no backlight. 😔

[@xFrozenxSnowx]

What? They are still releasing new iPads?

[@stel1000]

Fun fact. They could just avoid releasing it before they figure out everything about the pencil

[@Ignas359]

Yeah but they just HAD to retire the 9th gen by now. ..oh wait

[@nena_nezali]

But muh shareholders

[@olewornhat]

I'm not an Apple fan but I'm an iFixit fan. Today I used the anti tamper screw tool from my Pro Tech toolkit to take apart my Xbox controller. Fixed and in use again. Thank you iFixit.

[@nclsv]

I have yet to find a forum, review, video, teardown where they actually talk about the magnets for the cases/desk stands. No idea why this is so unpopular to talk about.. Haven't found any magnetic desk stand for the 10th gen ipad so far. And I have no idea if this gen even had magnets for desk stands ( like the ipad 12 pro ).. Any of you figured out a good ipad 10th gen desk stand?

[@iamwisdomsky]

I'm confused. Is the USB-C port really "welded"? or just soldered? coz these two are different things where the latter is removeable by the use of a soldering iron or hot air gun. Also it makes sense to solder these things to prevent loosening overtime, just like how other ports like usb-A and HDMI ports are soldered diirectly into the pcb for more secure/durable placement.

[@AndrewWhitham]

It's soldered, if you listen he said it's the same as previous models and they weren't welded.

[@iamwisdomsky]

@@AndrewWhitham right. so he shouldn't have used the word "welded" in this case. I mean he mentionedthe word "welded" a couple times throughout the video and it creates an assumption that it's actually welded rather than soldered. afterall: welding != soldering

[@AndrewWhitham]

@@iamwisdomsky it's small things like this as to why I usually avoid ifixit. They market themselves as anti apple and pro repair but they have sub par knowledge on a lot of things and also then charge you apple prices for their spare parts.

[@ge2719]

welded just means its not got a connector you can flip up and detach it from the mainboard. soldering is still technically welding. you're melting a metal and using it to fuse metal to metal.

[@whateverinbetween9444]

I can help but wondering why apple leaves so much space instead of filling up with other components like larger battery or make it work with apple pencil 2. if the case is all about no room for the wireless charger, then all the space at the bottom of the ipad is for dust and air?

[@pinroshan020]

iFixit and JerryRigEverything are my fave youtubers when it comes to disassembling portable gadgets.

[@dreikelvin]

Did you forget or drop the repairability score? I didn't see it!

[@TheJohnRowley]

I wonder if they ever found that apple pencil cap

[@JerziTBoss]

But couldn't they put the magnets and charging coil on the opposite side of the camera? It looks like there is just about same room as on the side with the camera.

[@eliass.4743]

Does anyone know, where I can find a good teardown wallpaper for the iPad 19??

[@123theprodigy5]

I am curious, I can’t see, what is the battery capacity for this iPad

[@akira808state4]

The battery is 28.6 Watt hours. No specifics as to how much that is in mAh. Battery life on iPads is typically 10 hours.

[@123theprodigy5]

Thank you very much, I just googled the MAH for this iPad and it’s exactly the same as the 2020 iPad Air. It’s rated as 7606 MAH

[@Reagan_Ridley]

will it blend? that is the question

[@nicholashoi3155]

Although it's USB-C, but the catch is, it's limited to USB 2.0 USB2.0 on Type C is a criminal move.

[@bradhaines3142]

most phones are usb 2.0 type c

[@Matic96ITA]

That digitizer not laminated with the LCD touched my heart🥺

[@Gamer-cz8mo]

cost cotting.

[@terriplays1726]

Actually, Apple takes this gap as a downgrade that is supposed to push people upwards in their product stack.

[@frokfrdk]

@@terriplays1726 Makes it easier to repair tho

[@SanderEvers]

@@frokfrdk Honestly, I feel Apple should make a "repairable" version of their devices. And call them "R", iPhone R easy to open, not laminated screen, screw in battery and main board, modular charge port. Same for an iPad R and an MacBook R. It will lose some of the high end features because of it, but you can make a device that is fully repairable.

[@frokfrdk]

@@SanderEvers iPhone XR

[@wackdoubt]

The screens would both be protected when in laptop or landscape mode bottom lap top could be digital key board any language or jog wheel or audio faders depending on what app ...how ipad pro has M2 and can't run FCP or ProTools? Or Maya Lite? Or Rocksmith +

[@paulh.9526]

I think they had it designed with lightning with the camera, and then the EU rule came out, so they quickly changed the port (which is easy) but couldn't accommodate the next gen stylus

[@thamaraipoo-rj3eo]

can we upgrade the storage ?

[@michaelcrozier5178]

So you don’t need to disconnect the battery on these to replace the screens like the older ones

[@AndrewWhitham]

Don't need to but always should

[@Powderlover1]

Hold up, they made it only compatible with a pencil that you can’t charge without another device or dongle…? That’s impressive.

[@Robcomments]

logic board location would be nice so people can add heatsinks to back of pad to try keep I cooler.

[@cwaldrip]

Put the pencil magnets and charge coil on the opposite side of the charge port

[@Reverend_Salem]

compaired to how the gen 1 pencil used to charge, the dongle is probably an improvement.

[@nickbotfield]

The gen 1 has always come with a Lightning to Lightning dongle in the box so you can charge it at the end of a Lightning cable. It's easy to lose though so it was never a good design choice!

[@JuanGuillermoSanchezPerez]

Why to they weld the usb connector when is an easy replace if gets damage. That is not an easy fix

[@hishnash]

production capacity. A soldered connector like this can be done on an automated production line. But connecting a fiddly ribbon cable required humans hands. Right now the main manufacturing constraint is labour, apple can easily buy all the parts they need and can have the automated production lines producing more stuff than they can sell but that final assembly line with humans is the bottleneck so I expect this was chosen as a way to save 30seconds of final assembly possibly increasing the total number of units they could sell by 10% or more.

[@HHPhucGaming]

Will iFixit produce iPhone 14 and iPad 10 parts?

[@damagecase13]

Not a big deal to buy a lightening cable for the pencil though...

[@wonow7674]

Apple: we can't figure it out.

[@busywl69]

Why doesn't Apple just put a big STAY OUT GO NO FURTHER message inside the chassis when you first open it?

[@mynameisfan]

There is so much empty space there can easily fitted a headphonejack

[@wackdoubt]

Why the power book M2 has no iOS emulator

[@ratykat]

I don't know why I'm surprised but I didn't think we'd have separate top glass and screen these days.

[@ImSumGuy]

I find it odd you chose to say welded instead of soldered. Principally, its the same idea but I always view "welded" as referring to high melting point metals being melted together while soldered referring to low melting point metals found in electronics and jewelry.

[@christiansdronemoments1515]

Apple should send press/ design kits way ahead of schedule to you guys so you can do a tear down and point out flaws to help better the engineering of the devices

[@nemesx_]

3:13 4th gen Ipad “Air” *

[@jonathanharriss6094]

is there not a possibility that apple could be designing a new pencil? or at least one that would fit on the weird magnet connections you address in this video?

[@Collin_J]

So excited to have my driver & bits arriving soon I'm going to take so many things apart!

[@cheapme1850]

I have a 9th Gen with the 1st Gen pencil and I’ve used it about three times since I bought them. For me, the landscape camera would be an easy trade off. Just change the tip to USB and folks can buy a case that holds the pencil and all will be well.

[@aDifferentJT]

My guess is that they’re trying to convince schools to upgrade to this and so keeping compatibility with the older Apple Pencil might make schools more likely to upgrade, because in the numbers schools will be talking, the cost of those Apple Pencils can really add up.

[@nathanciminelli5900]

Very unfortunate that you guys don't ship to Canada my s21 ultra back glass broken I want to repair it myself but you guys don't ship to Canada so:/

[@DavidMalcolm]

Honestly so glad I bought the 9th gen iPad last year. I have so many lightning cables, the last thing I want is a USB C iPad that still has to connect to my Gen 1 Pencil. I do like the Pencil 2 design, and I just hope that all the positive press they got about the horizontal camera doesn't result in them ditching the magnetic pencil 2's design in favour of something like how this one works with the gen one pencil.

[@Jbrimbelibap]

fan boy

[@Aperez]

This man talks about USB-C more than why we couldn’t use our Apple Pencil 2nd Gen on this iPad.

[@phonerepairwizard4453]

Any experienced iPad technician will not complain about this design. In my opinion this is slightly better than repairing an iPad 5/6/7/8/9. Touch ID is on the power key which is very rarely damaged during screen removal. Still no face id to worry about. The digitizer is separate from the lcd. Your local third party repair shops will have no problem fixing screen/battery/ports and hopefully cameras for a reasonable price soon. Lets hope the battery, screen, and cameras will not produce non genuine parts message.

[@kiokuch.1602]

still would have been a lot better if they just do the keyboard connector at the back like the air but then again, y bother redesigning the base ipad if its gonna be the same as the air, so maybe just get the air. And besides, i think it is well established that the redesigned ipad 10th gen is for people who prioritizes getting work done using the keyboard trackpad combo and the landscape facing camera, not for full fledge artists relying on the gen 2 pencil support.

[@FishyFelix]

Definitely no regrets getting iPad 9. Hopefully 11 is better.

[@iPhone_3GS]

2:25 I think soldered is the word your looking for

[@johncs154]

They could’ve put the camera on the opposite side(it would still be landscape). Then the 2nd gen pencil would mount with no problem. They simply did not want to..

[@somesituation]

As a repair professional I see usb c port issues way more then lightning port issues.

[@lordwafflesthegreat]

So much empty space at the bottom, and yet, only a singly USB connector, and no headphone jack. Think Different, I guess...

[@TheSpotify95]

Yeah, I'm not having one of those. The Apple Pencils are expensive, and a tablet that sells for £500+ but uses a 2 year old processor, as first seen in the iPhone 12 series? You could have at least used the A15, in use with the iPhone 13 series and base 14 (non-Pro). This is like trying to cram the contents of a Surface Pro 7 in a new chassis (with a standard charging port) and calling it the Surface Pro 9. (Which thankfully, Microsoft hasn't done.)

[@peppyrobo7049]

I guess the removed home button to save money meant they didn’t have money to use magnets for the pencil?

[@marekzelinka1657]

I think it would be easier to make usb C gen 1 pencil. Just swap the connectors.

[@Littlebrownchicken]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a charging port that has ever actually needed replacing, they’ve always just been dirty.

[@as-qh1qq]

I hate that when it's an _Apple_ iPad, even a mundane, something-to-be-taken-for -granted feature like USB-C is touted as one of it's strengths while when other, less recognised phone manufacturers attempt a notchless front camera, they are endlessly criticised and shot down.

[@swarleystinson4143]

Ok so the camera is on the right side What if they added wireless pen charging on the left side?

[@pineappleroad]

Then it would be in the way of the keyboard connector

[@lucyducyjelly]

I have an ipad mini 6, and i like the fact that my USB-C port is modular :) just in case ;)

[@anushibinj]

When a product is so bad to the point where USB-C support is its highlighted feature. Bravo, Apple 👏

[@dr.benjaminbird7631]

With regards to the apple pencil, the reason is they have to differentiate products. The ipad is the low end of the ipad product line. Also, the amount of people that buy a base model ipad and an apple pencil can be counted on one hand.

[@Ninjimdo]

Samsung managed to wirelessly charge the S pen on the back of the Tab S8. Not sure why Apple couldn’t do the same

[@FlorianWendelborn]

Maybe because the iPad 10 is $449 while the Glaxy Tab S8 is $850

[@Ninjimdo]

@@FlorianWendelborn Doesn't matter, if they can produce an adaptor for the pen, they can add some magnets to the back of the iPad for charging a pen. Magnets are cheap, they already have produced the wireless charging for the other iPads, they just need to move the magnets from one position to another, the work has been done before.

[@TheDeathmail]

The fact that it moved the camera makes me sad... I know I'm not the only user... but for me, a tablet doesn't replace a laptop... so I always used it portrait mode anyways... so moving the camera wasn't a good move for me... and it'd have allowed space for the pencil...

[@cat-.-]

Just here to remind the Apple engineers that the iPad has more than one side to attach the pencil to

[@andreylucass]

USB 2.0 speed?

[@bob_kazamakis]

1:34 bud, they hire a team of engineers that get paid somewhere in the realm of 200-500k per person. If they wanted the cool pencil on their cheap device, they would have made it that way. There is a reason it is there. That reason is profit.