Resolutionary? Nope, just plain scary. If you’re a clumsy gadget owner and you haven’t purchased a protective case for your new iPad just yet, watching these videos might immediately change your mind.
In the first video, the people at SquareTrade (who appropriately enough sells iPad protection services) decided to take both the new iPad and the iPad 2 and compare them in a drop test. The tablets were dropped backside down from the waist level, then again glass side down from the waist and shoulder height. If that sentence seemed cringeworthy, you’re not alone. Even the people seen in the background of the video tensed up moments before the iPads were dropped. You can see how the iPads fared and what it looked like falling in slow moment to take in the impact of the drop.
We’re not gonna tell you how it ends because you can probably imagine the conditions of the iPads after three concrete kisses, but even though both iPads suffered a lot of glass shattering, the testers declared the iPad 2 the winner of the drop test. It’s a shame that a gadget worth hundreds of dollars aren’t as durable as you’d like.
Of course, this all may just be a marketing campaign to get users to purchase SquareTrade’s iPad protection plans. The video description, however, notes that SquareTrade won’t “cover intentional damage like you see in the video” so just because you have insurance on the thing, that doesn’t mean you can go and try to see how the iPad stands against falling out of your window. One year of SquareTrade’s insurance on the new iPad starts at $59.
In this second, more epic destruction of the new iPad, carnage was pretty much the only goal. RatedRR have been known to blow up various kinds of gadgets, from iPhones to Xbox 360′s. For the new iPad, they have decided to please the anti-Apple fanboys by giving the new iPad a taste of the HK 53 assault rifle, followed by an M4 shotgun. The video starts with the shooter narrating the specs of the guns and how powerful they are, before introducing their capabilities to the iPad’s surface. Unsurprisingly, the assault rifle flew completely through the iPad while the shotgun delivered to final blow. The shotgun bullet also caused the weakened glass to protrude outward and stay in that explosive stance.
The point of this wreckage? We can’t seem to locate one. Other than being completely over the top, the guys of RatedRR just seem to like breaking and blowing up gadgets while SquareTrade is at least trying to convince you to get protective gear for your iPad. Either way, these videos are not made for Apple fans or those who can’t even afford an iPad, but if you do own one, get yourself a cover and keep it far, far away from men with guns.
dull. you drop glass, it breaks. duh
You know how I know you have too much money?
I “baby” my electronics and put it otterboxes if possible.
Awesome build quality, haha apple crap. I did that with my galaxy tab 10.1, and it’s still with us today no broken screen.
dull. you drop glass, it breaks. duh
Those iPads could have been donated to schools! Oh well….
maybe apple should have ponied up and used new gorilla glass
A gun can destroy it? Right, that’s it, I’m not going to get one.
Hahahaha!
What the fu*k is this supposed to prove? Except that these people are wasteful. I could have paid two and a half months rent with the money they just threw away!
But seriously, what is this suppose to prove?!?! Even a somewhat intelligent person knows you shouldn’t drop them in the first place. Just like you’re not suppose to drop a Baby, you are just not supposed to drop them. And the same somewhat intelligent person knows what happens when or if you drop one.
Seeing this makes me sick knowing how much money they just wasted .
Agreed. They are a company that sells protection coverage for the iPad, so they are trying to show how easy it is to break it.
I think most people would tend to drop their iPad (if they did) at an angle where the corner of it hits the ground. I don’t think it would fall perfectly face down.
Here’s a hint:
Don’t drop your mobile phone, tablet, or computer onto concrete, and you will be able to continue using it.
Problem solved! ;-)
I see people accidentally drop them in the street while they are running off somewhere all the time. It’s more common than you think!
I hear you don’t need to try all that hard… Just let it run longer than a half hour and the battery blows up!