The moment the Apple iPad went on sale April 3, the RapidRepair team began tearing one down for a closer look at its lesser-known perks and flaws. What they found, RapidRepair CEO Aaron Vronko told eWEEK, surprised them for both what Apple included and left out. For example, the battery was impressively evolved from the battery of the iPhone 3G S, but on-board memory was 256MB, not the expected 512MB currently inside the Motorola Droid and Nexus One. Additionally, Vronko noted an area that seemed deliberately designed for a camera in a future model, and was impressed with the iPad’s build quality, calling it "outstanding." The following images, courtesy of Rapid Repair, offer a how-to on iPad dissection.
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Apple iPad: A Look from the Inside Out
by Michelle Maisto
The Apple iPad
The iPad in all its 0.5-inch-thick, 1.5-pound glory. The multitouch, 9.7-inch LED backlit widescreen display features an oleophobic coating that’s said to resist fingerprints.
Step One
Opening the iPad begins with a tool called a spudger, which will likely break some of the clips holding the iPad together. This is also the moment, RapidRepair warns, where you forsake your warranty.
Cables
Before pulling the halves apart, three cables need to be unplugged from the mainboard. To get to the cables, several clips must be carefully removed.
Screen
With the cables removed, explains RapidRepair, the two halves can be set aside.
Batteries
RapidRepair marveled at the size of the iPad’s dual batteries, which offer some pretty significant juice.
Step Two
The next big step is removing the display and digitizer, which begins with removing some screws. Remove the display from the top down, RapidRepair warns, so that you don’t damage the display’s light sensor.
WiFi Antenna
Here, RapidRepair moves on to the removal of the iPad’s dock and WiFi antennae. Five screws keep this part in place, so make sure to undo them all.
iPad Mainboard
Next up is the removal of the mainboard, which was made by AT&S. To view the chips, says RapidRepair, remove the shielding by using a razor to lift the tabs.
A2 Chip
RapidRepair identifies the A2 chip as: 338S0805-A2, 09528HBR.
Toshiba Chip
Another mouthful, the Toshiba chip: TH58NVG7D2ELA89, AG2773, 09509AE.
Removing the Batteries
Seen here are the batteries, inside a black case bezel. To begin removing them entails removing the black tape from the top.
More Batteries
Here, the batteries are out of the bezel. RapidRepair loves that, as with the iPhone 3G and 3GS, Apple didn’t solder in the iPad’s batteries. All three devices use the same type of battery connection.
Complete
Shown here is the completed teardown. The toughest bit was separating the display from the back half, says RapidRepair, though overall it found disassembling the iPad to be "fairly easy."
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The moment the Apple iPad went on sale April 3, the RapidRepair team began tearing one down for a closer look at its lesser-known perks and flaws. What they found, RapidRepair CEO Aaron Vronko told eWEEK, surprised them for both what Apple included and left out. For example, the battery was impressively evolved from the battery of the iPhone 3G S, but on-board memory was 256MB, not the expected 512MB currently inside the Motorola Droid and Nexus One. Additionally, Vronko noted an area that seemed deliberately designed for a camera in a future model, and was impressed with the iPad’s build quality, calling it "outstanding." The following images, courtesy of Rapid Repair, offer a how-to on iPad dissection.