iFixit today released its disassembly of Apple's sixth-generati iPad focused educati and found that, unsurprisingly, the tablet shares many internal compents of the fifth generati iPad. The dismantling team also examined the potential for sustainability and reparability of the new iPad in an educatial envirment by comparing it to its competitors in the field. Images via iFixit
The lack of waterproofing of the iPad, the n-replaceable charging port, the zero scalability and the use of glue in the internal compents were added to a "repair nightmare". iFixit then pointed to the HP Elite x2 1012 G1 tablet, which got a perfect repair score of 10 out of 10, summarizing that "Apple's educati" iPad is still a case of will not – can not. "
The lack of waterproofing of the iPad, the n-replaceable charging port, the zero scalability and the use of glue in the internal compents were added to a "repair nightmare". iFixit then pointed to the HP Elite x2 1012 G1 tablet, which got a perfect repair score of 10 out of 10, summarizing that "Apple's educati" iPad is still a case of will not – can not. "
Looking into the internals of the iPad, the two major upgrades of the new tablet are an improved A10 processor and Broadcom chips for Apple Pencil support." IFixit cast a bang. eye inside the iPad using Creative Electr's X-ray imaging software, discovering "ly …