I’ve had mine for almost a year, carried it everywhere in several bags and used it daily and it’s perfectly straight. I don’t have AC+ because it’s not available in my country (thanks Apple)
Anyway, AC+ is not necessary. Just don’t sit on yours, throw the bag it’s in around or use it as a firsbee and it should be fine.
I’ve got a few more weeks to add AC. Still debating but will probably add it. There’s enough anecdotal evidence imo to be concerned. Also the bend test videos online show the effort required to bend and snap is minimal on this particular model. If we make the mistake of labelling these videos as “clickbait” then we are essentially lodging our fingers in our ears while shielding our eyes from the reality that they are indeed bending, and doing so with virtually a bare minimum of effort.
The whole clickbait accusations seem weird to me if I’m honest and don’t think they can be used as excuses. Several of these videos are from actual apple fanatics who consistently big-up apple products. They are generally excited to show just how durable apple gear is in comparison to others.
EverythingApplePro’ (for example) is literally buzzing in his current durability test of the iPhone 11pro and can not hide his enthusiasm and/or excitement with regard to how well built and durable the new iPhone is..This guy loves everything apple..you can see that in every unboxing video he does BUT even he concedes the weakness of the IPP 2018 and is visibly shocked at the minimal effort required to bend it. This guy has bent many iPads but never has one literally snapped in his hands, as did the current iPP.
I’ve no doubt some of the online videos are about hits and we can usually sense the tongue in cheek nature of these but there are others out there that all but confirm there are structural issues at play here. Anyone using common sense can sort the wheat from the chaff and recognise that even some of Apple’s most enthusiastic of supporters are disappointed in the current iPP build quality.
I won’t be bending mine forcibly or intentionally so it doesn’t matter to me, and long may mine last but I won’t disregard the evidence from those who have bends from less deliberate or intentional means either. Sad to say but their bad experiences and posts here & elsewhere are cautionary & beneficial for the rest of us & potential new buyers. Perhaps we needn’t baby these iPads but I’m convinced we need to be somewhat more aware of our iPads potential fragility and the surroundings we keep them.
and practically lives in a backpack which is stuffed to capacity on a daily basis and the S5e has held up just fine so far. If I didn’t dislike android on tablets so much, I would certainly rate this.
