Originally Posted by
Darryl Brian Just curious, did the iPad 2 have a case on it and how bad was the drop?
I had a shell on the back from Belkin, and a leather smart cover on the front.
Was in the process of sitting down on a moving subway, and the thing just slipped from my hands and opened up and face-planted on the floor from three-four feet up.
I'd already dented one of the corners, so that may have disrupted its ability simply to disperse the force/energy of the drop...
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Chose to go with a 128 GB LTE iPad Air and a blue smart cover. Looks very sharp.
And got AppleCare+. I've learnt my lesson!