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post #1 of 14
10/24/12 at 4:01pm
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Coming on the heels of an avalanche of product announcements, Apple on Wednesday posted detailed dimensional drawings of the iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad to its developer website to assist third-party case makers in developing new products.

iPad mini Drawing
iPad mini with Wi-Fi and Cellular dimensional drawing. (Click to enlarge) | Source: Apple


First discovered by intrepid AppleInsider reader "Magnus Hanso," Apple has posted detailed schematics for its new range of iPad products to its developer website, just as it did for the iPhone 5 in September.

While the drawings don't offer much in the way of new information, it does give the closest look yet at the as-yet-unreleased tablets.

Apple announced the 7.9-inch iPad mini and revised 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display and redesigned iMac.

Preorders for the new iPads start on Oct. 26, with shipments of Wi-Fi only models expected to arrive on Nov. 2, followed by "Wi-Fi + Cellular" versions in mid-November.
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post #2 of 14
10/24/12 at 4:12pm

Fascinating. I had no idea all of these CAD drawings were available on their site.

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post #3 of 14
10/24/12 at 4:18pm

Good info for the Chinese cloners 1wink.gif

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post #4 of 14
10/24/12 at 4:25pm
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Good info for the Chinese cloners 1wink.gif

 

They would know all about this anyway since Apple products are manufactured in China.

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post #5 of 14
10/24/12 at 4:51pm
samsung have requested for better copies of the drawing please..
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post #6 of 14
10/24/12 at 7:21pm
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samsung have requested for better copies of the drawing please..

Its not better copies, they requested the fine print under the Apple Inc. in right hand corner to be removed, since impacts on their R&D program.

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post #7 of 14
10/24/12 at 9:36pm

If complaints are filed, courts outside the US could rule that the language on these drawings need to be in Korean & Chinese because, "Apple knew or reasonably should have known" that their designs were going to be copied, cloned or stolen by persons and/or corporations with a history of doing so, & that Apple provided 'English only' in the drawings, created a condition whereby said persons and/or corporations could reasonably have made translation errors. Therefore, whereas, & forthwith, it shall be deemed a viable defense for said persons and/or corporations to claim, "I didn't know!"

 

 

如果提交了投诉，在美国以外的法院裁决，这些图纸上的语言需要在韩国和中国，因为“苹果知道或理应知道”，他们的设计被复制，复制或被盗的人，/或公司这样做的历史，与苹果公司提供的英语只有“在附图中，创造了一个条件，即个人和/或公司可以合理地翻译错误。因此，尽管与即时，它应被视为一个可行的防御人员和/或公司要求，“我不知道！”
 
불만이 제기하는 경우, 미국 이외의 법원이 도면에있는 언어에해야 지배 할 수있는 한국어 및 중국어 때문에, 자신의 디자인 복사, 복제 또는 사람에 의해 도난 될 예정 한 걸 "애플은 알고 있거나 충분히 알고 있어야" / 또는 이렇게의 역사를 자랑하는 기업, 및 애플이 그림에서 '영어'를 제공 명 및 / 또는 기업이 합리적 번역 오류가 한 수 있다고 상기 조건을 만들었습니다. 개인 및 / 또는 기업이 소유권을 주장했다에 따라서, 반면, & 즉각, 그것은 가능한 방어를 간주한다, "나는 몰랐는데!"
 
(translations begrudgingly obtained from..um…google translate)
 
Disclaimer: the above references only those who have copied, cloned or stolen in the recent past, as referenced in current news articles, & is not referencing entire  groups. It is acknowledged that many others copy, clone & steal, but other than jail breakers who download paid programs for free, but those others are too numerous to mention.
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post #8 of 14
10/24/12 at 10:34pm
I'm still surprised at how Apple nailed the bezel levels on the sides. These CAD drawings only make me wonder even more.

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post #9 of 14
10/24/12 at 11:04pm
Next week Scamsung will have its event at Seoul Theatre introducing the next Galaxy Tab mini which will be the exact copy of the iPad mini, the only different is the cheap plastic with crappy OS for all the cheapskates who think $329 is too much to ask from their parents since they already live in the basement for free.

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post #10 of 14
10/25/12 at 4:27am
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I'm still surprised at how Apple nailed the bezel levels on the sides. These CAD drawings only make me wonder even more.


Nailed? What do you mean?

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post #11 of 14
10/25/12 at 4:28am
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Fascinating. I had no idea all of these CAD drawings were available on their site.


What's fascinating to me is how some case makers gamble on dimensions and start producing cases before these drawings are available (or even before a product is officially announced).

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post #12 of 14
10/25/12 at 7:18am
I'm surprised AI published this article as if they weren't aware these existing. CAD drawings have been available for a long time (41 and counting). Each time a new iOS product is released, Apple releases CAD drawings for case vendors. This is the only way third-party case vendors will be able to deliver accurate cases. Apple depends on many third-party vendors for accessories so they have a vested interest in making sure those vendors produces good quality products.
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post #13 of 14
10/25/12 at 7:46am
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I'm surprised AI published this article as if they weren't aware these existing. CAD drawings have been available for a long time (41 and counting). Each time a new iOS product is released, Apple releases CAD drawings for case vendors. This is the only way third-party case vendors will be able to deliver accurate cases. Apple depends on many third-party vendors for accessories so they have a vested interest in making sure those vendors produces good quality products.

41 what and counting? Does this mean case makers have kept the details undercover (for how long?) without leaks?
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post #14 of 14
10/26/12 at 12:11am
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I'm surprised AI published this article as if they weren't aware these existing. CAD drawings have been available for a long time (41 and counting). Each time a new iOS product is released, Apple releases CAD drawings for case vendors. This is the only way third-party case vendors will be able to deliver accurate cases. Apple depends on many third-party vendors for accessories so they have a vested interest in making sure those vendors produces good quality products.

41 what and counting? Does this mean case makers have kept the details undercover (for how long?) without leaks?

No, case makers get the drawings after Apple releases said product. The 41 and counting could mean this is the 41st CAD drawing for their 'pocketable' items (iPodPadPhone).
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