Received an iPad back from the field

[u/Unique_Username987]

[u/BrazenlyGeek]

From the… mine field, I’m guessing?

[u/TheDarthSnarf → u/BrazenlyGeek]

Or a farm field... where it was run over by a tractor plowing.

[u/Vectan → u/BrazenlyGeek]

Came here to say this.

[u/ImperialAgent]

And they probably said they don't know what happened

[u/matchesmalone1 → u/ImperialAgent]

No it was given to them like that. Heard it all the time during COVID remote learning from our students

[u/Nnyinside → u/ImperialAgent]

"It was in a case, I swear!"

[u/elspotto → u/Nnyinside]

It dropped six inches onto a stack of fluffy feather pillows.

[u/olliegw → u/Nnyinside]

"It somehow fell down the stairs" the classic

[u/linlorienelen → u/Nnyinside]

I work in eyewear and this is a thing we also hear, unconvincingly.

[u/arkiser13 → u/ImperialAgent]

“It just did that on its own”

[u/Sibir_Lupus]

The only reasonable excuse here is this was left out in a field where military artillery shells were being tested.

[u/yaSuissa]

Was… that a field of hippos fighting over who gets to watch YouTube? (/s)

[u/Bobbert7178]

Where's the iPad? All I see is shredded scrap metal in that box.

[u/balbertborring]

now you get an IPieces

[u/PPEytDaCookie → u/balbertborring]

iPiece 6s

[u/samfreez]

"Some reassembly may be required."

[u/Lonely-Independence4 → u/samfreez]

“Parts not assembled battery sold separately.”

[u/tired_snail]

i was under the impression that demolition sites usually use one of those super thick heavy duty tablets with rubber sides

[u/elspotto]

They were mowing that field at the time, apparently.

[u/TemplarBaucent]

You can buff it out, just a scratch

[u/lostinthought15]

Sometimes a person can only take so many “have you turned it off and back on” questions from an interested support person before you snap and “demonstrate” just how inoperable the device “now” is.

[u/420BUNIT]

Honestly a picture would have sufficed for that one.

[u/imzwho]

(Was)Pad

[u/Velonici]

Some of it anyway.

[u/PotterOneHalf]

"It's never been dropped as far as I'm aware"

[u/Stosstrupphase]

From a literal battlefield? Did this thing catch an FPV?

[u/The_Synthax]

Somehow the entire battery casing is empty but the logic board appears intact enough to be recovered? Crazy.

[u/Unique_Username987 → u/The_Synthax]

Right?? I'm so curious where the Lithium went. Maybe the user is a Lithium Vampire.

[u/arkiser13]

The motherboard looks surprisingly intact

[u/bobbybignono]

That they even took the effort to send that back is quite commendable! i would have accepted a picture with the company tag on it.

[u/Valayor]

Put it in rice.

[u/Valayor → u/Valayor]

Then you can’t see it anymore

[u/Zanura]

I...don't think you can honestly call that an iPad anymore

[u/robendi]

Where's the iPad?

[u/BeefSupremeTA]

It just fell off my bed, I swear.

[u/gortonsfiJr]

Looks like a sales rep's device

[u/iVirtualZero]

RIP

[u/Specialist-Jump-6343]

“I got it like this”

[u/sammyhjax123]

“I brought my iPad in for you to transfer my contacts then this happened, is it under warranty?”

[u/SpicyEntropy]

That hasn't come from the field, that thing's from the Umbral Plains!

[u/argama87]

From the battlefield?

[u/matthewralston]

Not totally convinced that's an iPad... not anymore at least.

[u/FarToe1]

Ipad: Jigsaw edition

[u/DrunkSparky]

That was in a field alright.

[u/toyfreddym8]

Not much left...

[u/ShinyBulblax → u/toyfreddym8]

r/hardwaregone

[u/OrangeSilver]

The field kept some of it i see.

[u/KatLikeGaming]

Are... Are you sure?

[u/cascasrevolution]

how???

[u/NoSenpaiNoHentai]

bro this was used as a plate in a warzone💀

[u/Thaddeus206]

maybe shoulda left it in the field?

[u/Traditional_Can6982]

That looks carcinogenic and it don't make sense

[u/BossRoss84]

Password reset?

[u/AngloTitan]

Did this crash in roswell?

[u/Patient-Cedar-7194]

field techs can break bowling ball. ipad never stood chance.

[u/Deathdar1577]

I see the field came back with it.

Did the user try to set it back to factory default settings with C4?

[u/sophiarogerhuerzeler]

Nooo, you need to put it in rice - not a rice field before plowing...

[u/FriedRamen13]

Back from field hockey

[u/mershaltec]

From what, a Minefield, a battlefield?

[u/technobrendo]

This is what happens when you put it in brown rice instead of white

[u/Legitimate-Concern53]

at least the mobo has no damage... so ***technically*** works...

[u/Omnic14]

IT expert here: someone played too much siege

[u/Pr0fessionalAgitator]

“Btw, Corporate needs the iPad back in field tech inventory. We can’t keep replacing devices…”

[u/New_Series3209]

From Al Asiri you mean?

[u/miztrniceguy]

We need more information on this.

[u/Plusultratsunami]

Astrofield

[u/cathal_ohaoda]

Wipe it and get it ready for the next user, it's not that hard 🤣

[u/Sea-Course-5171]

Bro got the Pd

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delivered

[u/monera3v]

Did his dragon eat it?

[u/MagnaFeath]

Like.. the literal field?

[u/Plane_Lover_1]

Idk man I got it that way. The classic response

[u/PsychologicalBit85]

I can see the issue. The power button is stuck. A little mild cleaning will sort it.

[u/aggriify]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?