iFixit is apparently running out of junk to rip apart

Humm Sounds familiar

It makes sense that there are magnets inside. If it was a metal strip then the cover would just snap to the case wherever.. and you would be constantly trying to slide it up or down to get it properly aligned and probably cause scratches.
With magnets inside... as long as you are close..they will pull the cover into it's correct position.

Thats true, Bear.

Michael did mention that the SSD is a magnetic drive, so having magnets inside would not be a great idea - I guess Apple solved that.

You still have the possible reversed polarity issue, I guess Apple feels that is remote and or rare ?

Anyway.
Would be cool if you could use the same cover in both landscape or portrait.

Ugh.
I don't think you can reverse the polarity of a permanent magnet with inducing an electrical current around/through it.

How do you propose that the magnets inside an iPad are going to have their polarity reversed?
You can alter (weaken} a magnets strength by slamming the magnet down... but that's not the same as reversing polarity.

You can alter a magnets polarity by flipping it over...



...but who is going to open their iPad or cover and flip the magnets???

If you try and put your cover on upside down, will it be repelled across the room? Perhaps the magnets are sealed on one side so it will just slide off.

LOL.. no.. they will probably just push away with mild repulsion.... which is what I'm starting to feel.. having to explain basic grade school science to 40 and 50-something adults.


Actually, now that I think about it.. yes. You will get very close to putting it on upside down...closer..closer... then all of a sudden! it will be like Hopalong Cassidy shot it out of your hand... it will go spinning across the room and embed itself into your spouses brain.
Which is ok... because you started out with an attraction for them anyways....


EDIT: you can reverse a magnets polarity by banging them extremely hard... but if you are treating your iPad like that... you have worse problems than the cover not sticking...

I am getting close to 64 so it may take some more explaining before it sets in. Of course, I will get a good nights sleep and have to start all over again.

Well if you did mention it you would be wrong. SSDs are Solid State Drives, no magnets, no moving parts. Just a dense memory chip with a carp load of transistors.

Plus the magnets are on the opposite side from the logic board from the looks of the ifixit.com links so it's no where near anything critical.

Good thing Apple didn't consult with you first, we'd have no magnets in the iPad.

Well for one thing.

Nobody ever mentioned that those magnets are electromagnetic <-- are they ? ?

I am the on thats explaining simple high school science - As I mention up above that we have changed the polarities in class. It is not easy but certainly possible.

I never said to open an iPad to flip the magnets over, thats crazy. The reversal would come from the cover side magnets.

How we changed the polarities.

1 - Abusing the magnets such as banging them together or with a hammer. Such as placing the cover on the iPad.
2 - Extreme heat, I don't think anyone is going to take a blow torch to their iPad, in fact the torch, killed the magnet.