Many people are fretting over their iPad tracking number just saying Billing Information Received. If you’re getting this as your tracking info, I wouldn’t get too worked up over it.
UPS is bringing these in with a product called WorldEase. This product allows companies to bring in large quantities of merchandise under one tracking number, and then, once they clear customs the tracking numbers are updated to the individual numbers. The tracking #s should be updated by early tomorrow morning once they clear customs.
Just some food for thought, so stop worrying.
Get some rest. You’ve got a long day of iPadding tomorrow. If you’ve got some extra time, check out our Live iPad Teardown webcast tomorrow morning.
Today we’re announcing an upgrade to our DualDrive line of Apple laptop hard drive storage.
The DualDrive replaces your internal optical drive with a hard drive of your choice (Only 2.5″ SATA drives will work in the Dual Drive).By adding a second hard drive, you can up to double your internal storage capacity.
The previous max storage for a DualDrive was 750GB. Now you can get a DualDrive up to 1TB. The chart below shows what the total maximums are per laptop model. (Note that this upgrade is only for the standard DualDrive. The DualDrive for Unibody models currently does not support the 1TB drive. )
Today we’re opening up our repair guide development to the public. As of today, anyone can upload a repair video and best yet, we’ll pay you for it. For a video 5-10 Minutes in length, we’ll give you $25. For a video 10 minutes or greater, we’ll give you $50.
What types of videos are we looking for?
We are open to any tech device we currently don’t have on the site.
The newer the device the better.
Does it have to be an Apple Product?
No. We’re opening this up to all devices, all brands.
How does it work?
Click Here to go to our Repair Guide Center and then register for an account. Once you setup your account you’ll be able to start uploading videos. After you’ve uploaded your video, our team will review it for quality. The review will be over within 24 hours in most cases. The video will then be posted live on our site and you’ll be sent your cash reward via Paypal.
Why are we opening up development?
When individuals collaborate on a project, the possibilities are endless. We want to do what we’ve done from the beginning, and that is to show people how to fix things. By opening this up we hope to accomplish that goal on a larger scale.
There are four ways to enter this week’s giveaway. You can enter multiple ways, and each individual can end up with up to 10 entries.
1.) Join us on Twitter (Click Here to visit our Twitter page) and Retweet the following message “RT @powerbookmedic is giving away an iPad : http://tinyurl.com/yzp2qfg”
The retweet counts as 2 Entries. (You must still be a follower when the contest ends to be eligible.)
2.) RSVP to our iPad Take Apart Webcast – RSVP to our live iPad Take Apart webcast by clicking here . You have to register with Ustream to RSVP. (The iPad Take Apart Event is currently scheduled for Saturday April 3rd and is set to start between 9:30 – 10:00 AM CST.)
This counts as 5 Entries.
3.) Join us on Facebook and comment or interact with our wall. (Click Here to visit our Facebook Page.)
This counts as 5 entries. (You must still be a fan at the end of the contest to be eligible.)
4.) Write a blog post about us or the giveaway with a link back to our site and email the link for the post to twitter@powerbookmedic.com.
One blog post will count as 5 entries. Only one blog post per individual.
The total number of entries possible per individual is 10. The contest is over on Monday April 5th at 12:00 CST.
Rules and Regulations
No purchase necessary
Must be 18 years or older to enter to be eligible to win the prize
Void where prohibited by law
PowerbookMedic reserves the right to refuse any submission for any reason
Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received
Winner will be listed on the website, twitter, and notified by email
Prizes are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash
Entries will be accepted through Monday April 5th at 12:00 CST.
Employees of PowerbookMedic, affiliates, and their families are not eligible to enter
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply
The winner has 7 days from notification to claim their prize. Otherwise the prize is forfeited.
Participating entrants agree that PowerbookMedic, its subsidiaries, participating sponsors, their affiliates, officers, directors, agents and their employees shall not be responsible for lost, misdirected, illegible or late entries
The iPadwillshipviaUPSGround for free unless the winner is located internationally. If the winner is located internationally, they will be responsible for the shipping charges. The iPad should ship within 24 hours of the winner’s confirmation unless circumstances outside of our control.
PowerbookMedic is not responsible for any International shipping, duties, or taxes should the winner be located internationally.
By enrolling, contestants accept these rules and agree to be bound by the results of the prize drawings. All decisions made by PowerbookMedic are final
On April 3rd, PowerbookMedic became the 1st company to take apart the Apple iPad. The high def video is embeded below. The iPad take apart video is also available on our Mac Repair Guide site.
For high def photos of the take apart, you can click this link visit our iPad Teardown page.
== Original Post ==
While most people are waiting to play with the iPad, we’re waiting to take it apart. We’ve been taking Apple gadgets apart and posting guides since our beginnings over 8 years ago. (Click here to go to our Mac Repair Guides.)
This time however, we’re going to do something a little special. We’re going to take it apart in a live webcast. You’ll get to see what we see. Will there be breakage…it’s very possible. Will there be problems and surprises….you bet. Will there be excitement….no doubt.
You can tune in to the live webcast by linking to this blog post. You can also RSVP to the event by clicking here . You have to register with Ustream though to RSVP.
The event should start around 9:30 – 10:00 AM CST on April 3rd. It all depends on exactly when we get our iPads. (Note that there are rumors iPads are shipping early. If we receive our iPad early, we’ll be pushing up the date of the webcast. Stay tuned to our twitter feed to stay up to date!)
Today we’ve added three new products to the store. The new products are the back cases for the Macbook Unibody 13″, 15″, and 17″. This is the back piece of the display that has the Apple logo. This is also the piece with the black rubber surround for the Macbook Glass panel and LCD.
The three products are available from their respective links below:
Today we got a first glimpse of some of the iPad digitizers. While we can’t release the photos, we can tell you about them.
1.) No Camera hole for an iSight – This pretty much squashes the theory of a late add iPad camera, and supports the notion that the camera was pulled last minute based on previous midframe photos.
2.) Oversized iPhone Digitizer – The digitizer is basically identical to the iPhone / iPod Touch models except that it is much larger. The digitizer appears to have a strip of adhesive that will adhere it in a similar fashion as the iPod Touch and iPhone as well. We’re assuming disassembly will require a heat gun and a suction cup.
3.) The only other real note about the digitizer is that the connector to the logic board is located in the top left hand corner. On the iPod Touch and iPhone the digitizer cable runs out of the bottom of the assembly.
We’ll have the skinny on all the internals when we take the iPad apart on April 3rd. Until then you can watch our library of take apart videos at the link below:
