The latest Apple news from the experts in Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad Repair. This blog covers everything from new repair guide releases to tips and tricks to the latest take aparts on the newest gadgets.

iPad Teardown Complete HD Video

April 3rd, 2010

iPad Teardown Slideshow Video Now Up

April 3rd, 2010

iPad Parts Available For Sale

April 3rd, 2010

We’ve got our iPad Parts store up and running. Check out all of our iPad Parts at the link below.All of these parts are in stock and ready for purchase today!

iPad Parts Store

The parts that we’ve got up are the following:

Apple 10W iPad Power Adapter USB A1357
iPad Back Case
iPad Glass and Digitizer Panel Assembly
iPad LCD Display Screen
iPad Main Logic Board
iPad Midboard
iPad Replacement Battery
iPad Speaker Assembly
iPad Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Dock Daughterboard

iPad Teardown Webcast videos up – Hi-Def up shortly

April 3rd, 2010

iPad Teardown Video (Part 1) …Hi-Def Videos to be posted shortly.



iPad Teardown Video (Part 2)


iPad Teardown Live Blog

April 3rd, 2010

iPad Billing Information Received – Don’t Fret

April 2nd, 2010

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.

FCC Photos Show iPad Test Setup

April 2nd, 2010

Recently revealed FCC photos show more details on the testing done on the iPad. The testing was done by CETECOM.


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Get Up to 2TB Internal Storage in your Apple Laptop

April 1st, 2010

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. )

Click here to go to the DualDrive product page.

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Make a Tech Repair Video – Get up to $50

March 31st, 2010

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.

Enter the iPad Giveaway

March 29th, 2010

Congratulations facebook fan Don M Oehlert! You won the iPad in our iPad Giveaway! The iPad Giveaway is officially over!

In case you missed it, PowerbookMedic was the first company to do an iPad Teardown.
The video is below:

We’ve also opened the first iPad Parts Store. We’ve got all the replacement parts from the iPad LCD Display to the Glass Digitizer to the Logic Board.

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We’ve given away lots of goodies in the past from Snow Leopard to iPods to Macbooks. This time we’re giving away an iPad.

Enter to win your iPad, and then come back on Saturday to watch us take one apart! Click here for the info on our iPad Take Apart event.

Specs on the iPad:

* 16GB
* Wi-FI Model

Retail value – $499.00

How To Enter the Giveaway:

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

Retweet Autofill for iPad Giveaway

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

  1. No purchase necessary
  2. Must be 18 years or older to enter to be eligible to win the prize
  3. Void where prohibited by law
  4. PowerbookMedic reserves the right to refuse any submission for any reason
  5. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received
  6. Winner will be listed on the website, twitter, and notified by email
  7. Prizes are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash
  8. Entries will be accepted through Monday April 5th at 12:00 CST.
  9. Employees of PowerbookMedic, affiliates, and their families are not eligible to enter
  10. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply
  11. The winner has 7 days from notification to claim their prize. Otherwise the prize is forfeited.
  12. 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
  13. The iPad will ship via UPS Ground 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.
  14. PowerbookMedic is not responsible for any International shipping, duties, or taxes should the winner be located internationally.
  15. 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