How Does iPad Air Hold Up Against 5-Foot Drop? Not Well

"Takes a licking and keeps on ticking" does not seem to be a slogan suited to Apple's new iPad Air — at least based on some recent tests performed on the new lightweight tablet.

A video shows the iPad Air dropped from about 5 feet, face down into a mound of dirt that, admittedly, seems to have some little rocks in it. The results, though, are disastrous, with the iPad Air's screen coming out completely destroyed.

The iPad Air is also dropped onto concrete, immersed in water and, in a danger few are likely to face, blown apart by an AirSoft M7 air gun. If you bought an iPad Air without insurance or Apple's AppleCare+, you may now want to reconsider Read more...