iPadKisser wrote:
The thing is i can modify my car and make it better even than the newer model, but thats not the same with my old pad..
No one's
stopping you from modding an iPad1 (or iPad2 or iPhone4, etc.) Just like with cars, the amount of the mod will determine whether the warranty is voided or not, but neither the auto manufacturer nor Apple will stop you from modding the device. You just can't expect any warranty if the mod is that extensive. I'm not saying it can't be done, but what you're asking for is a "factory supported" upgrade. An A5 in a iPad1 is not "factory supported."
For example, I can add a seat cover to my car or a "skin" to the iPad and neither would void the warranty. But the analogy to replacing the iPad1's A4 with an A5 is replacing the 4 cylinder engine in a Ford Focus with the 5.0L V-8 from a Ford Mustang. Both are engines manufactured by Ford, but since Ford never offered the Focus with a 5.0L V-8, you've voided your warranty on the Focus.
The Focus is "better" with a V-8, and Ford won't stop you. And specifically if you have enough technical skill with welding and such to shoehorn in a V-8 into a Ford Focus, then you will be able to make the combination work. Just don't expect Ford to perform any warranty work on the Focus. So goes with the A5 transplant. It's not a simple thing, but if you have the equipment and experience to solder all the connections, you could get it to work. But Apple ain't gonna help ya.
(And if you say that it's "ridiculous" to put such a physically large engine in a small car like the Focus, then you've never seen a 70's Chevy Vega with a 454ci big block V-8. Or a Ford Anglia with a V-8 and a 6-71 blower. 🙂 Neither was something that the manufacturer's offered or collaborated on. But both were "better" for drag racing than stock forms of the vehicles. Tell a redneck it can't be done.... 😝 )
(edit: sorry, the post is supposed to be directed to iPadkisser, not necessarily at Meg.)
