IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown (opens in new tab)

Of note, the Nano uses the earbud cable as the antenna.

Imagine how thin and light it could be if batteries were not required.

So would I. I'd love to know what percentage of the iPad 2's weight is the battery and glass.

Your best bet is to post a comment on the teardown if this hasn't been added yet.

We also don't see the iPad marketed as an industrial device.

I work for the company, so color me a little bias, but the point of these teardowns has always been threefold. First, learn about hardware design. See how a company was able to make the latest cool new device. Second, some people are interested in only buying devices that they can repair. This teardown showed that it would be damn hard to repair most parts in this. Third, people want to know about how green the device is, and what other companies Apple is using for chips, etc.

Hope that explains. If it doesn't just chalk it up to to the fact that the same people who like reading engadget tend to like iFixit's teardowns. Gadget lust if you will.

At least the information about 512MB RAM is news to me. I don't think this has been announced by Apple.