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crwdns2933797:0Brett Harttcrwdnd2933797:0Kul 13, 2011crwdne2933797:0

	[* black] So that concludes the iPad's side of things. But what about the Smart Cover? Only one way to find out -- have it go under the [product\|IF145-033\|scalpel].
	[* black] Inside the Smart cover we found the following:
	[* red] A large metal plate encased in plastic that adheres to the magnets to form the stand.
	[* black] Two plastic plates in the middle that exist purely for structural support.
	[* yellow] The stack of magnets we found earlier using our magnetic viewing film.
	[* icon_note] It turns out that the cover doesn't work nearly as well once you take out the magnets, steel plate, and plastic structural supports.
+	[* black] We were curious why Apple decided to use so many magnets on the right side of the Smart Cover. They needed at least four to complement those in the iPad 2, but why the other ten?
+	[* black] Because they used a steel-to-magnet bond (which is weaker than a magnet-to-magnet bond) to form the triangular stand, they needed to use way more magnets.