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Microsoft's latest Surface devices almost as easy to fix as they are to break

iFixit hands out provisional 8 out of 10 for hardware designed with repairs in mind

Personal Tech24 Jun 2024 | 14

iFixit divorces Samsung over lack of real commitment to DIY repair program

CEO tells El Reg the phone titan's 'refusal to be completely candid with us was a major factor'

Personal Tech23 May 2024 | 55

iFixit hails replaceable LPCAMM2 laptop memory as a 'big deal'

So long SODIMM? Only in new Thinkpad so far, but memory format may well spread across market

Storage08 May 2024 | 23

Apple Vision Pro has densest display iFixit's ever seen, and almost-OK repairability

You can fit more than 50 Virgin Bro pixels into a single iPhone one while angular resolution remains a little low

Personal Tech07 Feb 2024 | 46

iFixit tears Apple's Vision Pro to pieces

It isn't just the price that makes your eyes look so weird

Personal Tech05 Feb 2024 | 57

Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairability

Middling performance, but check out the longevity

Personal Tech07 Dec 2023 | 45

Right-to-repair fight going national as FTC asked to lay down the law

Why shouldn't you be able to fix your own kit? Clue: Profit is involved

Public Sector15 Nov 2023 | 21

Microsoft enlists iFixit to extend Surface spare parts program

Appears to have expanded coverage to at least 30 nations

Personal Tech27 Oct 2023 | 9

iFixit pries open Google Pixel 8 Pro with clamps and picks

Could be easier to get into, but check out that 7-year update commitment

Personal Tech24 Oct 2023 | 13

Meta Quest 3 is a virtual reality of repair insanity

Bravery and a bucket for the screws required to service latest idiot visor

Personal Tech16 Oct 2023 | 9

Teardown reveals iPhone 15 to be series of questionable design decisions

Video High cost and hard to work with? Yep, that's Apple all over

Personal Tech26 Sep 2023 | 54

Apple pairs well with profits, not repair shops

iFixit demotes iPhone 14 from 7/10 to 4 after reality of software locks hit home

Personal Tech20 Sep 2023 | 28

Apple-backed California right-to-repair bill just a bite away from governor's signature

This would make the Golden State the third to enact a similar law

Personal Tech13 Sep 2023 | 17

We all scream for ice cream – so why are McDonald's machines always broken?

iFixit takes aim at the John-Deere-for-frozen-milk situation

Personal Tech31 Aug 2023 | 109

Logitech, iFixit to offer parts to stop folks binning their computer mouse

Stick with me and the mice live ... with pads, batteries and screws for two models

Personal Tech17 May 2023 | 45

iFixit stabs batteries – for science – so you don't have to

The point? To demonstrate the safety of lithium-ion power packs when handled properly

Personal Tech18 Nov 2022 | 67

Those screws on the Apple Watch Ultra are a red herring

Thinking about shelling out $800? If you break it you're 'screwed'

Personal Tech28 Sep 2022 | 50

iPhone 14 iFixit teardown shows Apple's learning on repairs

Video Or was forced into a rethink by legislation

Personal Tech19 Sep 2022 | 20

Apple forgoes cooling systems in M2 MacBook Air

Screwdriver fiends iFixit ponder the wisdom of a 'fanless, heatspreader-less, non-upgradable laptop'

Personal Tech21 Jul 2022 | 49

Google to sell replacement Pixel phone parts via iFixit

Batteries, displays, cameras and more, apparently

Personal Tech08 Apr 2022 | 14

Apple's Mac Studio exposed: A spare storage slot and built-in RAM

That's no quadcopter... that's a... cooling system?

Personal Tech24 Mar 2022 | 77

Apple says it will no longer punish those daring to repair their iPhone 13 screens

iFixit welcomes 'tactical achievement' after iGiant offers vague software fix to Face ID block

Personal Tech09 Nov 2021 | 40

Battery in 2021 MacBook Pro way easier to replace, says iFixit – shame about the rest

When we say 'way easier,' you better have a steady hand and nerves of steel

Personal Tech01 Nov 2021 | 11

While the iPhone's repairability is in the toilet, at least the Apple Watch 7 is as fixable as the previous model

Component swaps still a thing – for now

Personal Tech22 Oct 2021 | 5

iFixit prises open the iPhone 13 Pro, claims 'any display replacement knocks out Face ID'

Updated Battery still swappable – rest fiddly

Personal Tech27 Sep 2021 | 25

Playdate handheld game system torn to pieces, crank and all

We never managed to fix our Game Boy, but maybe we could repair this?

Personal Tech24 Aug 2021 | 14

iFixit voids yet another warranty tearing down the 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pro

Not too difficult to get in, but component serialisation could still be a hurdle

Personal Tech07 Jun 2021 |

iFixit publishes teardown of M1 iMac, shows that making a determination of repairability is still hard

No alarms, no surprises

Personal Tech25 May 2021 | 16

iFixit slams Samsung's phone 'upcycling' scheme for falling short of what was promised

Dude, where's my unlocked bootloader?

Personal Tech19 May 2021 | 50

Big right-to-repair win: FTC blasts tech giants for making it so difficult to mend devices

'There is scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for restrictions'

Personal Tech07 May 2021 | 51

iFixit wants you to be legally able to break software locks to repair gizmos. Unsurprisingly, manufacturers are less keen

US Copyright Office asked to add DMCA amendment

Legal23 Apr 2021 | 26

Xiaomi didn't turn the glue up to 11 on its new Mi flagship, but still gets low marks for repairability

Yep. Gadget botherers had to haul out a 'specialist tool'

Personal Tech15 Mar 2021 | 11

There was hope Samsung had turned a corner in repairability, but the Galaxy S21 Ultra is a step backwards

iFixit's flagship autopsy finds glue. Lots of glue

Personal Tech12 Mar 2021 | 15

Apple, forced to rate product repair potential in France, gives itself modest marks

Never mind the glue and soldered RAM

Personal Tech27 Feb 2021 | 96

Screw you, gadget-menders! No really, you'll need loads of screwdrivers to fix Apple's AirPods Max headphones

Surprisingly fixable... with a bulging toolbox

Personal Tech20 Jan 2021 | 49

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is so mired in strangely hardy glue that the display shattered during iFixit's teardown

Don't drop this one

Personal Tech08 Dec 2020 | 23

Why did Apple hamstring camera repairs on standard iPhone 12 but leave Pro Max module swappable? asks engineering group

Bug? iFixit muses in teardown of Cupertino's top-tier mobe

Personal Tech23 Nov 2020 | 23

Honey, I shrunk the iPhone 12: Mini teardown reveals same components, only smaller

And with better repairability than its big brother too

Personal Tech16 Nov 2020 | 20

Cool, cool, cool: Screwdriver-wielders delve into the guts of an Xbox Series X

'Like an air conditioner with a graphics card'.... Lessons in heat management from Microsoft

Personal Tech11 Nov 2020 | 11

Right to repair? At least you still have the right to despair: Camera modules cannot be swapped on the iPhone 12

Not without Apple's proprietary System Configuration app anyway

Personal Tech30 Oct 2020 | 42

Honey, I shrunk the battery: Something's gotta give as iPhone 12's logic board swells to accommodate 5G chippery

Next-gen connectivity requires reshuffle beneath the surface

Personal Tech26 Oct 2020 | 33

Apple Watch Series 6 isn't a step back for repairability but in its own way that's a leap forward

Fitness fans get more battery capacity in thinner case, and replacing it is doable for the brave

Personal Tech22 Sep 2020 | 12

Microsoft's Surface Duo cops 1 repairability point for each of its screens: That's 2/10

$1,400 phone has 'built-in death clock' and 'is not something meant to be repaired', muses iFixit

Personal Tech14 Sep 2020 | 14

iFixit horses around with Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G to discover glue in abundance

Something to consider if you splash out on Samsung's new hotness

Personal Tech20 Aug 2020 | 9

OnePlus Nord is surprisingly fixable compared to earlier stablemates, but common repairs require disassembly

Drop the heat gun, pal: minimal glue means there's hope for brave butterfingers among you

Personal Tech06 Aug 2020 | 13

If you're on invite-only tech-testing scheme, take care with Amazon's Alexa-powered answer to Google's Glass

iFixit reveals repair won't be trivial

Science03 Aug 2020 | 24

Teardown nerds delve into Dell's new XPS 15 laptop to find – fancy that – screws and user-serviceable parts

Repairability score good? Well, yes actually

Personal Tech17 Jul 2020 | 31

Broken your new Surface Go 2 already? Looks like it's a bit more repairable this time

Less glue, but the silicon remains firmly soldered in place

Personal Tech18 May 2020 | 10

2020 MacBook Air teardown shows in graphic detail how butterfly keyboards were snipped for scissor switch

Was 0.5mm of laptop really worth five years of pain, Tim?

Personal Tech26 Mar 2020 | 53

Now that's what I call a sticky situation: Repairability fiends open up Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, find the remains of Shergar

Samsung sticks firm to policy of glueing the hell out its phones

Personal Tech05 Mar 2020 | 26

Glue's clues: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip dissection reveals a pholdable mired in adhesive

Yeah, don't break this one either

Personal Tech19 Feb 2020 | 14

Don't break your swanky new Motorola Razr, you probably won't be able to get it fixed

Repairs require complete disassembly

Personal Tech13 Feb 2020 | 33

Xiaomi what's inside: Wow, teardown nerds find debut smartwatch isn't actually a solder-and-resin nightmare

If you can open the damn thing, that is

Personal Tech06 Feb 2020 | 25

iFixit surgeons dissect Apple's pricey Mac Pro: Industry standard sockets? Repair diagrams? Who are you and what have you done to Apple?

Say cheese, Cupertino, you've got a repairability score of 9

Personal Tech17 Dec 2019 | 99

Apple's latest keyboard travels back in time to when they weren't crap

It's Magic!

Personal Tech18 Nov 2019 | 64

Huawei's first Google-free phone stripped and searched: Repair not too painful... once you're in

Mate 30 Pro's modular innards praised, but glue still abundant

Personal Tech15 Nov 2019 | 40