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New MacBook Air still stymies repairs, upgrades

Apple's newest MacBook Air, nearly identical to its predecessor, is not any easier to repair, iFixit said this week after tearing apart one of the just-released ultra-light notebooks.

By Gregg Keizer | 13 June, 2013 17:31

Tags: Apple, iFixit, hardware systems, Macintosh, airport, laptops, intel
Surface Pro flops in repairability test, says iFixit

Popular do-it-yourself website iFixit today gave Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet the lowest-possible repair score, just 1 out of a possible 10, after spending hours getting the device open.

By Gregg Keizer | 13 February, 2013 21:35

Tags: hardware, iFixit, Microsoft, hardware systems, tablets
Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible

The electronics website iFixit on Friday downgraded the new 21.5-in. iMac's repair score to 3 out of a possible 10, calling servicing the computer 'an exercise in disappointment.'

By Gregg Keizer | 02 December, 2012 11:30

Tags: hardware, Apple, iFixit, hardware systems, Macintosh, intel, emc
First iPad Mini teardown reveals few surprises

The first teardown of an iPad Mini showed few surprises, but the team that took apart Apple's new smaller tablet said it was 'extremely difficult' for do-it-yourselfers to repair

By Gregg Keizer | 01 November, 2012 20:08

Tags: Apple, iFixit, hardware systems, Macintosh, tablets
The Nook Tablet's design element: A faux carabiner clip

The $249 Nook Tablet from Barnes & Noble costs $50 more than the Amazon Kindle Fire and has about double the storage and memory. But there's also something else about the Nook that caught the eye of teardown experts at iFixit: A metal loop at the lower left corner of the metal cover.

By Matt Hamblen | 22 November, 2011 06:49

Tags: hardware, Barnes & Noble, Mobile and Wireless, Mobile Apps and Services, iFixit, hardware systems