repairability score

iPad 4 gets a teardown, reveals that not much has changed

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Nov 2, 2012 a 10:41 am

The iPad 4 has been given the same teardown treatment the iPad mini received by the guys over at iFixIt. In terms of repairability, it earned the same 2 out of 10 score that the 3rd generation iPad received. Other than a new dock connector and a few minor internal differences, much of the iPad 4's design remained unchanged from its predecessor.

The iPad mini gets early teardown

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 a 1:14 pm

The iPad mini is no exception when it comes to getting torn down just to see how repairable it is compared to its larger siblings. iFixIt managed to get their hands on a unit a little earlier than the rest of us and took to tearing it down. It should come as no surprise that it didn't fare much better than other iPads and only earned a 2 out of 10 repairability score.

The new Mac mini is not only upgradeable, but easily repairable too

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Oct 26, 2012 a 11:20 am

The new Mac mini has received its own teardown courtesty of iFixIt and reveals that it is the most repairable and upgradeable device Apple has released in quite a while. Adding another drive or upgrading the RAM is a super easy task causing the Mac mini to earn an 8 out of 10 repairability score. Not bad at all.

13" retina MacBook Pro gets the customary teardown treatment

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 a 10:42 am

It didn't take long for the guys over at iFixIt to get their hands on the new 13" retina MacBook Pro and give it their typical teardown treatment. While it's slightly more recyclable and repairable than it's 15" counterpart, it still only achieved a 2 out of 10 repairability score from the folks over at iFixIt.