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[* black] iPad Air Repairability Score: ***2 out of 10*** (10 is easiest to repair)
-[* green] The LCD is easy to remove once the front panel is gone.
+[* green] The LCD is easy to remove once the front panel is taken off the iPad.
[* green] The battery is not soldered to the logic board. We'll give it that.
-[* red] Just like in the previous iPads, the front panel is glued to the rest of the device, greatly increasing the chances of cracking the glass when trying to remove it.
-[* red] Gobs, gobs, and gobs of adhesive hold everything in place, including the prone-to-start-a-fire-if-punctured battery.
+[* red] Just like in previous iPads, the front panel is glued to the rest of the device, greatly increasing the chances of cracking the glass during a repair.
+[* red] Gobs, gobs, and goblins of adhesive hold everything in place. This is the most difficult battery removal procedure we've seen in an iPad.
[* red] The LCD has foam sticky tape adhering it to the front panel, increasing chances of it being shattered during disassembly.
[* red] You can't access the front panel's connector until you remove the LCD.