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Xbox One Kinect Teardown

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Xbox One Kinect Repairability: 6 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair).

It's super easy to replace the fan once you get inside.

While there isn't much to fix inside, most components are modular and held in place with screws. If you need to replace one of the eight million cameras, you can…

…but, not so much the three little IR blasters in the center of the sensor bar. Those are held in place with soldered-in straps, because Microsoft.

Screws hidden under tamper-evident tape and tricky clips make it tricky to get inside.

The same screw types from the original Kinect are back, (still) including one repair-inhibiting T10 Security bit.

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