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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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