Category: Tech News

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iFixit and HP Expand Partnership, Making More Laptops Repairable Than Ever

Ever since earning our first-ever 10/10 repairability score in 2012 for the Z1 all-in-one workstation (complete with a repair diagram inside the device), HP has impressed us with their commitment…

May 1, 2025

by Matt Zieminski - iFixit

Tech News

Become a Master of Microsoldering and Board Repair with iFixit and The Repair Academy in Chattanooga!

Are you ready to elevate your skills and become a top-tier repair professional? Join us July 7-19 at the iFixit headquarters in Chattanooga, TN, where we’re teaming up with The…

April 29, 2025

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Tech News

Repair Every Day, Not Just Earth Day

Earth Day brings up mixed feelings for us at iFixit. On one hand, we’re glad people are thinking about the planet, even if it’s just for a day. It’s good…

April 22, 2025

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

Tech News

Oh, Snap! We’re Expanding Our Repair Partnership With Polaroid

For the first time ever, iFixit officially partnered with Polaroid last year to support do-it-yourself repairs for the I-2 instant film camera. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that was only…

April 15, 2025

by Alex Diaz-Kokaisl - iFixit

Tech News

Tariffs Make Repair an Even Better Choice

Tariffs seem poised to make nearly every new piece of technology more expensive for US consumers. But in times of economic uncertainty, repair offers resilience and keeps costs down by…

April 8, 2025

by Matt Zieminski - iFixit

Teardowns

M4 MacBook Air Teardown: Apple, When Will MacBooks Finally Get Repair Upgrades?

Spring has sprung and new MacBook Airs are blooming on our teardown table. This year’s refresh brings Apple’s M4 silicon to the iconic laptop, along with some welcome spec upgrades…

March 14, 2025

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Teardowns

iPhone 16e Teardown: Never Before Has Skipping the Upgrade Made More Sense

Apple’s budget model iPhone just got a new entry in the lineup: the iPhone 16e. We’re excited to see that repairability upgrades from other entries in the iPhone 16 lineup…

March 3, 2025

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Tech News

Why’d Apple Bother Making Its Own Modem?

When the iPhone 16e arrived at iFixit HQ today, we immediately sent it in for some intense surgery. For the first time ever, our teardown day started with a little…

February 28, 2025

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Teardowns

Framework Let Us in for an Early Teardown of the Refreshingly Open Framework Desktop

We got to see the new Framework Desktop at the Framework 2nd Gen event in San Francisco. They invited us back to HQ to get our hands on it, and…

February 26, 2025

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Repairability

Why a Refurbished iPhone Might be Better (and Cheaper) Than a Brand New iPhone 16e

Apple’s iPhone 16e is a weird one. It’s Apple’s “budget” model, but it’s 40% more expensive than the iPhone SE it replaces. It’s an iPhone 16 in name, but many…

February 20, 2025

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit