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Playing Doom on a John Deere (And Why It Matters): Repair Roundup Week of August 14

Why shouldn’t a farmer be able to take their new Deere S780 Combine home from the dealership and flash a new operating system and applications onto it? Isn’t that what…

August 22, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

EU Endorses Repair as Environmental Win: Repair Roundup Week of August 6

As part of its transition to a ‘circular economy,’ the EU unveiled its right to repair strategy in hopes of reducing carbon emissions and e-waste. Researchers from the European Commission…

August 13, 2022

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Tech News

New XPS 13 Teardown: Still a Repairable iFixit Pick?

The text below comes from a shooting script for the video above; it may not perfectly reflect the dialogue of that video. Introduction Way back in 2020 we fell in love…

August 9, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Tech News

Framework Laptop—A Framework For A Repairable Future

The text below comes from a shooting script for the video above; it may not perfectly reflect the dialogue of that video. Introduction It’s finally here. Framework has delivered on their…

August 4, 2022

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Tech News

Circular Economy Goes Local: Repair Roundup Week of July 25

Initiatives by big companies grab headlines, but local initiatives like The Guilder in Netherlands will drive the transition to a circular economy. Also: Sponge Job Repair Rants: Epson cripples working…

July 31, 2022

by Jack Monahan - SecuRepairs

Tech News

Sega Solved the Drift Issue Almost 30 Years Ago—Here’s How

With new hand-held consoles or peripheral controllers there is always the same question: “Will it drift”? But, if stick drift is so ubiquitous, why haven’t we solved it once and…

July 28, 2022

by Tobias Isakeit - iFixit

Teardowns

We’re Pretty Sure We Just Tore Down the New M2 MacBook Pro

The text below comes from a shooting script for the video above; it may not perfectly reflect the dialogue of that video. Intro Apple’s eagerly awaited M2 chip has finally arrived…

July 27, 2022

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Roundups

Is the Clean Air Act Pro-Repair? Repair Roundup Week of July 18

The Clean Air Act has been used to argue against right to repair laws. But the landmark environmental law might actually enshrine right to repair protections for some heavy equipment,…

July 23, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Right to Repair

John Deere Has Been Violating the Clean Air Act by Restricting Repair

John Deere appears to have been violating the Clean Air Act by restricting repair to its own dealerships, Repair.org and the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) reported today. When…

July 21, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Teardowns

M2 MacBook Air Teardown: Apple Forgot the Heatsink?

The text below comes from a shooting script for the video above; it may not perfectly reflect the dialogue of that video. Intro This summer’s M2 MacBook Air is looking…

July 19, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit