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iPad Mini Teardown

While making our yearly October 31st rounds, we came across something interesting: a brand new iPad Mini! All hopped up on sugar, we eagerly tore into Apple's first small tablet.…

November 1, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

E-Waste

One Way to Create American Jobs: Fix Our 5 Million Tons of Out-of-Use Electronics

Even though the electronics manufacturing jobs are today primarily in Asia, there's no reason repair and recycling can't become a true-blooded American industry. At least one large electronics manufacturer has…

October 31, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Activism

Thanks for Telling EPEAT Why Upgrades Matter

Two weeks ago, we were dismayed to learn that EPEAT gave the Retina MacBook Pro a "Gold" certification, calling any device with a USB port “upgradeable.” That’s not how we…

October 31, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Gadgets

Microsoft Surface Teardown

The Microsoft Surface is a quirky cat. Microsoft engineers clearly took a different internal design direction than what we've seen in the iPad and the Nexus/Kindles. But sadly, its overall…

October 29, 2012

by Miro Djuric

Teardowns

New Mac Mini Teardown

We got our hands on Apple's new Mac Mini and promptly tore it down. How did this iteration compare to last year's highly-repairable, highly-upgradeable version? Find out in our teardown.

October 26, 2012

by Miro Djuric

Teardowns

MacBook Pro 13” Retina Display Teardown…With Kittens

The 13" Retina MacBook Pro came out earlier this week, and thankfully we didn't have to wait long to analyze it on our operating table. Over the past couple of…

October 25, 2012

by Miro Djuric

Fixers

Women in Repair: Rosie the Repairer

We’ve all seen Rosie the Riveter: blue coveralls, red polka-dotted bandanna, biceps blazing. Rosie is a cultural icon, used to mobilize women into manufacturing during World War II. But sixty…

October 21, 2012

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

Repair Guides

iPhone 5 Longevity Suite: Repair Manuals, Parts, and Accessories

Some people say there two kinds of iPhones in the world: those that have broken, and those that will. Maybe that’s a little too pessimistic, but it doesn’t take a…

October 17, 2012

by Brett Hartt

Product Design

The Retina MacBook Pro Was ‘Verified’ EPEAT Gold, But It’s Not Green

The Retina MacBook Pro—the least repairable, least recyclable computer I have encountered in more than a decade of disassembling electronics—was just verified EPEAT “Gold”, along with four other ultrabooks. This…

October 16, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Teardowns

iPod Nano 7th Generation Teardown

Last week, Apple invited its fans via email to “meet the new iPod family”: the iPod Touch, Nano, and Shuffle. We already got up close and personal with the 5th…

October 16, 2012

by Miro Djuric

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