Teardowns ModRetro Chromatic: Better Than the Game Boy Color it Emulates Today, we took apart the ModRetro Chromatic: a new entry in the handheld gaming market that might remind you a bit of something from the past. The ModRetro Chromatic really… December 13, 2024 by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit
Teardowns DJI Neo Teardown: This Year’s Most Giftable Drone Has an Unfixable Camera Would you feel good gifting a $200 drone that can’t be fully fixed by its owner? We think a crash shouldn’t ground your holiday joy. December 6, 2024 by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit
Tech News iFixit Is Now Selling Official Xbox Parts! iFixit is thrilled to announce a collaboration with Microsoft to bring official repair parts for Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles to gamers everywhere. This partnership empowers Xbox… December 6, 2024 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit
Opinion It’s Time to Stop Making Excuses for Amazon’s Disposable Tech Update December 2, 2024 (originally published Jan. 13, 2020): On this cyber Monday, we’re republishing this expose of Amazon’s terrible disposable tech. Since 2020, things haven’t gotten any better—and in… December 2, 2024 by Kevin Purdy
Repairability How to Give Repairable Gifts Originally published November 22, 2023, updated for November 2024. As the end-of-year holidays approach, it’s a good time to reflect on the things that really matter: Enjoying lots of quality… December 1, 2024 by Matt Zieminski - iFixit
Skills Microsoldering School, Day Four: Splitting Logic Boards and Fixing Traces This post is the fourth of a five part series on microsoldering. If you haven’t yet, you probably want to check out part 1, part 2, and part 3 first.… November 23, 2024 by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit
Video M4 MacBook Pro Teardown: What’s Inside and What’s Fixable? Despite the modular ports and day-one availability of repair guides, Apple Silicon MacBook Pros suffer from a huge repairability fail and it’s probably unintentional. November 22, 2024 by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit
Teardowns MacBook Pro M4 Pro Teardown: New Model, Same Repair Situation Despite the modular ports and day-one availability of repair guides, Apple Silicon MacBook Pros suffer from a huge repairability fail, and it's probably unintentional. November 22, 2024 by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit
Tech News The Indie Smartwatch That’s Doing Everything Right Pocuter specializes in making tiny computers, like the Pocuter One—and now they’re bringing this small-scale expertise to smartwatches. If you liked the Pebble, you’ll love the Spectra, a hackable and… November 22, 2024 by Carsten Frauenheim - iFixit
Opinion Our Desire for New Is Killing the Planet—and Us Ever found yourself scrolling through the latest deals, convincing yourself that you need the upgrade? “It’s faster, shinier, better,” the ad promises. Even though your current gadget works just fine,… November 19, 2024 by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit
