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<title>Oculus Rift VR headset found highly repairable in teardown</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/10/kickstarter.headset.simple.to.disassemble.replace.parts/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1365611417_oculusriftifixitthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is reportedly easy to fix, after a recent teardown. The score of 9 out of 10 from iFixit, though preliminary due to being a beta product designed for developers and not an item designed for end-users, with the speedy 10-minute teardown and relatively simple construction marred by cables kept together by tape and two "annoying" foam adhesive pads holding the ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HTC One subjected to teardown, scores low for repairability</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/29/htc.one.gapless.design.next.to.impossible.to.repair/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1303/htc-oneteardown-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The HTC One has been subjected to the customary teardown by iFixit. The HTC One, which has been delayed by over a month due to parts shortages and yield issues due the complexity of its construction, has picked up iFixitís first ever score of 1 out of 10 for repairability. The repairers found that the Oneís seamless, screwless design makes it almost impossible to remove the display to access the i...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BlackBerry Z10 considered highly repairable after teardown</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/25/sparing.use.of.adhesive.easily.replaced.battery.helps.score/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364233491_blackberryz10ifixitthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The BlackBerry Z10 is a highly repairable smartphone, according to a recent teardown by by iFixit. The repairability score of 8 out of 10 issued by the disassembly experts stems from a relatively easy to deconstruct handset using little in the way of adhesive, combined with its easy-to-replace battery....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pebble teardown deems smartwatch unrepairable, long-lasting</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/13/adhesive.for.waterproofing.partly.to.blame/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363181887_pebbleifixitteardownthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A teardown of the Pebble smartwatch found it to be a fairly unrepairable device, though its expected longevity is a saving grace. The team at iFixit declined to give the Pebble a repairability score due to its uniqueness, but did praise the combination of its low-power e-paper display and weekly charging cycle, which gives the non-replaceable battery a lifespan of between six and ten years....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft Surface Pro scores unfavorably in iFixit teardown</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/13/receives.repairability.score.of.1.out.of.10/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360768250_microsoftsurfaceproifixitthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The construction of the Microsoft Surface Pro has been judged to be highly unrepairable, after being dissected by iFixit. The repairability score of 1 out of 10 is the lowest on the firm's scale, and places it as harder to repair than many other competing products, including the Amazon Kindle Fire, the Samsung Galaxy Note, and the RT version of the Surface....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iFixit dissects new iMac, likes specs, pans repairability</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/02/new.imac.gets.3.out.of.10.in.repairability/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354509889_ScreenShot2012-12-02at9.41.01PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Computer and gadget repair site iFixit has performed the requisite teardown of Apple's new 21.5-inch iMac, gauging the new desktop's internals as well as the ease in repairing it. The repair company positive things to say about Apple's new desktop, calling its internals "commendable." Its repairability, though, is quite another story, with the 21.5-inch all-in-one scoring just 3 out of a poss...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft's Surface RT gets iFixit teardown</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/29/surface.ranks.a.bit.above.apples.ipad.for.disassembly/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351528184_ScreenShot2012-10-29at12.28.09PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft's new Surface tablet has received the requisite dissection by the device repair pros at iFixit. According to iFixit, Microsoft's tablet is a bit easier to disassemble than Apple's iPad, but less so than Amazon's Kindle Fire or Google's Nexus 7. In particular, the display appears to be difficult to access, requiring that the person doing the disassembling to go into the device from the ba...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EPEAT responds to iFixit's complaints</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/19/epeat.says.its.not.flawless.but.is.the.most.effective.standard/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1341684930_mb2012teardown-lg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[EPEAT has issued an official response to iFixit founder Kyle Wiens' missive dismissing the standard as flawed in the wake of the organization's decision to grant the Retina MacBook Pro EPEAT Gold certification. In a letter sent to Electronista, EPEAT defends it decision, noting that it does not claim to be a flawless standard but that it is the most effective standard....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iFixit casts doubt on EPEAT Gold over Retina MacBook</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/16/ifixit.accuses.epeat.of.greenwashing/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350428814_ScreenShot2012-10-16at7.05.43PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In a caustically-worded piece, the CEO of iFixit has decried both the EPEAT environmental certification program and Apple's Retina MacBook Pro in particular, claiming that the former's Gold certification of the latter constitutes "greenwashing," or a form of spin in which deceptive marketing is used to portray a product as environmentally friendly. He claims that EPEAT bent the definitions of its ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPhone 5 teardown: Qualcomm 4G, front to back disassembly</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/20/ifixit.begins.teardown.work.within.an.hour.of.first.availability/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348197629_iphone5teardown-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The repair and disassembly experts at iFixit have completed a preliminary teardown of the new iPhone 5. Highlights of the teardown include confirmation of the Qualcomm MDM9615M 4G LTE processor and the Broadcom BCM976 used in the MacBook Air's trackpad, the latter of which has been repurposed for the touchscreen on the iPhone. Also notable is reverse disassembly in the iPhone 5 from the iPhone 4 s...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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