Ask iFixit: What Should I Upgrade First on My Old MacBook Pro?

Buying a used computer and upgrading it can get you most of the power you need at a fraction of the price (and environmental cost) of a new machine. But…

Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks

Remember back in 2023 when hackers exposed (and fixed) malicious anti-repair software in Polish trains? Well, it turns out that the manufacturer, Newag, is at it again.  Just last month,…

Are These Multi-Billion Dollar Companies Ripping Off iFixit?

Companies copying other companies is nothing new. Sometimes it’s trivial, like when Dell copied Apple’s terrible naming scheme. Sometimes it’s annoying, like when Huawei decided it was a great idea…

If You Don’t Want Your Data Sold, Fairphone 6 Should Be Your Next Phone

Do you ever wish that your smartphone was a little more like our cell phones of old? Phones where you could quickly swap in a new battery, or forget about…

Why All Musicians Need a Good Soldering Iron

Hey musicians! Instead of letting the GAS get the better of you and buying yet another guitar/synth/FX box that you’ll spend time learning and then sell on in a few months, why…

Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller Teardown: A Nightmare to Repair

When it comes to repairability, the Switch 2 Pro Controller falls short in almost every way imaginable.

Fairphone 6 Teardown: The Most Ethical Smartphone Yet?

Fairphone 6 Teardown: Proof Phones Don’t Have to Be Disposable

Remember when you could pop open a phone, swap the battery, and keep going? Fairphone remembers. Their latest release, the Fairphone 6, feels like a nostalgic nod to sanity, with…

FixHub Is Here: Our Sold-Out Portable Soldering Line Is Shipping Now

After months of demand and a sold-out launch, the FixHub Power Series portable soldering line is finally back—and this time, there’s no preorder wait. The FixHub line was designed with…

Texas Is Fixin’ to Fix Repair: Right to Repair Signed Into Law

Everything’s bigger in Texas, even the bipartisan support for fixing what you own. Over the weekend, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 2963, making Texas the first Republican-led state to enact…

Ecodesign for Smartphones Now in Effect: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Today, the European Union’s Ecodesign requirements for smartphones & tablets take effect. And they’re… fine. While the new rules do improve things, they are ultimately watered down by compromise and…

Tough, Tiny, and Totally Repairable: Inside the Framework 12

If you’ve been keeping an eye on repairable tech, you probably already know Framework as the underdog laptop maker doing what the big guys won’t: building devices that you can…

Torx Plus: The High-Tech Screw Hiding in Our Gadgets

We previously explored Torx in our 2018 article Bit History: The Torx, as we launched our Manta and Mahi driver kits. It’s hard to keep track of all the different…

HMD Fusion: The Smartphone That Grows with You

The HMD Fusion is a technological chameleon. You can use Smart Outfits to dress it up as a video game console, barcode scanner, or a rugged IP68-rated device. Or, you…

Galaxy S25 Edge Teardown: What Slim Design Means for Repair

We tore down the ultra-thin Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge to see what sacrifices were made for its 5.8mm frame. From clever battery removal to thermal management challenges, here’s what we…

Apple Finally Admits That The iPad Is A Beast To Repair

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers’ Conference is going on now. But we’re still reeling from some other recent Apple news: Apple has finally completed its multi-year plan to provide parts and…

Switch 2 Teardown: Still Glued, Still Soldered, Still Drifting

Eight years after the original Switch, Nintendo has finally delivered a true hardware refresh. The Switch 2 brings a faster chip, a better screen, and a bump to 256 GB…

Tariff Exemptions Are Terrible News for Electronics Repairability

The US trade war is likely to have an unintended casualty: Repairability. Even if you haven’t been closely watching the US tariff rollercoaster, you’ve probably heard about expected price hikes.…

Double Trouble for Repair Monopolies: Washington Passes Two Right to Repair Bills

We’re running out of high-fives over here. Washington just became the sixth state in the country to pass Right to Repair for electronics and the third to guarantee repair access…

Why Laptop Batteries Can’t Get Any Bigger (For Now)

No matter how fast powerful laptops get, and no matter how ridiculously big and beefy a portable gaming rig might be, their batteries are basically stuck at their current size.…

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…