Become a Master of Microsoldering and Board Repair with iFixit and The Repair Academy in Chattanooga!

Are you ready to elevate your skills and become a top-tier repair professional? Join us July 7-19 at the iFixit headquarters in Chattanooga, TN, where we’re teaming up with The…

Repair Every Day, Not Just Earth Day

Earth Day brings up mixed feelings for us at iFixit.  On one hand, we’re glad people are thinking about the planet, even if it’s just for a day. It’s good…

Fix It, Then Pass It On: iFixit Joins Forces with Back Market

Let’s say your phone starts slowing down. Battery life’s tanking. The screen’s got a few, uh, character lines. You could toss it in a drawer, start browsing for a shiny…

Oh, Snap! We’re Expanding Our Repair Partnership With Polaroid

For the first time ever, iFixit officially partnered with Polaroid last year to support do-it-yourself repairs for the I-2 instant film camera. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that was only…

Tariffs Make Repair an Even Better Choice

Tariffs seem poised to make nearly every new piece of technology more expensive for US consumers. But in times of economic uncertainty, repair offers resilience and keeps costs down by…

A Guide to Reading CT Scans, Part 1: What Is CT?

Peek inside devices with non-destructive CT scanning. Spot hidden traps and plan repairs like a pro—no guesswork.

Tearing Down the Unitree Go2: A Robotics Expert’s Deep Dive

Unitree Go2 Is A Relatively Affordable Robot Dog. But Is It Repairable?

What if you could own a Boston Dynamics-style robot dog for a fraction of the price? The Unitree Go2 is an advanced, agile, and surprisingly affordable robotic companion, designed for…

Inside Nintendo’s Alarmo Clock

M4 MacBook Air Teardown: Apple, When Will MacBooks Finally Get Repair Upgrades?

Spring has sprung and new MacBook Airs are blooming on our teardown table. This year’s refresh brings Apple’s M4 silicon to the iconic laptop, along with some welcome spec upgrades…

Happy Mario Day! iFixit + Adafruit Explore What Makes the Nintendo Alarm Clock Tick

March 10th is Mario Day, a time to celebrate everyone’s favorite plumber. And what better way to honor him than with a teardown of the Nintendo Alarmo clock?  Alarmo launched…

No More Parts Guesswork With iFixit’s Device Compatibility Checker

Ever ordered a replacement part online only to find it doesn’t fit your device? You’ve pulled out your tools and set aside your Saturday afternoon to finally replace your laptop…

iPhone 16e Teardown: Never Before Has Skipping the Upgrade Made More Sense

Apple’s budget model iPhone just got a new entry in the lineup: the iPhone 16e. We’re excited to see that repairability upgrades from other entries in the iPhone 16 lineup…

Framework Let Us in for an Early Teardown of the Refreshingly Open Framework Desktop

We got to see the new Framework Desktop at the Framework 2nd Gen event in San Francisco. They invited us back to HQ to get our hands on it, and…

Right to Repair Laws Have Now Been Introduced in All 50 US States

With the introduction of a bill in Wisconsin, Right to Repair legislation has now been introduced in every single US state.  We’ve been fighting for the simple right to fix…

Why a Refurbished iPhone Might be Better (and Cheaper) Than a Brand New iPhone 16e

Apple’s iPhone 16e is a weird one. It’s Apple’s “budget” model, but it’s 40% more expensive than the iPhone SE it replaces. It’s an iPhone 16 in name, but many…

Galaxy S25 Ultra Teardown: Quick Battery Fix, Slow Progress on Repairability

The ultra iterative Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a very repairable battery but drags its feet on repair.

How Repairability Gives Computers a New Life In Senegalese Schools

Every year, Clara Gregori gathers up old, discarded laptops from friends, family, and local businesses, stuffs them into a suitcase, and flies from her home in Catalonia Spain to a…

What Happens To Your Gifts After You Return Them?

One of the best parts of online shopping is the returns. No more justifying yourself to a prickly in-store clerk who insists on asking questions despite the store’s no-questions-asked returns…

Microsoldering School, Day Five: Putting It All Together

This post is the last of a five part series on microsoldering, where we take the lessons learned over the previous days and apply them to a real world repair.

Which iFixit Toolkit Should You Buy?

This post was originally published December 2020; it was updated in January 2025. You can get great values out of the tool and driver combos in our toolkits, but sometimes all…