Microsoldering Beginner’s Guide: It’s Easier Than You Think

Of all the things I’ve learned over the years, soldering has been one of the most useful for maintaining my ever growing inventory of electronics. Though intimidating at first, it…

Corporate Commitments to “Circularity” Fall Short

Every week, we get a roundup of recent developments in Right to Repair news, courtesy of Jack Monahan from Fight to Repair, a reader-supported publication. Sign up to receive updates in your…

What You Should Know Before You Fix Your Xbox

Stationary game consoles like the Xbox are easier to repair compared to many other devices. They are mainly meant to just lie or stand next to your TV for years…

Prime Day Fuels Disposable Tech

Every week, we get a roundup of recent developments in Right to Repair news, courtesy of Jack Monahan from Fight to Repair, a reader-supported publication. Sign up to receive updates in your…

Soldering Simplified: A Newbie’s Guide to Through-Hole Soldering

Perhaps you’re at the same point in your repair journey as me: I know my way around a screwdriver and spudger, have popped many a cable and swapped my share…

How Lawn Mowers Work

If you want to dip your toes into engine repair, fixing lawn mowers is a great place to start. They’re simple machines and make for great stepping stones toward tackling…

Ask iFixit: Does Blowing Into Gaming Cartridges Actually Fix Them?

As someone born right at the tail end of the cartridge era, when I think of video games, I think less of the blocky gray cartridges and more of disks…

How to Fix PS5 Joystick Drift for Good!

HMD Skyline: A New Twist on Repairable Smartphone Design

HMD is bringing camshaft technology to smartphones.  Yes, you read that right. As recently as a week ago, if you’d told us 2024 will be the year that smartphones finally…

Everything You Need to Know Before You Fix Your Nintendo Switch

The Switch is unique amongst popular consoles like the PlayStation or Xbox in that it is portable, and (for some models) also convertible. Unlike the PlayStation and the Xbox, you…

New Report Fails Cameras, VR Headsets on Repairability

Every week, we get a roundup of recent developments in Right to Repair news, courtesy of Jack Monahan from Fight to Repair, a reader-supported publication. Sign up to receive updates in your…

FTC Warns Gaming Companies Over Warranty Stickers

Every week, we get a roundup of recent developments in Right to Repair news, courtesy of Paul Roberts from Fight to Repair, a reader-supported publication. Sign up to receive updates in your…

Companies Keep Bricking Products. Who Will Hold Them Accountable?

Every week, we get a roundup of recent developments in Right to Repair news, courtesy of Paul Roberts from Fight to Repair, a reader-supported publication. Sign up to receive updates in your…

Tools of the Teardown: Game Console Toolkits

If you know you have all the tools you need in one easy-to-grab package, then you’re way more likely to attempt a quick repair instead of putting it off until…

Resurrect an Old Computer with Linux

Have you got an old computer that runs slow? A perfectly good old machine that time has passed by, and you don’t know what to do with it? A Mac…

Tesla Repair Lawsuit Moves Forward

Every week, we get a roundup of recent developments in Right to Repair news, courtesy of Paul Roberts from Fight to Repair, a reader-supported publication. Sign up to receive updates in your…

We’re Changing How We Score Repairability for Smartwatches

The last couple years have seen big upgrades to iFixit’s repairability scoring system—the measuring stick by which we gauge how easily (or not) you can repair the latest products. From…

Today, Twenty Percent of the US Has the Right to Repair Electronics. Happy Repair Independence Day!

Today is a momentous day: Now, 20% of the American population is covered by an electronics Right to Repair law. Bills that passed in California and Minnesota go into effect…

How to Tighten a Loose Laptop Hinge

This post was originally published August 2019; it was reviewed in June 2024. A loose hinge can make an otherwise decent laptop feel like a cheap piece of junk. If your…

Sonas Ace Teardown: Repairable With Some Effort

Vision SE VR Teardown: What’s Inside an Ali Express VR Headset?