Introducing the Pro Tech Go Toolkit

Your stuff doesn’t wait for the perfect time to break, so why should you? Whether it’s a buzzing laptop fan right before an important Zoom call, a drone acting up…

Huge FixHub News: Native Mobile App, Shipping Update & More

When we launched FixHub in September, we knew it was just the beginning. This is our first tool with software, and we designed it to evolve, improve, and adapt to…

How We Engineered the FixHub Smart Iron’s Tips

A great soldering iron opens up a world of tinkering possibilities—it lets you melt, mend, and reshape the “glue” that holds electronics together. Here at iFixit, we’re unabashed iron nerds!…

Hasbro Furby Teardown: Furby Doesn’t Feel So Good

Once upon a time in the late ‘90s, Furbies captured our imaginations—and sometimes our nightmares—with their blinking eyes, moving beaks, and eerie ability to “learn.” Now, in 2024, Hasbro has…

Hasbro’s Furby Teardown: Furby Don’t Feel So Good

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.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

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,…

Could You Hack a New Mac mini SSD?

Calling all modders, hackers, and makers! The new Mac mini is teasing us with upgradeable storage—a tantalizing possibility that feels just out of reach. It’s not like our PCMR friends…

Why Your Laptop Batteries Are Still So Tiny

No matter how fast powerful laptops get, and no matter how ridiculously big and beefy a portable gaming rig might be, their batteries will never be any bigger than they…

How To Stop Your Devices Being So Annoying

Home appliances and portable devices all contribute to a kind of notification pollution. Our gadgets are too annoying, and it's time to make them stop.

PS5 Pro Teardown: Is a Battery Hatch This Year’s Hottest Repair Trend?

Sony’s PS5 Pro is widely being billed as a generational upgrade to the pandemic era PS5 and its progenitor, the PS5 Slim. According to tech reviewers, the new custom made…

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…

All Hail the Return of Upgradeable Storage! Mac mini 2024 Teardown 

It shouldn’t be a big story that a desktop computer has upgradeable internal storage, but with Apple’s cute new 2024 Mac mini, that’s exactly where we are. It’s possible to…

Canada Just Fixed Copyright Law for Repair

What do ice cream machines, XBoxes, and tractors have in common? Fixing them just became legal in Canada: They all have certain repairs that are blocked by software called technological…

A Step by Step Guide to Fixing Controller Drift (Using Quantum Physics)

We're not joking. This is how you can replace your failure prone potentiometer sticks with drift-proof Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) sticks.

Zen and the Art of Never Giving Up

Repair is a process of guessing, testing, tinkering, and hoping. And sometimes you come across a job so vexing that by the end of it, you realize your skills—and, more…