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iFixit's teardown of the 21.5-inch iMac

by Steven Sande (Dec 1st, 2012)

It's December 1, 2012. The newest iteration of the 21.5-inch iMac has been out for a full day, and the staff at iFixit has already carefully disassembled one of the new all-in-one Macs to determine how repairable it is -- or isn't -- and what makes the latest iMac tick. The first thing the ...

iFixit looks inside the iPad mini

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 1st, 2012)

On the eve of the big iPad mini retail launch, iFixit managed to secure one of these petite-sized tablets and proceeded to tear the unit down. Early analysis of the mini shows that, internally, it is more than just a small version of the iPad. According to iFixit, the iPad mini is the first ...

iFixit tears down the 13" Retina MacBook Pro (with kittens!)

by Steven Sande (Oct 25th, 2012)

What's better than an iFixit tear-down of a new Mac? A teardown complete with a "21-Day-Old Kitten Late 2012"! The iFixit team did their usual thorough job of gently disassembling and inspecting each part of a brand new 13" Retina MacBook Pro, but it's extra-special this time because there are ...

iFixit opens up the new iPod nano

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 16th, 2012)

In recent weeks, iFixit has cracked open the iPhone 5 and the fifth-generation iPod touch. Next in line for their classic teardown analysis is the seventh-generation iPod nano. The first thing the group noticed about the new iPod nano is its long and thin profile, made possible by Apple's new ...

iFixit tears down the 5th-generation iPod touch

by Steven Sande (Oct 11th, 2012)

According to Apple, it's "engineered for maximum funness." iFixit, the repair site that regularly sacrifices new electronic devices to the goal of helping those who repair them, wanted to get inside the new iPod touch "to see just how much 'funner' the new generation is compared to the older ...

iFixit tears down the iPhone 5

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 21st, 2012)

As soon as the iPhone 5 went on sale, iFixit had a version of the phone in its hands and was working with the folks from Chipworks to disassemble the device and identify all the internal goodies. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Apple delivered another exceptional handset that is ...

iFixit examines the MacBook Pro Retina display

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 19th, 2012)

Last week, iFixit took apart a Retina MacBook Pro, and, this week, the repair company takes a closer look at the display assembly. In a 16-step guide, iFixit removes literally everything from the display assembly. It's impressive to see all the films, sheets and other components that go into ...

iFixit tears down the third generation iPad (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 15th, 2012)

iFixit got its hands on a third generation iPad as soon as it went on sale in Australia today. As they boasted on Twitter, "the first legit-purchased, legit-owned iPad 3 is now also the first legit-opened iPad... in the world." The iPad 2 and the iPad 3 have different displays and the ...

The Verge suggests the new iPad has 1 GB RAM

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 8th, 2012)

Though Apple is forthcoming about processor specs and display resolution, the company often fails to mention the amount of RAM inside its devices. The original iPad shipped with 256 MB of RAM and the iPad 2 with 512 MB. Sources for the Verge claim the new iPad will up the RAM again to a ...

iFixit tears down Apple's Thunderbolt display

by Mike Schramm (Sep 28th, 2011)

iFixit has gone all destructo on Apple's new Thunderbolt display, and the gory details are now available over on their site. They ripped the beautiful monitor apart so you didn't have to, and inside they found the same display seen in the iMac Intel 27" from a couple of years ago, as well as a ...

iFixit tears down the latest generation iMac to reveal LG display, removable GPU

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 4th, 2011)

iFixit got its hands on the newly announced 21.5-inch iMac and tore the all-in-one down to its screws and casing. The teardown analysis reveals the latest iMac has the same LG-manufactured LED display used in the previous generation iMac and a Thunderbolt port similar to the port found on the ...

iPad 2 teardown: GSM and CDMA differences

by Chris Ward (Mar 30th, 2011)

The screwdriver- and heat gun-happy bunch over at iFixit have been disassembling iPad 2s again, all in the interest of keeping radio (and other) nerds "droolingly-happy," as Engadget puts it. Their original teardown was of a humble (relative to other iPad 2s only) 16 GB Wi-Fi only model. Now ...