Blog Category: Repairability News

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Repairability

iFixit Begins Developing a Repairability Scoring Standard with NSF

For more than 15 years, we’ve scored products to help people understand what makes them repairable. But we’re a small team, and there are lots of products in the world;…

July 2, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Community

When Your Little Helper Needs Help

Robot vacuums are convenient until they aren’t. One moment, your robot is dutifully making its way across the living room. The next, it’s stuck under the sofa, failing to find…

May 27, 2026

by Sandra Hiller - iFixit

Tech News

We’re Now Scoring Wireless Headphones (and One of Them Already Hit 10/10)

Earbuds tend to hog the wireless audio repair conversation, mostly because they keep handing us 0/10 scores like party favors. But over/on-ear headphones have been quietly accumulating their own catalog…

May 1, 2026

by Carsten Frauenheim - iFixit

Teardowns

MacBook Neo Is the Most Repairable MacBook in 14 Years

Is Apple’s most affordable laptop ever also one of its most repairable? For years, opening a MacBook has usually meant fighting your way through glue and buried parts. But the…

March 13, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Repairability

How Apple Used to Design Its Laptops for Repairability

Apple’s MacBooks haven’t always been monolithic, barely repairable slabs of aluminum, glass, and glue. They used to be almost delightful in their repairable features, from their batteries to their Wi-Fi…

March 6, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Tech News

Lenovo’s New ThinkPads Score 10/10 for Repairability

Editorial Note: We have consulted on repairable design of several Lenovo product lines, including the T14, and sell OEM parts for the ThinkPad, IdeaPad, and Yoga. Our scoring system evaluates…

March 2, 2026

by Jeff Suovanen - iFixit

E-Waste

Apple Hamstrings Audio Software for Everything But AirPods

When it comes to repair, we hate AirPods. They’ve scored 0 out of 10 every time we’ve taken them apart. To get inside, you have to cut open the plastic…

November 7, 2025

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Teardowns

Apple Wants You to Follow a Crazy Procedure for Battery Replacement on the M5 MacBook Pro

Update: In December 2025, Apple published an updated battery removal procedure featuring more direct access to the battery itself. Apple’s new M5-equipped MacBook Pro looks, feels, and performs almost exactly…

October 24, 2025

by Carsten Frauenheim - iFixit

Teardowns

AirPods Pro 3 Teardown: Still a Tragedy

AirPods were a major star of Apple’s product rollout this year, with fun new live translation features and heart rate monitoring. So we had to dig into the AirPods Pro…

October 1, 2025

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Teardowns

Apple’s Thinnest iPhone Still Stands Up to Repairs

To be honest, we were holding our breath for the iPhone Air. Thinner usually means flimsier, harder to fix, and more glued-down parts. But the iPhone Air proves otherwise. Apple…

September 20, 2025

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit