Enlarge / Dell’s XPS 15 9510. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Earth Day is April 22, and its usual message—take care of our planet—has been given added urgency by the challenges highlighted in the latest IPCC report. This year, Ars is taking a look at the technologies we normally cover, from cars to chipmaking, and finding out […]
An iPhone undergoes repairs. [credit: Apple ] First announced in November, Apple is now selling and renting parts to customers who want to repair their iPhones. In a blog post, Apple describes the program, which closely matches what was previously announced. You can now visit an online “Self Service Repair Store” to read repair manuals […]
iFixit removes the Mac Studio’s SSD. [credit: iFixit ] iFixit’s teardown of the Mac Studio found a monstrous thermal management system attached to a relatively small computer, among other things. The teardown video depicted a somewhat complicated but not insurmountable process for getting inside that little metal rectangle, and there weren’t too many surprises. The […]
iFixit’s full Apple Watch Series 7 teardown. [credit: iFixit ] As has become something of a ritual, tools-seller and repair-advocacy group iFixit has published a detailed teardown of the latest Apple product. This time, we get a look at the particular innards of the Apple Watch Series 7. This Watch model was announced in September—but […]
iFixit’s 2021 apple ipad mini teardown. A new teardown of Apple’s latest iPad mini by iFixit found a clue that may explain the “jelly scrolling” effect that some of the tablet’s users have complained about. In case you missed our past coverage on the subject, some iPad mini users noticed a subtle, stagger-like disconnect between […]
Opening the bottom of the Apple TV 4K reveals this large fan. [credit: iFixit ] After iFixit completed its 24-inch iMac teardown, attention turned to the new Apple TV 4K, which launched on the same day last week. A new YouTube video shows the process of opening and servicing the streaming box and its brand-new, […]
Here’s an X-ray of the 24-inch iMac. [credit: iFixit ] iFixit has begun a teardown of the new, M1-equipped 24-inch iMac that was released to the public just last week, and so far the finding has been that there’s not a whole lot to find in there. One thing to keep in mind: there is a […]
Removing the ear cups is actually not that hard. [credit: iFixit ] As is a custom at this point, online repair kit and tool vendor iFixit tore down one of the latest Apple products and assessed its repairability. In this case, the product is the ultra-expensive ($550) AirPods Max over-ear noise-canceling headphones. Most of the […]
Establishing the Apple Watch Series 6 shows a slightly bigger battery. [charge: iFixit ] It provides a couple of new features, such as blood-oxygen tracking, but in its heart, it is the exact same Apple Watch folks have been purchasing and sporting for a little today. Nevertheless, repairability urges (and repair-tool sellers ) iFixit did […]