The Apple iPad and Microsoft Surface tablets are an absolute nightmare to disassemble, making them virtually unrepairable. The Dell XPS 10, however, is super easy to work on.
Those are the key findings of iFixit’s new Tablet Repairability ranking list, which you’ll definitely want to check out if you’re at all concerned about repairability when shopping for a tablet. The list, released Thursday, runs down 18 tablets and provides an overview the teardown scores iFixit publishes after tearing down a gadget. It also highlights just how difficult it is to fix the most popular tablets on the market.
We already knew the Surface Pro is virtually unrepairable, and it ranks dead last on iFixit’s list. The only positive thing they had to say was a half-hearted, “Battery is not soldered to the motherboard.”
Apple’s incredibly popular lineup of iPads doesn’t fare much better. The iPad Mini, fourth-generation iPad, third-generation iPad, and iPad 2 all received scores of 2 out of 10. Only the original iPad was more repairable with a 6-of-10 score.
Read also:
IFixit tablet repair index: Dell at top; iPad, Surface at bottom (Los Angeles Times)
Nexus 7 vs iPad vs Surface Pro vs Kindle Fire: Who Wins The Repairability … (iTechPost)
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