The tablet was awarded a score of 2 out of 10 for repairability, due mainly to its hard-to-find screws and "copious amounts of adhesive." November 13, 2013 7:21 AM PST The iPad Mini with Retina display all torn apart. (Credit: iFixit) Apple's iPad Mini with Retina, which hit store shelves this week, is not so easy to repair, according to a recent iFixit teardown. iFixit on Wednesday released its official teardown of the iPad Mini with Retina display and discovered that the device, like the previous tablets Apple has launched, is not very easy to take apart and repair. In fact, iFixit gave the device a 2 out of 10 for repairability. The higher the number, the more repairable, indicating the iPad Mini with Retina display isn't so DIY-friendly. Related stories Sony releases PlayStation app for iOS, Android users Apple to lavish $10.5B on production line tech Forget Surface. Microsoft's new iPad rival is the Windows 8 tablet More iPad Mini Retinas coming; shipments could double in Q1 Target's $479 iPad Air includes $100 gift card for Black Friday According to iFixit, the iPad Mini's repairability was reduced by screws that were hard to find, Apple's decision to solder its Lightning connector to the logic board, and "copious amounts of adhesive" used to hold the components in place. Still, the iPad Mini was lauded on a few fronts. iFixit was pleased to see that Apple didn't solder its battery to the logic board. Apple was also given high marks for not fusing its LCD and glass together, thus allowing them to be replaced independently if something goes wrong. After taking some time to tear apart Apple's iPad Mini, iFixit found that its model came with an LG display. The touchscreen controllers were made by Broadcom, while the device's flash storage came from Toshiba. Apple's branding is on the A7 chip, as well as the M7 motion coprocessor, according to iFixit. The iFixit teardown comes just a couple of weeks after the company provided the same treatment to the iPad Air. Like the iPad Mini with Retina display, the iPad Air received a repairability score of 2 out of 10 from the company.
The tablet was awarded a score of 2 out of 10 for repairability, due mainly to its hard-to-find screws and "copious amounts of adhesive."
The iPad Mini with Retina display all torn apart.
(Credit: iFixit)
Apple's iPad Mini with Retina, which hit store shelves this week, is not so easy to repair, according to a recent iFixit teardown.
iFixit on Wednesday released its official teardown of the iPad Mini with Retina display and discovered that the device, like the previous tablets Apple has launched, is not very easy to take apart and repair. In fact, iFixit gave the device a 2 out of 10 for repairability. The higher the number, the more repairable, indicating the iPad Mini with Retina display isn't so DIY-friendly.
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- Sony releases PlayStation app for iOS, Android users
- Apple to lavish $10.5B on production line tech
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- Target's $479 iPad Air includes $100 gift card for Black Friday
According to iFixit, the iPad Mini's repairability was reduced by screws that were hard to find, Apple's decision to solder its Lightning connector to the logic board, and "copious amounts of adhesive" used to hold the components in place.
Still, the iPad Mini was lauded on a few fronts. iFixit was pleased to see that Apple didn't solder its battery to the logic board. Apple was also given high marks for not fusing its LCD and glass together, thus allowing them to be replaced independently if something goes wrong.
After taking some time to tear apart Apple's iPad Mini, iFixit found that its model came with an LG display. The touchscreen controllers were made by Broadcom, while the device's flash storage came from Toshiba. Apple's branding is on the A7 chip, as well as the M7 motion coprocessor, according to iFixit.
The iFixit teardown comes just a couple of weeks after the company provided the same treatment to the iPad Air. Like the iPad Mini with Retina display, the iPad Air received a repairability score of 2 out of 10 from the company.
