[ifixit] We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score::We need to have a serious chat about iPhone repairability. We judged the phones of yesteryear by how easy they were to take apart—screws, glues, how hard it was…

  • havokdj@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Powermacs were user serviceable back when security bits were uncommon. Once you got over the hurdle of buying like a $40 screwdriver, you could service them entirely yourself.

    I’d go so far as to say the earlier iPods were user serviceable. Everything past the iPhone 4 though was a steady downhill without a doubt.

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      1 year ago

      I wouldn’t call requiring a 40 dollar screwdriver a positive sign. If anything it was an early red flag as to their intentions.

      • havokdj@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Oh no, it definitely wasn’t, but it was a hell of a lot better than what apple fans are facing now