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Is Apple’s most affordable laptop also one of its most repairable? |
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For years, opening a MacBook has usually meant fighting your way through glue and buried parts. But the Neo stands out with increasingly good day-one manuals, less-painful keyboard repairs, and a screwed-in battery tray that sent cheers across the iFixit office. |
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After (or before) you check out the Neo Teardown, take a walk down the more repairable part of MacBook memory lane. We revisited our favorite MacBook design features through the years, from removable keyboards to the AirPort card. |
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In theory, any part that can be replaced by a 3D-printed version is a candidate for DIY fixing. In practice, printing spare parts can plunge you into a rabbit hole of tolerances, material strength, and design. |
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We gotta hand it to them. In response to the recently disclosed Coruna exploit, Apple extended security updates for older iPhones and iPads that can't upgrade further, specifically iOS 15.8.7, iOS 16.7.15, and matching iPadOS versions. |
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Featured Project: Refurbishing a thrifted toy car |
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One of our tech writers, Arthur, found some broken VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels at a swap meet, finding them to be packed with electronics, sensors, and interesting wheels. After some diagnostic work, Arthur determined some joints were dead and a PCB trace was corroded (which he resoldered and bypassed, respectively). The next project? Muffling the sound | | | |
