iFixit Gives Galaxy Note 10.1 a Teardown, Rates Repairability

[tuanmai]

Philips screws, non-glued parts and repairable LCDs oh joy!

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[A Bad Day]

I think Samsung's lawyers should have used the phrase, "Our products' repairability and internal design are vastly different than Apple's." in court.

 

[idroid]

I doubt that a tablet with such quality manufacturing will need a repair.

 

[A Bad Day]

[citation][nom]idroid[/nom]I doubt that a tablet with such quality manufacturing will need a repair.[/citation]

Murphy's Law: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong"

There is no such thing as an indestructible tablet. I'd rather pay for a $30 repair job than a full tablet replacement. Thank you.

 

[scottiemedic]

What a great job, tear sh*t apart and get paid for it, ahhh my childhood dream (Mom wasn't as pleased as I was)

 

[killerclick]

I tend to shy away from laptops and tablets because I can't replace all the parts myself if something goes wrong. Imagine having to send it for repairs with all your data and having to wait for weeks (only to get something 'refurbished').

Also, the girl that does iFixit YouTube videos is stupidly hot.

 

[belardo]

The Titanic was deemed unsinkable... odd how it sunk on its maiden voyage.

Had the Titanic not sunk, it would have disappeared as just another ship that was broken up. She had two sister ships, one sunk (a mine, and she still should not have sunk - water to shallow, its easy to get to in only 400ft of water) - the other destroyed for scrap.

 

[Guest]

bit of a petty whine but it does get my back up, "phillips screws"? what are they? surely you mean cross head scews....just as "Phillips screwdrivers" are actually crosshead screwdrivers (Phillips also make flatheads too).....Phillips is a brand name not a type of screw or screwdriver

 

[jonnyhuk2]

[citation][nom]FairyLiquid7[/nom]bit of a petty whine but it does get my back up, "phillips screws"? what are they? surely you mean cross head scews....just as "Phillips screwdrivers" are actually crosshead screwdrivers (Phillips also make flatheads too).....Phillips is a brand name not a type of screw or screwdriver[/citation]

The "Phillips screw" is named after Henry F. Phillips who invented and patented the cross within the head type of the screw. No relation to the Phillips electronics company.

 

[rosen380]

FWIW: I googled the following:

phillips-head screwdriver: 1.4M results
cross-head screwdriver: 725k results

cross-head screw: 2.7M results
phillips-head screw: 868k results

Based on the internet usage, sounds like cross-head screw and phillips-head screw driver are the common terms. Seems like a confusing way to refer to two things that you'd use together

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FWIW2
homedepot.com, lowes.com and acehardware.com have no cross-head screws or cross-head screwdrivers. They do have phillips-head screws and screwdrivers though...

 

[g00fysmiley]

[citation][nom]idroid[/nom]I doubt that a tablet with such quality manufacturing will need a repair.[/citation]


it can be of great quality built to last, but if i drop it or my dog knocks it off a table and shatters a screen i'd be happier to be abel to fix it than buy a whoel new one. it ws a pain but swappign the screen in my palm pre several years back was $40 vs paying $100 for a replacement through insurance or had i not had insurance $300 for the phone (it was several years ago i know i could now get the phoen for a few bucks)

 

[rosen380]

" or my dog knocks it off a table"

Why is your dog on the table?

 

[scannall]

I'm not sure what the point is. Aside from getting their name out there. The very large majority of people who buy tablets have no interest in fixing them themselves. And even if you actually wanted to, you wouldn't be able to buy the parts. They aren't exactly off the shelf items.

 

[rosen380]

True on point one, but on point two, you can often find devices on eBay with a cracked screen but working otherwise, for a fraction of replacement or repair costs...

 

[eddieroolz]

Score one for Samsung for helping third-party repair shops and individuals.