What is Repairability?

Hint: it's in the design ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [A collage of three images with different people fixing different things: a man sewing clothes, a woman repairing a Kitchen Aid, and a man fixing a laptop. The Right to Repair symbol of a fist and wrench is on top of the images.]( Repairability starts with design A repairable product is designed with disassembly in mind (it should be easy to take apart and put back together). It must also have parts, tools, service documentation, and software available, as well as no artificial barriers to repair such as parts pairing. [Repairability 101]( [6 icons showing the things that make or break repairability: Access to manuals, supply parts, reusable fasteners, careless design, planned obsolescence, and conjoined components.]( Six things that make or break repairability Every time product announcements roll around, iFixit's engineers start forensically pre-constructing our teardown. While most tech these days is iterative and not so much new frontier territory, we always look for the same six things. [What Makes a Product Repairable?]( [Anti-Static Project Tray with parts and screws in it. ]( How easy is it to repair your stuff? To find out, our engineers tear down the latest devices to score their repairability from zero (unrepairable) to ten (easiest to repair) so you can find the products that are easy to repair and will last as long as possible. [iPhone]( [Smartphone Scores]( [Tablet]( [Tablet Scores]( [Laptop]( [Laptop Scores]( [GUIDES]( [PARTS]( [TOOLS]( [COMMUNITY]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [TikTok]( Sent by [iFixit]( · [Customer Support]( · [Privacy Policy]( · [Web Copy]( You received this because you opted in to our email communications. If you have an iFixit account, you can [edit your preferences](. Update your [store and language](. Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( iFixit, 1330 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, United States