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Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by Nextgrid on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:49AM (#31457888)
> It shouldn’t be so complicated.

It's not - it's Apple's way of scaring people away from repair.

These tools most likely make it more convenient if you have to open hundreds of phones per day, but for a one-off repair you can get away with a hair dryer and cheap iFixit tools just fine.

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Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by sokoloff on Saturday May 21, 2022 @10:25AM (#31458197)
Just as the Porsche/Mercedes/BMW service manual is not shy about defining a service procedure that uses the best available tools, I’d expect the Apple service process to spot themselves the best available tools as well.

Shade tree mechanics find a workaround in both cases. If you make a mistake with the shade tree tools, it’s on you, not the manufacturer, which feels fair enough to me.

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