Re:IFixit: Self Repair Program makes M1 MacBooks less repair...
by suetoniusp91 on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @03:01PM
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Every single person related to repairing devices hates apple. For decades they have been at the forefront "you should not be able to fix/change your device". The have created billions of lbs of trash and psyop'd millions of people through these policies, and yet their unpaid shills still come out to defend them. Disgusting
Re:IFixit: Self Repair Program makes M1 MacBooks less repair...
by lttlrck on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @05:58PM
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It's dishonest to ignore the longevity of well made products. Even if they are hard to repair.
Re:IFixit: Self Repair Program makes M1 MacBooks less repair...
by jks on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @01:59PM
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I've changed parts on several Apple laptops and one Mac Mini using iFixit manuals. In every case, it was really useful to read all the comments left by readers. Sometimes the comments tell you that you can skip several steps, in some cases they point out when you need to be extra careful or when the iFixit photos were misleading.
I used to be a fan of iFixIt, and have even bought one of its larger tool kits, but have lost respect for it in the last few years.
In part, because any time Apple does anything, iFixIt is there with a snarky criticism. Like it just really really really needs the clicks. I don't mind people being critical of Apple, but what comes out of iFixIt these days is mostly very solidly in whiny baby/grumpy old man territory.
Second, because I've tried four times to repair items using iFixIt guides, and in every case the guide was incomplete, inaccurate, or the steps just sort of ended without finishing the job. Twice I was able to finish the repairs on my own. Twice, the device was ruined.
Many iFixIt guides seem to start out well-written and documented, but eventually get all hand-wavey. More often than not, when I've looked up a guide, it ends with "Reverse the steps to reassemble," which is not reassuring, considering the complexity with which modern electronics are built, and because some of the parts were destroyed (adhesive strips, for example) on the way.