Category: Repairability

Repairability means making it possible—and ideally easy—to repair a product. A repairable product is designed with disassembly in mind and has all the parts, tools, and software needed to fix it available. Together, these aspects make up the repair ecosystem.

Repairability

How Does the JRC Approach to Repairability Scoring Differ from iFixit’s?

When it comes to repairability scoring, iFixit isn’t the only game in town anymore. In addition to the French Repairability Index, the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) also provides…

September 16, 2023

by Beatriz Pozo Arcos - iFixit

Repairability

Choose Repairability—Why and How

Let’s face it: stuff breaks. Whether from accidental damage, like sharing a drink with your keyboard; or from wear and tear, like a cracked screen or a drained phone battery,…

September 15, 2023

by Beatriz Pozo Arcos - iFixit

Repairability

Repair Makes Cents

Economic reasons for manufacturers to embrace repair Making products repairable has many well-touted benefits for the environment and society. It reduces waste from discarded products and lowers carbon emissions from…

September 13, 2023

by Beatriz Pozo Arcos - iFixit

Repairability

iFixit Repairability Score and the French Repairability Index: A Brief Comparison

There are many approaches when it comes to repairability—what factors to consider, how much each one should weigh in a scoring system, and how to incorporate a wide range of…

September 12, 2023

by Beatriz Pozo Arcos - iFixit

Repairability

Going for Gold—Creating iFixit’s Gold Standard of Repair

Working at iFixit means repair is always on your mind. As Right-to-Repair legislation passes and more manufacturers look to us for guidance, we find ourselves having more and more late-night…

September 6, 2023

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

Repairability

How iFixit Scores Repairability

Everyone wants their favorite phone or laptop to get an awesome repairability score. So do we! Unfortunately, we don’t make the rules. Wait a minute—we do make the rules! At…

May 18, 2023

by Jeff Suovanen - iFixit