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Nintendo Switch Teardown

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Unlike a lot of modern touchscreen devices, the digitizer on the Switch is not fused to the display, meaning you can replace the two parts independently. Thanks for keeping repairability in mind Nintendo!

The digitizer is adhered by a double-sided adhesive strip that runs around the perimeter of the display. With a bit of heating and prying, we manage to coax the digitizer off.

But in all our excitement, our hasty teardowner severed the digitizer data cable. Fixers be warned, this book opens longways.

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