[summary]Here you'll find a summary of the various criteria considered when calculating iFixit repairability scores under scorecard version 1.3.[/summary]
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***Scoring Factors***
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|! Weight
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|! Note
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| Design for Repair
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| 90%
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| ''Ease of disassembly/reassembly''
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| Service Manual (if any)
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| 10%
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| ''Free, public, available via OEM support site''
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***Factors Not Considered***
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| Parts Availability
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| ''Replacement parts available for purchase from the OEM at reasonable cost to end users will be a requirement in a future scorecard update.''
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| Parts Pairing
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| ''Where common repairs are inhibited by parts pairing or calibration issues (e.g. full or partial loss of function, authenticity warnings, etc.) for which the OEM provides no freely available software-based remedy, penalties may be included in a future version of the scoring model.''
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| Unique Product Identifier
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| ''In a future scorecard update, maximum points may be reserved for devices which can be readily identified (model number, service tag, etc.) in a non-working condition, making it straightforward to find compatible parts and instructions.''
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| Software Updates
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| ''Duration of software updates may be included in a future version of the scorecard.''
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***Revisions from v1.2***
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| Laptop Priority Part Modularity
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| ''Refined scoring model for laptops, where disassembly/reassembly proxy times specific to I/O ports repair procedures are replaced with a simple modularity score.''