hey guys i'm going to lynge and this is
the iFixit rundown where i give you all
the news that's happened this month and
i fix it here's what we've been up to
our tear down table has been full this
month and by full i mean our tools don't
have time to cool down before the next
device flies in we've opened up
computers tablets phones keyboards
trackpads you name it the most notable
tear downs include the imac retina 4k
that scored a measly one on our
repairability scale due in part to the
RAM and CPU being soldered to the logic
board and the surface pro 4 didn't do
much better it only scored a 2 but has a
user-replaceable SSD we even broke into
all the new iMac accessories including
the magic trackpad to with the new
taptic engine which only got a 3 out of
10 on our repairability scale and of
course we love breaking into phones so
we got the new Nexus 5x and 6p the 5x
while easy to get into was not a heavy
hitter in the impressive tech department
the 6p on the other hand was a beast to
open had a display that could only be
replaced by disassembling the entire
phone and had tough adhesive holding the
rear cover panels and battery in place
not surprisingly it only scored a two
out of 10 check out the complete tear
downs for all these hot new devices at a
fix it calm over at our blog we take a
trip with the creator of foam blocks
Dave Hopkins to the most infamous scrap
yard in the world agbo blow she on his
trip he starts to see the famous eway
stomping grounds in a new light as you
know we're crazy about repair but we
know that others are a little hesitant
to try repairing things themselves if
you're one of those reluctant repairs
maybe a repair cafe is just what you
need to get started we have a great
story on cafes held around the world
we've spent the last year coordinating
nearly a dozen repair related exemption
request working with lawyers from
stanford USC public knowledge and the
Electronic Frontier Foundation this week
the Copyright Office made their
decisions on which devices it would be
legal to repair modify and hack their
decisions were mostly good news for
those in the repair world and you can
read all about it on our blog
got some surprises coming to our store
this holiday season and we want you to
be the first to try them so if you want
to be on my gift list this year tweet me
a picture of something you fixed
recently and you may get a little gift
from all of us here at iFixit if you're
subscribed to our channel you've seen a
lot of tear downs this month and we have
more coming your way including the iPad
pro and the new Apple pencil whenever
Apple decides to release those as we
mentioned earlier the Copyright Office
decided which of your devices are now
legal to investigate modify and hack
before they made their decision we
visited some local agriculture and
repair professionals to see how
copyright issues were affecting their
lives and why it's important to fight
for your right to repair and that's your
october i fix it run down make sure you
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