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iFixit's Teardown of New iPad Pro With M5 Chip Reveals 'Repair Paradox'

Electronics repair website iFixit today shared a teardown video for the iPad Pro with the M5 chip, revealing a "repair paradox."

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Specifically, iFixit said the iPad Pro remains one of Apple's least-repairable devices, yet the company did start offering self-service repair parts and manuals for iPads earlier this year. As a result of the self-service expansion, iFixit gave the latest iPad Pro a provisional repairability score of 5/10, which is higher than previous models.

Given the iPad Pro only received a spec-bump with the M5 chip, the teardown video does not reveal any notable internal changes.


The new iPad Pro launched last week, and Apple should release self-service parts for this particular model in the coming months.

iFixit shared a teardown video for the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip last week.

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Top Rated Comments

12 months ago
Nothing says we’re for the environment like completely unrepairable devices
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iObama Avatar
12 months ago
A repairadox, if you will.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
12 months ago

Our grandparents had tube televisions that were completely repairable, so why are so few of them still in use?

Apple recycles its products, if they get turned in after their lifespan.
Because the government changes the over the air broadcast specifications and the old tuners no longer work.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
12 months ago

And people pay thousands for old Sansui tube-type stereo receivers and high end turntables.
I think the difference is that there are reasonable ways to still connect to those and use them...and what you get out of them is of a high quality (audio and video are very different in this regard)
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CharlesShaw Avatar
12 months ago

Were you being serious with the comparison?
My point is that even if iPads were totally repairable and were useful for a couple decades, they would still have a short existence in the grand scheme of things when someone cites environmental impact.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
profcutter Avatar
12 months ago

Because the government changes the over the air broadcast specifications and the old tuners no longer work.
And people pay thousands for old Sansui tube-type stereo receivers and high end turntables.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)