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Apple Watch construction makes internal upgrades unlikely

The construction of the Apple Watch will make in-place upgrades extremely difficult if not impossible, iFixit said today.
Apple's new Retina MacBook is 'repair nightmare'

Apple's new 12-inch MacBook is a "repair nightmare," as tough on do-it-yourselfers as 2012's first Retina-equipped MacBook Pro.
HTC beats Black Friday rush, slashes Nexus 9 tablet price in half

Limited time offer to buy HTC Nexus 9 Android tablet for $199 is over, but expect more deals on the latest iPad killer as Black ...
5K display aside, Apple's new iMac is barely changed from 2013's desktop

Except for the 14.7-million-pixel display of Apple's new 5K Retina iMac, the machine is virtually the same as last year's model
New iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are easier to repair

Apple's new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are slightly easier to repair than their forerunners, the iPhone 5C and 5S, iFixit said today after ...
Surface Pro 3 not a notebook replacement to DIYers who want inside

iFixit again gives Microsoft's 2-in-1 the lowest possible repair score; blames large amounts of glue and 'paper-thin' glass