Sunday, October 20, 2013

iFixit guts HDX Kindle Fire 7 and concludes that it is very difficult to repair - Tablet Zone

Although we do not like ourselves in the worst case when we buy a new device, we must assess how much it will cost to fix in the event of a disaster. To determine this without having to get in tessitura can always enlist the help of colleagues at iFixit. On this occasion, gutted the new Kindle Fire HDX 7 and its conclusions are very negative. Just get a note 3 out of 10 in repairability scale , with 10 being the best.

As usual in them, determine the degree of difficulty of repairing a device based on complex resulting remove all components so they can be replaced with a spare. The easier it is less labor intensive and require cost us less specialized technician.

HDX Kindle Fire 7 repair

problems that the Amazon tablet are:

battery is attached with a strong adhesive and requires need to dismantle the entire motherboard to remove. Also, after much heat must be used to melt the glue.

motherboard is very difficult to change . To do this we have to separate the center of the screen frame and then get back to dock.

LCD panel is glued to glass that covers the screen. This means that if we drop the device and the screen is broken, we will replace the two components and, therefore, raise the price of the repair.

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Although not as problematic, the back cover is removed by unscrewing a few screws and disassembling some hitches. This operation is somewhat uncomfortable, but at least we found the rivers of glue used in the battery.

The only positive point is that some modular components can be replaced individually.

The other side is that this is not expensive equipment. That is, breaking and profitable exit not repair it, we will not lose much money.

Source: iFixit

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