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Appreciation post: Saw a guy at the Portland airport using a $20 iFixit kit to fix his laptop at the gate.
It was a simple hinge repair, but seeing someone actually fix their own stuff instead of just buying a new one gave me a little hope for the trade.
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grays137mo ago
What gets me is how many people are scared to even open their own devices now. Companies make it seem like you need special tools and training, but a lot of repairs are just screws and a bit of patience. That guy probably saved himself a few hundred bucks and a week without his laptop. Makes you wonder what else we could fix if we just tried, right?
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angela_knight37mo ago
Right? My first laptop repair looked like a bomb went off. @ninaowens is onto something with that lost art stuff.
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mason_lopez6mo ago
Apple's pentalobe screws are the main reason people feel they need special tools.
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