As a part of a deal it struck with Microsoft final yr, iFixit has began promoting real Xbox components and providing restore guides, based on adjustments on its Microsoft Repair Hub noticed by The Verge. It now gives components for Xbox Series S and X (digital and disk drive) fashions starting from instances to energy provides to motherboards, together with toolkits, thermal paste and extra.
iFixit introduced its partnership with Microsoft in 2023 when it started providing official alternative components for Microsoft Surface laptops. As a part of that, it provided disassembly movies and step-by-step guides to assist simplify comparatively advanced repairs.
It’s doing the identical with Xbox, exhibiting guides on exchange motherboards for every console, detailing every step and offering a listing of components and instruments required. Motherboard restore, as an example, requires 29 steps for set up together with further steps to reassemble all the pieces. However, thus far, the corporate hasn’t launched any movies because it did for Surface units.
iFixit has related agreements with different tech giants, providing alternative components for Google Pixel tablets and Google Pixel Fold units. If additionally works with accent producer Logitech, providing restore components for 2 of its hottest mouse fashions. The fundamental holdout is Apple, although iFixit just lately gave the iPhone 16 an honest repairability rating after dinging the earlier mannequin attributable to software-restricted “components pairing” necessities. Last month the corporate tore the PS5 Pro aside and located it to be decently repairable, although it would not promote any components for Sony’s console.
