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@iFixit am one of those GenX liberal arts losers who never took a compsci or coding class ever. i had to learn doing, breaking things and learning from mistakes. i have an HP laptop that wasn't just dying, it fell and the screen broke. i took it apart with my eyewear screwdrivers. miraculously, only the screen and battery were damaged. it’s my first true rescue, including my data. reattached cables, replaced the battery and now SSH into it. it’s my GIT bkup, but would love to replace the screen

@iFixit My recent repair win was a battery swap on my beloved @system76 Lemur Pro 10. The old one turned into a super spicy pillow and scared my friends when the chassis was already bent by multiple millimeters. Now it's a flat surface again and the new battery got me back to full capacity so it can run for many hours. 🥳

@iFixit I’ve got a steam deck that got some water damage and won’t turn on. Just need some time and to tools to crack it open and take a look.

@iFixit fixing my thinkcentre!

@iFixit my laptop is missing a keycap and I will, eventually, fix it.

@iFixit I’m still using my iPhone 6s, and I don’t plan to stop anytime soon! :)

@iFixit I was so proud when I managed to change the battery in my 2010 MacBook Pro.

Unfortunately, it has died once again and even though there’s only 3 screws left holding the old thing together, one of them is stuck. As in seriously stuck.
So I hope better tools can help me getting the battery out, so I can see if I can somehow get it started and start saving the pictures that at stuck on it.

@iFixit Maybe a little boring but still my go-to: the Framework Laptop 13 is amazing with it's outstanding repairability and upgradability!

@iFixit
Combining working parts from 3 broken laptops into a working one.

@iFixit My first laptop, a T4 MacBook Pro, replaced & upgraded the hard drive to a fusion drive. More space, more reliable, much faster. the trifecta of repairs!

@iFixit @Gargron Favourite repair? Probably removing some leaking capacitors off an Amiga 4000 main board, cleaning it up before there was damage, and replacing them.

@iFixit I want to repair my kids electronic toys

@iFixit I fixed my (then) girlfriend's Playstation when it wouldn't read discs anymore. All it took was an adjustment of the laser diode, and it was back working perfectly. Saved having to replace it as she wouldn't be without one.

@iFixit I would love to use this dope set to fix my older devices especially my beloved iPod. It's one of my favorite music players and a nostalgia express

@iFixit a Sony Xperia XA2, which does not boot up

@iFixit I fixed some drifting joycons recently and I refuse to give up on my old macbook air!

@iFixit excited about fairphone swappable batteries! Want to build pihole and SAS.

@iFixit Replying to this one my Pixel 3a that has a used screen to be replaced ASAP. I'm hoping to double its current lifespan with spare parts from my wife's.

@iFixit I refuse to give up on my old crusty PS4, that I bough a few years ago as an used console. Currently it has issues such as overheating, and very loud fan speeds. I would love to open it and do some maintenance on it. I refuse to buy a newer console specially in this market where hardware is so high, and the games I have on PS4 are already enough for me. :omgdotlol:

I haven't been able to use it for a while because of these issues and I refuse to give up on it.

@iFixit My best repair was my relatives' flat panel television, which died because two LEDs in the backlight failed (documented in this thread: https://mastodon.social/@GamesMissed/114695247031745029). I have never been more angry at a terrible design that was never meant to be fixed.

I have a CRT monitor from 1995 that I will someday get running again, even though inside it has more components and circuit boards than my current computer, and is so structurally complicated it reminds me of an M. C. Escher painting.