{"id":54178,"date":"2023-08-20T07:03:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T06:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/54178\/repair-laptop-smartphone-tablet-yourself-my-experiences\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T07:03:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T06:03:16","slug":"repair-laptop-smartphone-tablet-yourself-my-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/54178\/repair-laptop-smartphone-tablet-yourself-my-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Repair laptop, smartphone, tablet yourself, my experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So now it&#8217;s happened, when I tried to change the battery of an iPhone 8, the thing was ruined afterwards. What about the reparability of hardware?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Basically ever since I&#8217;ve had computers and technical equipment, I&#8217;ve been tinkering with things. Usually successfully. The first computers were of necessity screwed together from old parts, because the parts were not only expensive but also hard to get.<\/p>\n<p>Later, I changed the processor of a notebook. Phones got new batteries, including the iPhone. All in all, nothing ever broke and the devices continued to run for a long time afterwards. Even if it wasn&#8217;t always economical, like with my netbook, which got a new display for a lot of money. In the end, ambition prevailed for me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/54178\/repair-laptop-smartphone-tablet-yourself-my-experiences\/#Repairability_today\" >Repairability today<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/54178\/repair-laptop-smartphone-tablet-yourself-my-experiences\/#Spare_parts_and_instructions\" >Spare parts and instructions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/54178\/repair-laptop-smartphone-tablet-yourself-my-experiences\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Repairability_today\"><\/span>Repairability today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, unfortunately, reparability has become more difficult in recent years. The devices are more compact. Whereas I used to be able to simply plug in a new battery for a notebook, it is now permanently installed. With a Thinkpad, I have to fumble off the base plate, which is still reasonably easy. <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25013\/accessing-bios-uefi-on-the-microsoft-surface-pro\/\" title=\"Accessing Bios \/ UEFI on the Microsoft Surface Pro\">The Microsoft Surface<\/a>, on the other hand, is glued together and the repair instructions do not bode well for the ambitious hobbyist.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is similar with the phones. The Nokia 5110 had the battery on the outside, later models could be disassembled and the battery was easy to change.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, most devices are stuck together, as I painfully experienced with an iPhone 8. I only wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/49080\/dell-5570-changing-the-battery-with-detours\/\" title=\"Dell 5570: Changing the battery with detours\">change the battery<\/a>, but when I pulled off the display I damaged a ribbon cable. The phone was a total loss. Yet the iPhone is still a pioneer in terms of sustainability. Not only are there lots of instructions that explain every step of the disassembly process, but there are also lots of service providers who take care of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lieferreparatur.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repair of smartphones<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iphone_akku.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iphone_akku.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iphone_akku-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t consider myself to be completely unskilled technically, but in the end I lack the practice for each model. Appropriate instructions or tools or not.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, technology has become more compact, so we do have waterproof smartphones, which then come at the price of a glued case.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spare_parts_and_instructions\"><\/span>Spare parts and instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not all bad. Anyone looking for the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lieferreparatur.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spare parts for repair<\/a> will quickly find what they are looking for today. Just like the instructions mentioned above, which are available on various websites.<\/p>\n<p>Even special spare parts are no longer a problem. Many things are available new from dealers, otherwise second-hand on eBay. So it was no problem to find a suitable display for my netbook after the device sailed to the ground.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6400\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/netbook_display_bezel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/netbook_display_bezel.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/netbook_display_bezel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/netbook_display_bezel-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Provided there are not too many instructions, I will then also write a suitable blog article on the topic so that others can also benefit from my experience.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In general, technology used to be easier to repair. The broken iPhone 8 in particular made me think about leaving these very delicate things in the hands of a service provider who simply has more experience with them.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, we consumers also have some control over which devices we buy. Easily repairable appliances are still available, you just have to pay attention when buying and check the reparability and supply of spare parts.<\/p>\n<p>The more people ultimately attach importance to this and decide accordingly, the more the manufacturers are also encouraged to pay attention to this themselves with their products.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So now it&#8217;s happened, when I tried to change the battery of an iPhone 8, the thing was ruined afterwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1551],"tags":[3251,3253],"class_list":["post-54178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware-en","tag-opinion-en","tag-repair-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}