E-readers is likely to be comparatively low cost in comparison with your common smartphone, however it's nonetheless a bummer once they break, given how arduous it’s to search out elements for them. Now, iFixit has introduced that it's providing OEM alternative elements for choose Kobo eReaders, together with detailed directions on set up them, beginning in the present day. The primary supported e-readers are Kobo's newest: Kobo Clara Color, Clara BW and Libra Color.
Kobo house owners should purchase OEM batteries, motherboards, back and front covers, and display screen assemblies for these units on iFixit's new Kobo Restore Hub web page. iFixit has an in depth information for putting in every half.
Elements and guides don’t imply these can be simple repairs. All three of those e-readers acquired a repairability rating of 6/10 from iFixit, and after studying a couple of guides, it appears like that comes all the way down to the largest enemies of DIY electronics: glue, waterproof movies, and clips. I haven't finished an enormous quantity of repairs myself, however having taken aside and repaired – whereas it broke in a brand new approach – a Samsung TV held collectively by clamps, I can inform you that these repairs require endurance and a fragile contact. Hopefully, if this provide extends to future Kobo eReaders, the corporate will make them a bit simpler to restore.
We've requested iFixit for extra particulars on its future plans for the partnership, and we'll replace if it responds. All elements can be found now, starting from $29.99 for the back and front covers to $89.99 – $129.99 for the display screen meeting, relying on the mannequin.