Motorola XOOM taken down to screws by ifixit, dubbed ‘easy to repair’

By on Feb 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Tablets February 25, 2011

A device isn’t really released until the gang over at ifixit have torn it limb from limb, am I right? Today’s victim: the Motorola XOOM tablet. After several hours and 57 screws, the ifixit team have given the XOOM an 8 out of 10 rating on ease of repair (10 being the easiest). The site notes that the “LCD and front panel glass are not fused together” — making for easy glass-break repairs — and that “individual components are separately attached to the motherboard, allowing each component to be replaced on an individual basis.” Ifixit does caution that due to the fact that there are over fifty screws, repairs, while easy, do require quite a bit of labor. Hit the read link to have a look for yourself…and try not to drop your XOOM!

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  • http://twitter.com/mfg68 MFG

    I think dropping something like the XOOM can only happen in slow-motion. God, that would be horrible.

    Love my XOOM, by the way!

  • Anonymous

    3250 mah battery? That’s about half of the iPad’s battery capacity.

    • Anonymous

      Its not about the size of the battery… Most blogs (BGR included) raved about battery life…
      And by the way, My Xoom rocks!

      • Anonymous

        No no no… this is a GOOD thing! The impressive battery life of the Xoom/Tegra 2 is now MINDBLOWING!

        Everyone else’s SOCs need TWICE the power to keep up with the Tegra 2!

    • Anonymous

      That is interesting, considering my XOOM has been turned on and connected to wifi (but never on the charger) for the past 24 hours 10 minutes. Battery info shows display has been on for a total of 7 hour 11 minutes. During the passed day, I’ve also transferred roughly 18gb of music, movies, and work docs. Battery meter shows 8% remaining.

      Not too shabby.

    • SamIam

      XOOM uses 2 cells in series while iPad uses them in parallel. So 7.4V vs. 3.7V & approximately the same energy in both.

      • Anonymous

        Greater efficiency in the Xoom.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Del-Mastro/775290605 Matt Del Mastro

        We’re going to see some very interesting battery life results in testing vs practice of these devices. The Tegra 2 under full load will have around the same efficiency as any other high-end SOC but under lighter use where constant full load isn’t required (web browsing and app usage), the battery life will soar. That explains why Techcrunch’s review estimated 18-20 hours of battery life under more normal usage conditions like web surfing and music playback while Engadget’s constant video playback test yielded a more iPad-like battery life.

        The Tegra 2 is perfect for this kind of mobile device.

        nVidia, you brilliant bastards.

    • http://www.facebook.com/peterf Peter Fares

      mAh (milli Amp-Hours) doesn’t tell you the actual battery capacity. Energy capacity is Ah * Volts which is equal to Wh (watt-hours). Compare the Watt-hours of batteries to see which has more capacity.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Del-Mastro/775290605 Matt Del Mastro

        It’s not about capacity, it’s about efficiency. With the higher voltage and lower current, the Tegra 2 has the potential to be almost twice as power efficient as other SOCs thus giving a longer battery life in certain conditions vs. something like the iPad or the HP Touchpad. While a video playback test will give you an idea of minimum battery life, actual usage MAY yield a much higher one.

  • Anonymous

    I’m using one right now. Gotta say, love the work that Matias has done with HC.

    • http://twitter.com/mfg68 MFG

      It should only get better with time.

  • Anonymous

    No no no… this is a GOOD thing! The impressive battery life of the Xoom/Tegra 2 is now MINDBLOWING!

    Everyone else’s SOCs need TWICE the power to keep up with the Tegra 2!

  • sirpaul

    Gosh, it’s beautiful :)

  • Anonymous

    Gas prices suck! Oh sorry off topic.

  • Anonymous

    That’s it!!!!!
    That’s screaming, “simple take-apart!”

  • Anonymous

    Nice to read, but the majority of the buyers will not take the opporunity to repair after the warranty has expired.

  • Anonymous

    As much as I am skeptical about the Xoom and how mature the tech is at the time of release, I really like being a consumer right now. We actually have a few options finally. I will most likely stick with iPad2, but it’s nice knowing that it’s not just the iPad+a sea of wannabes.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=25001493 Hank Godwin

    Of course they’re easy to tear down! Moto has to open them all up in 90 days to make them 4G capable.

  • http://twitter.com/zc456 Squeaks

    Honestly think it was possible for tablets like these to be upgraded. What amazes me is the fact that it uses PCI.

  • Anonymous

    The inside looks a hell of a lot cleaner than the Notion Ink Adam.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Craig-Yelin/100001955195218 Craig Yelin

    OK, bought it. Love it. Very intuitive, lots of fun. Expect that I will be using it instead of my phone and laptop quite a bit. I am looking forward to see how I ultimately integrate it into my habits. It is a very nice piece of technology. Nice job moto.

  • http://twitter.com/gnomehole The Gnome

    Clearly geared toward the average consumer… maybe they can make a robot commercial about the “easy” teardown of the tablet?

  • Guestone

    what kind of moron would waste their money on this cheap hardware running a imitation os?

  • http://www.fastenfinder.com hex screws

    Hi,

    Its really great that Motorola
    XOOM taken down to screws by ifixit.

    Thanks for sharing this information.

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