New Kindle Fire HD and 6 unmounted: iFixit bowl technology, rewards repairability – Macity

The new Kindle ebook reader with touch technology and the Fire tablet HD 6 disassembled by iFixit reveal components dated to contain the price. Good repairability of both models even though there are few replacement parts

The new ebook reader Kindle Fire HD 6 and integrate components dated to contain the price: it reveals the complete disassembly made by iFixit of which we insert some images in lime in this article. American experts in repairs of iOS devices and digital gadgets in general appreciate the modular design of the two new Amazon devices that make it easy to open and complete disassembly and, therefore, simplify the process of repair. For this reason both get a high score of repairability, equal to 8 out of 10, therefore very close to the maximum possible and superior to most of the tablet and the smartphone market today, highly integrated, and on which is more difficult to intervene. The high score for repairability, however, is likely to be frustrated by the lack of availability of spare parts in the market: this happened to previous models, you must wait to see if it will be repeated for these new versions.

Less flattering instead iFixit’s judgment on some of the integrated technologies: to hold the overall price Amazon took some components dated. Recall that in Italy the new Kindle with touch technology is proposed to only 59 euro, while the Fire tablet HD 6 is proposed to only 99 euro, in both cases only a fraction of the cost of similar devices of other brands. More in detail, iFixit rejects the autonomy of the ebook reader Kindle that despite being declared equal to 4 weeks of use on a single charge, is halved compared to the Kindle Paperwhite also equipped with backlit screen. As for the Amazon Fire HD 6 is criticized by the back camera only 2 megapixels, a resolution considered suitable for a smartphone of 2005 and now far below competitors.

It should be noted that it is the judgments that concern exclusively the hardware part and not the practical use by the end user. Macitynet has got to quickly try out new devices Amazon Fire HD, both Fire HD 6 that the model Fire HD 7, and the new Kindle ebook reader, taking into account the very low price, initial impressions are good: a short will also publish unboxing and impressions to use the tablet Amazon Fire HD 7.