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HP TouchPad gets torn down

Well, that was fast, shortly after the first reviews of the TouchPad went up, and a day before the official release it’s already been torn apart. Like most other tablet tear-downs, there’s no real surprises to be found here, just some great shots of the TouchPad’s internals that you normally don’t get to see. Judging more »

iFixIt tears down the iPad 2, finds it unsurprisingly difficult to repair

Like clockwork, whenever a major new product is launched iFixIt will get their hands on it and tear it down. With the launch of the iPad 2 the group took a trip from the West coast to the East coast to get the tablet and disassemble it as quickly as possible. So if you already more »

Motorola Droid 2 gets released & properly ripped apart

Just in case you were wondering what the inside of the recently released Motorola Droid 2 looked like, teardown specialists iFixIt have properly gutted the phone and documented the experience in a nice series of images. All said and done, it is quite a collection of pieces of plastic and hardware. Interestingly enough, a few more »

Microsoft KIN TWO gets opened up for your viewing pleasure

The KIN TWO from Microsoft has recently been ripped open and photographed, which has resulted in more images than you probably need of the inner guts of the phone. Still, if you like to see the insides such as the boards, image sensor, touch screen controller and processor than this should be right up your more »

Inspiron Mini 9 gets the teardown treatment, courtesy of Dell

It seems we are not even going to have to wait for the Inspiron Mini 9 to get in the hands of consumers before we begin to learn about the inside. Dell has gone ahead and posted a the service manual for the Mini 9, and it contains more than a few pictures of the internal guts. And judging from what we can see, the Mini 9 is going to be fun to play with, and seemingly easy to upgrade on your own.

Just by removing a simple panel from the bottom, users will have access to the SSD, Wi-Fi card, the RAM and even an unused mini PCIe slot. Of course we also see that SIM card slot located behind the battery. Keep reading to check out some of the images, courtesy of Dell…