HP laptops have gotten extra repairable and upgradable, due to a partnership with iFixit. The 2 corporations are working collectively to promote substitute components, create restore guides, and different steps to make HP laptops extra sustainable and repair-friendly.
iFixit already offers restore components, textual content and video guides, restore instruments, and different assist for fixing every little thing from sport consoles to iPhones. This new partnership primarily covers a few of HP’s premium enterprise laptops, together with the HP EliteBook 840 and 845 collection G7, G8, and G9, and the 840 Aero G8. There are additionally guides and components for the present HP 15 and 15s laptops, HP Pavillion x360 14 2-in-1 PC, and HP Pavillion 15.
HP makes a lot extra computer systems than the partnership presently covers, together with all of HP’s desktop workstations, the Omen-brand gaming computer systems, and a few mid-range and low-end laptops. You’re additionally nonetheless by yourself for all of HP’s keyboards, printers, mice, webcams, and different {hardware}. These restore guides and substitute components are positively higher than nothing, however HP nonetheless has an extended method to go.
iFixit mentioned in a weblog put up at the moment, “Ever since incomes our first-ever 10/10 repairability rating in 2012 for the Z1 all-in-one workstation (full with a restore diagram contained in the system), HP has impressed us with their dedication to designing repairable merchandise. Even once we known as HP out for discontinuing the month-old TouchPad, we nonetheless needed to give them credit score for repairable design. […] We’re much more excited to develop our partnership at the moment. As a delicate however regular champion for repairable {hardware}, this enlargement is a pure subsequent step for HP.”
iFixit has partnered with a number of different large tech corporations to create restore kits and guides for his or her merchandise, together with Microsoft, Google, and Valve. Not everybody wants iFixit’s assist, although—it has praised Framework and different corporations for creating their very own restore documentation and retail channels for substitute components. iFixit and Samsung additionally had a partnership for a couple of years until mid-2024, allegedly on account of “obstacles that made us doubt Samsung’s dedication to creating restore extra accessible.”
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The weblog psot additionally mentioned, “One attention-grabbing function to take a look at is the brand new battery substitute instrument [HP is] calling the Revivekit. Contained in the field, you’ll discover two extra packing containers—one containing a brand new battery, and one designed to securely maintain your outdated battery after substitute. The cardboard is contoured so it suits over the outdated battery when you’re extracting it, defending it from wayward screwdriver pokes throughout your restore. It’s additionally acquired a pair strategically-placed adhesive pads to assist safe it to the battery when you work—and it’s designed to remain caught to the battery because it lifts out, whereupon you’ll be able to fold it up for safekeeping and accountable disposal.”
Regardless that the merchandise with restore guides and substitute components are nonetheless restricted, any motion in the direction of extra sustainable {hardware} is nice. Hopefully, the partnership extends to extra of HP’s units within the months and years forward, particularly with the continued commerce conflict making new {hardware} purchases tougher.
Supply: iFixit