Ouya, the little open-source game console that could, has received very high marks for repairability by iFixit.
iFixit tears down consoles, phone, tablets and other devices to see what hardware is used and grades the devices on how easy they are to repair if something were to go wrong.
The console, which costs just $99 for consumers, is three inches across by three inches high and ... [ read the full article ]
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Hate to bash the little box in any way...but having the ram and cpu permanently mounted to the board should cost it some points. As far as I can tell, the only physical repairs the average user can do would be to replace the fan and thermal compound.
Originally posted by KillerBug: Hate to bash the little box in any way...but having the ram and cpu permanently mounted to the board should cost it some points. As far as I can tell, the only physical repairs the average user can do would be to replace the fan and thermal compound.
Agree. Sounds like it should get a 2/10 for repairability. Sure, you can put it into a new plastic mold, and you can swap the fan. Big deal, anything else goes, and you get to buy a new one.
