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The new AppleTV is not yet available for sale. The justification of "help people fix their devices" simply does not apply in this case.

• morganvachon 11y ago
  Of course it does. I may or may not choose to buy X product because of how easy or difficult it is to take apart and repair myself (and that's not limited to iDevices, as iFixit covers many consumer products beyond Apple's lineup). iFixit is offering a valuable service to me, the consumer, with their preemptive teardowns.
  • urda 11y ago
    > Of course it does. I may or may not choose to buy X product because of how easy or difficult it is to take apart and repair myself Then Ifixit should have waited until it's available on the market then did the tear down. They consumed a valuable and limited resource that is known as the dev kit. A dev kit, which I may remind you, could have ended up in the hands of an actual developer and put to real use. Instead, they broke the rules and tore down a product that's not on the market yet. They got off easy, and anyone who attempts to argue that they are in the right simply have not done their homework regarding the matter.
  • cjensen 11y ago
    iFixit traditionally does teardown on the first day of availability. If you need to see a teardown before buying, you just have to wait 24 hours after availability. You'll need to do that anyway in case Apple changes something between dev unit and production unit. Sure iFixit provides a great service. I happily support them by buying tools and parts from them. "Public service" simply isn't a valid reason for this teardown. It was regrettably thoughtless of them to do this just because they can.