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Repair, teardowns & right to repair Videos Recommended on Hacker News (80)
Repair, teardowns & right to repair is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 80 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2010 and 2026 — 131 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Repair and teardowns: electronics repair, soldering, board-level repair, Louis Rossmann, right to repair, product teardowns, how things are made, planned obsolescence, Apple hardware failures.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos: “A beautiful technical / engineering take on why Juicero failed” — an HN commenter, 2017.
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1 mo on HNiPhone 13 A Repair Nightmare - Teardown and Repair Assessment
Hugh Jeffreys
1 HN recommend · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNApple REFUSED to Fix our iMac Pro
Linus Tech Tips
1 HN recommend · 2018–2020
1 mo on HNLiam – An Innovation Story
Apple
1 HN recommend · 2016–2020
1 mo on HNInside a smart meter, and the REAL problem with them.
bigclivedotcom
1 HN recommend · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNI’m Legally Obligated to Disclose This - Framework investment
Linus Tech Tips
1 HN recommend · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNConverting devices to USB Type-C
DIY Perks
1 HN recommend · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNComparing Tesla, Ford, & VW's Electrical Architectures
Munro Live
1 HN recommend · 2021–2021
1 mo on HNInside a heated shower head. (suicide shower)
bigclivedotcom
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNInside a cheap set of eBay digital calipers
bigclivedotcom
1 HN recommend · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNTSP #183 - Starlink Dish Phased Array Design, Architecture & RF In-depth Analysis
The Signal Path
1 HN recommend · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNThe EV Detroit is Dying to Benchmark - BYD Seagull
Autoline Network
1 HN recommend · 2024–2025
1 mo on HNMach-E Thermal System Part 2: A Detailed Comparison to the Model Y
Munro Live
1 HN recommend · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNGenius Bar caught ripping customer off ON CAMERA by CBC News
Louis Rossmann
1 HN recommend · 2018–2023
1 mo on HNiPhone Air Durability test -- I AM SHOCKED
JerryRigEverything
1 HN recommend · 2025–2025
1 mo on HNBen Heck's Nintendo-Playstation Prototype Pt 1 Teardown
element14 presents
1 HN recommend · 2016–2022
1 mo on HNEEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger Teardown
EEVblog
1 HN recommend · 2016–2019
1 mo on HNEEVblog #1341 - AMAZING $250,000 IBM Processor TEARDOWN!
EEVblog
1 HN recommend · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNIBM Computing Cheese Cutter [Restoration]
Hand Tool Rescue
1 HN recommend · 2021–2024
0 mo on HNMy Framework Investment Should NOT Have Worked Out
Linus Tech Tips
0 HN recommender · 2025–2025
0 mo on HNApple's soldered-in SSDs are engineered in the worst way possible
Louis Rossmann
0 HN recommender · 2024–2026
0 mo on HNHow most 16" Macbook Pros often kill themselves & why they're unfixable
Louis Rossmann
0 HN recommender · 2023–2025
0 mo on HNApple & Customs STOLE my batteries, that they won't even provide to AASPs.
Louis Rossmann
0 HN recommender · 2018–2021
0 mo on HNLobbyists imply right to repair helps domestic abusers, pushes racism and redlining!
Louis Rossmann
0 HN recommender · 2021–2023
0 mo on HNiPhone 12 Anti Repair Design - Teardown and Repair Assessment
Hugh Jeffreys
0 HN recommender · 2020–2021
0 mo on HNiPhone 14 Pro Programmed To Reject Repair - Teardown and Repair Assessment
Hugh Jeffreys
0 HN recommender · 2022–2022
0 mo on HNFixing Apple's Engineering in an Hour
Linus Tech Tips
0 HN recommender · 2020–2021
0 mo on HNDYSON ANIMAL BALLS | It blows!
AvE
0 HN recommender · 2019–2023
0 mo on HNThe Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars
Motherboard
0 HN recommender · 2020–2021
0 mo on HNBrother Printer Genuine Toner Fix - Use Any Toner
Chris Asipyan
0 HN recommender · 2023–2025
0 mo on HNWhat does authorized repair do? Let's find out!
Louis Rossmann
0 HN recommender · 2018–2021
0 mo on HNiOS 4.0 on 3G iPhone (parody)
Addie Burtle, MD
0 HN recommender · 2010–2011
0 mo on HNTearing Into Tesla's Model 3
Autoline Network
0 HN recommender · 2018–2021
0 mo on HNCivilization starter kit | Marcin Jakubowski | TEDxKC
TEDx Talks
0 HN recommender · 2014–2026
0 mo on HNHow Apple authorized repair refurbishes Macbooks to fail again! GPU kernel panics
Louis Rossmann
0 HN recommender · 2019–2023
0 mo on HN37C3 - Breaking "DRM" in Polish trains
media.ccc.de
0 HN recommender · 2024–2025
0 mo on HNApple under fire for allegations of controversial business practices
CBC News: The National
0 HN recommender · 2019–2020