AirPods Pro, Restorations Gone Wrong, and Our Favorite Screw Heads | Episode 17

On this episode of Repair Radio, we discuss our Surface Pro X and AirPods Pro teardowns. We also chat about the stuff we’ve been fixing this week and answer some frequently asked questions.

Hosts: Craig Lloyd, Kevin Purdy, and Whitson Gordon
Special Guest: Taylor Dixon
Music: Gypsy (@ArchaicsHipHop)

News Topics

Microsoft Surface Pro X TeardownAirPods Pro TeardownThe AirPods Pro Could Be Repairable, But Apple Doesn’t Care

Listener Questions

This week, we’re taking things old school and going back through our Reddit AMA that we recently hosted. We thought it would be a good idea to revisit it and answer some of the frequently-asked questions we get.

What is the most common issue you come across besides things like cracked screens and battery replacements?As an independent repair store owner, what can we do to help the right to repair movement?iPhone screen replacements you have on stock, are these original apple displays? or very good quality 3rd party displays?What's your favorite screw head?

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Other Links Mentioned

Kevin’s Twitter Thread about ChromebooksDAKboardWhy Samsung and iPhone X Screens Are Too Expensive to Fix