Ouya scores 9 out of 10 in repairability

Ouya scores 9 out of 10 in repairability
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 deep. Under the hood is 1GB SDRAM, a Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU, a Texas Instruments power management tool and comically, five metal weights used to make the console more bottom heavy and not topple over and to keep the cables connected in the back more stable.

Scoring a 9 places the Ouya in rare company, as many current generation devices are almost impossible to repair on your own if something were to happen. For example, the new Microsoft Surface Pro tablet scored a 1/10, with the company calling it impossible to repair.

Additionally, iFixit tore apart the controllers (which cost $50 after the first one) and found they are powered by an ARM Cortex M3 processor. The company says the joysticks are soldered to the circuit board, however, meaning if the joysticks are damaged you will likely have to completely replace the controller.

More pictures here: Ouya Teardown

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 8 May 2013 19:29
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  • 3 comments
  • 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.

    9.5.2013 08:22 #1

  • KSib

    And the power of that box is 2/10

    9.5.2013 10:13 #2

  • Tarsellis

    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.

    11.5.2013 17:24 #3

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