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iFixIt Repair Bundles: Gamer Bundle $74, Pro Tech Expired
$55.80
$93.99
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iFixIt has select Repair Bundles on sale w/ $10 Off when you apply promo code IFIXITDIY at checkout. Shipping charges apply and will vary by product/location.
Thanks to Community Member herbsprovence for posting this deal.
Available (prices after code IFIXITDIY):
Thanks to Community Member herbsprovence for posting this deal.
Available (prices after code IFIXITDIY):
- Pro Tech Bundle (IF145-534-2) $55.79
- Includes:
- Pro Tech Toolkit: 64 precision bits, an aluminum driver, and a comprehensive assortment of opening tools, all rolled together in a portable fabric case.
- Magnetic Project Mat: This gridded magnetic mat secures small parts and screws while you work, and its dry-erase surface lets you make location sketches and take notes.
- Orbit Patch and Compy Warranty Patch
- CPU Sticker and Fix the World Sticker
- Includes:
- Gamer Bundle (IF145-533-2) $73.99
- Includes:
- Manta Driver Kit: Dual drivers and 112 bits, including torx for your GPUs and security gamebits for older consoles.
- FixMat: Magnetic project mat helps you keep track of screws and small parts while you work, and its dry-erase surface lets you keep notes and location sketches.
- iFixit Thermal Paste: Replace the thermal paste on your gaming rig or console to prevent overheating and boost speeds.
- iFixit Keycap
- ESD safe Anti-Static brush. Great for dusting and detailing delicate and not-so delicate components and parts.
- Spudger Pack: Pack of three glass fiber spudgers, a tough antistatic tool for working on electronic devices and doing DIY electronic repairs.
- Orbit Patch and Compy Warranty Patch
- CPU Sticker, Drift Sticker, and Fix the World Sticker
- Includes:
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Edited March 18, 2024
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Gamer bundle is also 30% off [ifixit.com]
Use code IFIXITDIY for $10 off.
Been waiting for them to drop their deals for this month and bought the pro tech bundle. standard shipping was $11.70 for me to NC (their slow shipping was a couple cents more expensive which is funny). Their coupon and deals page [ifixit.com] doesn't show any other coupons being active so not sure why IFIXITDIY still works even though they claim that's all the coupons that are active at the time. Code mostly negates shipping charge vs free shipping from another authorized seller. Final price for me came out to $72.
https://www.ifixit.com/products/pro-tech-bundle
Use code IFIXITDIY for $10 off.
Been waiting for them to drop their deals for this month and bought the pro tech bundle. standard shipping was $11.70 for me to NC (their slow shipping was a couple cents more expensive which is funny). Their coupon and deals page [ifixit.com] doesn't show any other coupons being active so not sure why IFIXITDIY still works even though they claim that's all the coupons that are active at the time. Code mostly negates shipping charge vs free shipping from another authorized seller. Final price for me came out to $72.
https://www.ifixit.com/products/pro-tech-bundle
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I don't know how their warranty works for kits when the items within the kits themselves don't have a lifetime warranty. For example, the pro tech kit contains the opening tools while having a lifetime warranty. The opening tool themselves when purchased separately has a "sold as-is: no refunds or returns" policy which has no such guarantee for functionality.
Edit: actually the best kit I've ever used.
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The NVME retention system is spring loaded.
It's likely that they torqued down on the screw, but you could try relieving some of the pressure on it by gently pressing down on the drive itself as you try to unscrew it.
But before you try to force the screw, save yourself a lot of agony and create a shield around the screw using some cardboard or electrical tape.
That way, it won't gouge anything if it slips.
Picked that trick up after having an eyeglass screwdriver slip and scratch a lens.
It's likely that they torqued down on the screw, but you could try relieving some of the pressure on it by gently pressing down on the drive itself as you try to unscrew it.
But before you try to force the screw, save yourself a lot of agony and create a shield around the screw using some cardboard or electrical tape.
That way, it won't gouge anything if it slips.
Picked that trick up after having an eyeglass screwdriver slip and scratch a lens.
Thanks. I think the issue was the drive of the head loosened on first attempt to unscrew it. Now I have to find a way to grab the head and rotate. It's such a small space that I'm more hurt than angry.
Good suggestion on creating that shielding. I'll do that.
Good suggestion on creating that shielding. I'll do that.
Oh, is the standoff screw loose?
I know it seems counterproductive, but does it turn when you tighten it?
If so, you might have to wedge a block of some sort underneath the drive so it stops the gold standoff from turning.
This happens often enough that I'm surprised nobody sells a non-conductive wrench for it, though I bet someone has 3D printed one.
Alternatively, a squared off chopstick from somewhere like Panda Express might do the trick.
I don't know how their warranty works for kits when the items within the kits themselves don't have a lifetime warranty. For example, the pro tech kit contains the opening tools while having a lifetime warranty. The opening tool themselves when purchased separately has a "sold as-is: no refunds or returns" policy which has no such guarantee for functionality.
I find the wiha to have better bits. I'm not a professional electronics person but sometimes I find I can breakout stuck screws with the wiha and I can't with the ifixit. Maybe I just happened to choose the right bit with wiha cause I can actually read the labels easily. But I still reach for the ifixit first. I need to those triwing bits for my nintendo. The parts tray/cover is nice too. This looks like a really nice set. Those plastic tools and tweezers are super useful. Since I bought the smaller mako set I had to chase down those tools separately.
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I know it seems counterproductive, but does it turn when you tighten it?
If so, you might have to wedge a block of some sort underneath the drive so it stops the gold standoff from turning.
This happens often enough that I'm surprised nobody sells a non-conductive wrench for it, though I bet someone has 3D printed one.
Alternatively, a squared off chopstick from somewhere like Panda Express might do the trick.
I'll try posting a picture tomorrow from the desktop. There isn't a standoff screw.
It's the end of the 2280 nvme drive which has a hole through which the screw is tightened into the receiver on a part of the motherboard.
On the second empty nvme slot, the screw is tightened directly into the receiving slot, so I can't even put another one on.
It's Lenovo legion slim 5 16". I think they used ultra cheap metal in those screws, that I easily screwed up
I tried to tighten and it did move. Not sure why it doesn't loosen.
I happened to be searching for new precision screwdrivers recently, so I can say with some confidence that you're looking at around $25-$30 if you were to assemble the tools yourself.
With that said, I disagree with their selection.
The bits include every head type you could possibly need, but none of them are variable length. For most electronics, that's not an issue. However, you occasionally run into injection molded parts with screws in deep recesses and none of these bits would reach. It would have been nice to include varying lengths of bits or a few PH2, PH1, and slotted fixed shaft screwdrivers. The spudgers and such often come free with screwdriver kits, so those are inconsequential.
As for the mat, I find working on a silicone mat with magnetic sections far more versatile.
The ability to label your parts right on the mat is a nice touch, but it suggests that this is more of a parts holder than a work mat.
A silicone mat is easy to clean and heat resistant, so you can solder right on it without risking damage. It also wipes clean for instances where you're working with grease or solvents.
For $55, you could definitely assemble quite the kit (including buying a knockoff Pinecil), but again, this is mostly to support iFixIt.
The plastic and metal tools are definitely something you can find cheap. The tool wrap is a nice addition that you can't really find.
I do agree with the bit a bit (ha!). I would never use some of these bits but for whenever I do come across one that uses it, I would definitely appreciate it that iFixIt went with the shotgun approach with bit amount. I mean I can say with 100% certainty there is no way I'm looking to buy an Apple device and use that bit but with a lifetime warranty, we'll see how Apple changes and how I change after 30 years and maybe I will use it. If someone did want more reach, I guess iFixIt assumed you would buy the individual precision screwdrivers and not a bit driver.
Like you suggest, the magnetic mat in the pro tech bundle isn't really a work mat, it's mostly a parts holder. It has no ESD protection either. The one that comes with the gamer bundle isn't even a proper mat either. You would assume that it would be solder safe but it isn't. iFixIt also warns that it can be scratched so I would be using that as an ESD parts holder as well.
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Thanks got the email stating 75 available