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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 22 January 2011, 23:39:39

Title: Apple's Pentalobe screw
Post by: Nickbat on 22 January 2011, 23:39:39

Found this interesting. Apple definitely do not want you to repair their products.

http://www.ifixit.com/blog/blog/2011/01/20/apples-diabolical-plan-to-screw-your-iphone/

That'll stop you DIY-ers!  ;) ;D

Title: Re: Apple's Pentalobe screw
Post by: Gaffers on 23 January 2011, 06:09:52

Wont be long before you can get tools that'll fit on ebay :y

Title: Re: Apple's Pentalobe screw
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 23 January 2011, 06:18:25

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Wont be long before you can get tools that'll fit on ebay :y

With cheap copies made of chocolate in 'specialist' driver sets with 50 other screwdriver bits that you have already got.  ;D

Title: Re: Apple's Pentalobe screw
Post by: Gaffers on 23 January 2011, 07:05:24

I was wrong:

http://www.parts4ipods.com/epages/es115703.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es115703_shop/Products/TOOL4G

Title: Re: Apple's Pentalobe screw
Post by: Andyb on 23 January 2011, 10:52:13

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-Spoke-Star-Screwdriver-iPhone-4-Pentagon-Pentalobe-/160534819448?pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item25609ef278

and on egay