Palm Pre and Touchstone get torn down gently, beautifully

by Darren Murph Jun 7th 2009 @ 11:27AM

As much as we love those guys and gals over at Will It Blend?, we couldn't help but cringe each time they "dissected" any given gadget. The cautious cats over at iFixit, however, are more our style. Gentle, loving, appreciative and respectful -- what else could you want in a gizmo surgeon? Per usual, they've done whatever it takes to get ahold of Palm's new Pre and Touchstone, but rather than basking in the glory of ownership, they promptly unrolled their tool belt, fired up the DSLR and proceeded to dissemble both units for your viewing pleasure. We already know that all those little innards add up to right around $170 (for the Pre, anyway), but there's nothing quite like looking at each and every chip and bit yourself. Hit up the read links below if you find your interest piqued, and don't forget to tip your hat as you exit.

Read - Palm Pre teardown
Read - Palm Touchstone teardown

Filed under: Handsets, Peripherals, Palm, Sprint, EV-DO, CDMA, webOS

Tags: cdma, charger, charging, cracked open, CrackedOpen, dissected, dissection, ev do, evdo, palm, Palm Pre, PalmPre, peripherals, pre, smartphone, sprint, teardown, touchstone, web os , webos

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george @ Jun 7th 2009 1:30PM

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Mike @ Jun 7th 2009 2:47PM

Haha, I was standing in line with these guys. They gave us free screwdriver sets.

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