Bill Detwiler

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Vaio X–Sony’s answer to Apple’s MacBook Air. This ultraportable notebook has chips from Intel, SanDisk, and Qualcomm.

Bill Detwiler cracks open Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook. This iPad and XOOM competitor has SanDisk, Elpida, and Texas Instruments chips.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the $180 RAMOS MID W9 Android Tablet. This low-price tablet has chips from Samsung, Hynix, Rockchip, and Analogix.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2011 Apple MacBook Pro. This series notebook sports an Intel Quad-Core Intel i7 CPU, AMD Radeon HD 6490M GPU, 150GB Toshiba SSD, and 4GB of RAM.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Nintendo 3DS. The handheld game system has chips from Nintendo, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Texes Instruments, and more.

Bill Detwiler overcomes two problems installing Firefox 4–Cisco AnyConnect stops the Firefox installation and corrupt files prevent extensions from installing.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC in this TR Dojo teardown. This PC has chips from Intel, Elpida, and NVIDIA.

TechRepublic’s Bill Detwiler cracks open the Apple iPad 2 in this TR Dojo teardown gallery. The iPad 2 has chips from Samsung, Broadcom, and Texas Instruments.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Commodore Amiga 2000. Released in 1986, the Amiga 2000 contains chips from Motorola, NEC, Texas Instruments, and more.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Motorola XOOM, which runs on the Nvidia Tegra T2 dual-core CPU and has chips from Samsung, Toshiba, Broadcom, and more.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Sinclair ZX81 (a low-cost home computer released in 1981) in this TR Dojo teardown gallery.

Bill Detwiler cracks open Verizon iPhone 4. Although similar to the AT&T version, this Apple smartphone has some significant differences.