In the end, iFixit gave the Vive a repairability score of 8 out of 10, mostly due to how easy it was to take apart the headset. The Rift, in comparison, scored a 7 out of 10. There's not much of a chance you'll easily find replacement hardware if anything goes wrong with your VR headset, but it's nice to know they're not just sealed off mystery boxes.

Among other highlights from the teardown, iFixit notes that the Vive's controller touchpad design is very similar to the Steam controller, which shows just how much Valve influenced HTC's design. The repair group also came up with the best explanation I've seen yet of how the Vive's IR base stations actually work: