Amazon
Tablets · Last assessed Jun 9, 2026
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The letter is the published assessment. Missing factor evidence is labeled; it does not become a zero.
Why this grade
Mixed and declining. Older devices teardown well (original Kindle Fire = 8/10, Fire 5th-gen tablet = 7/10, Kindle Paperwhite 3rd-gen = 8/10), but recent e-readers fell sharply: Kindle 11th-gen = 3/10 and Kindle Paperwhite 11th-gen = 2/10. iFixit explicitly notes 'no official replacement parts or repair instructions are available' for current Kindles, and Amazon sells no parts and publishes no service manuals, so the repair ecosystem is community/aftermarket only. Few hardware parts-pairing locks (batteries are replaceable), but the OS/bootloader is locked and OEM repair support is essentially absent.
Sources
Methodology & scope
Five dimensions are scored 0–100 and weighted equally: parts availability, schematic access, repairability, OEM pricing and software freedom. The letter scale is A (90–100), B (80–89), C (70–79), D (60–69), F (below 60).
This assessment was last assessed Jun 9, 2026. Its assessment scope is Tablets and is not a claim about every device the maker ships.
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Manufacturer response
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What makes up the grade
- Parts Availability
- 30 / 100
- Schematic Access
- 30 / 100
- Repairability
- 40 / 100
- OEM Pricing
- 30 / 100
- Software Freedom
- 55 / 100
Grade history
No grade changes are recorded.
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