To provide a repair-friendliness score for various products, we plan to evaluate them on the following:
- What is the product's iFixit repairability rating?
- Does the product have better-than-average warranty period for its segment?
- Has the product been listed on Indian Government's Right To Repair portal?
- Are the repair manuals available to public without any cost?
- Does the manufacturer sell replacement parts for the product?
- Is the product made of standardized parts which can be bought from other vendors?
- is the product available for direct purchase in India (without having to import it and going through customs) ?
- Does the manufacturer provide repair services in India?
- Is the product made or assembled in India?
- Are the product schematics, firmware source code and CAD designs available as open-source?
- Is the product certified by OSHWA?
- Is the manufacturer website properly archived on Waybackmachine / Archive.org to provide traceable history for various documentation and policies?