iFixit.com, which regularly rips apart devices sold by Apple and other electronics makers, published its for the iPad Mini today.

"This product continues Apple's design pattern of creating devices with built-in consumables that are challenging to replace," said iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens in an email Thursday.

Although the Mini hit , it won't reach retail until Friday, when previously-ordered tablets are also to be delivered to customers.

iFixit, however, got its hands on an early delivery to a California developer who let the site take his apart.

"The iPad Mini continues Apple's repair-impeding practice of keeping iPads together with copious amounts of adhesive," the iFixit guide stated.