stretch-release adhesive-those thin white strips we know and love from the iPhone and MacBook Air. The four outer battery cells all sport subtle but noticeable pull tabs, a.k.a. Y’all really aren’t ready for this battery reveal The wind carries a whisper of three words, a faint utterance that makes our hair stand on end: battery pull tabs. But as we peer into the guts, we notice something unexpected. From there we’d normally leave the battery for last, because removing recent MacBook Pro batteries requires infinite patience, a bottle of isopropyl alcohol, and an optional bottle of human-friendly alcohol. After a little exploratory surgery, we found the battery terminal hidden under the big trackpad cable. You always want to start by disconnecting the battery-if you can figure out how. Thought you’d hide behind your big trackpad sibling, eh? It’s time to get excavating to learn more. And of course, they look fantastic as always-it’s basically a work of art in there-but, the miserable MacBooks of butterfly and Touch Bar fame shame looked nice in early teardown images, too. Feel free to spot the differences on your own, but to our eyes these look like nearly identical designs at different scales. Major differences between the 14” and 16” models seem pretty few and far between: different rear cover clips, chip arrangements, and hinge bracket shapes. Speakers and batteries fill every cozy cranny, without sacrificing a robust-looking cooling assembly. Compared to the 2019 15” Touch Bar MacBook Pro, these models seem to make even better use of interior space. ![]() Spoiler alert: we didn’t spring for the top-tier specs (We blew most of the budget on polishing cloths). It does look like we’re “missing” a couple chips, or, rather, you’ll note some empty solder pads where additional storage would go. I mean, we started this whole “teardown” thing first, plus our imagery includes all the gritty details, like keyboard and backlight cables. Please act surprised, even if you already saw Apple’s stylized renders of the internals during their keynote. 15” 2019 MacBook Pro (left), 14” MacBook Pro (center), and 16” MacBook Pro (right). Avengers, disassembleĬan you hear angelic music, or is that just us? Sure, the rear case is still secured by discouraging pentalobe screws, but there’s still no adhesive this far in-and the clips are even less terrifyingly tight! Cross your fingers (and spudgers) that the trend continues. Elsewhere you can see the faint outline of the metal keyboard frame, with stabilizers over the long keys, as well as the dark magnets in the speakers, trackpad, and fans. Okay, you can’t count the transistors from here, but you can clearly see there is a lot going on in that package. Zoom in on this X-ray and count the 33.7 billion transistors in the M1 Pro package under the heatsink. The X-ray might look like an angry owl, but don’t worry, it won’t bite. X-ray! X-ray! Read all about it! Click for larger image.īut before we break out the tools, here’s a see-through preview of the 14” M1 Pro MacBook Pro (great names, Apple, so easy to keep track of these things), from our friends at Creative Electron. They say true beauty is on the inside, so let’s see if it’s true. MagSafe also makes a triumphant return to the MacBook, despite its iPhone moonlighting-happy news for all the clumsy cord-kickers, the pet owners, and well, most everyone.īut we didn’t come here to ogle the design. With so many places to plug things in and so many dongles scorned, Jony Ive must be rolling in his …. ![]() Each MacBook Pro includes three USB-C ports, an HDMI port, a headphone jack, and an even-more-rare SD card reader-not to mention the magnificent MagSafe 3 port. ![]() ![]() If the repairability scores match the straight-walled aluminum cases, our little fixer hearts will surely grow three sizes. Right off the bat these Macs are serving early aughts and we are here for it. These MacBooks may be square, but they make our eyes heart-shaped. If you’re looking for the Polishing Cloth teardown, it’s after all the shiny new stuff. This teardown has been updated with the teardown team’s latest findings. These MacBooks are so cool they blew right past “Plus” on their way to Pro and Max. While more ports, a durable and usable keyboard, MagSafe, and swapping the Touch Bar for good ol’ function keys all bring the nostalgia, there’s also futuristic Apple silicon and super-retro case stylings. It’s fall, and time for our favorite Apples: 2021 MacBook Pro teardowns! We’re excited to tuck into these fruits from a branching 2016 timeline-the MacBooks that could have been. You might call it the … Pro Motion version. Our video teardown of the 2021 MacBook Pros has many more frames than this text version.
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