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    • Cela fait des lunes que nous attendions une mise à jour du MacBook Pro. Que trouverons-nous ? Nous en avons déjà une idée :

    • Écran "Retina" de 13,3 pouces avec technologie IPS, rétroéclairage LED et une résolution de 2560 sur 1600 (227 ppp), gamme de couleur P3

    • Processeur dual-core Intel Core i5 de 2,0 GHz "Skylake" (Turbo Boost jusqu'à 3,1 GHz) avec Intel Iris Graphics 540 intégré

    • Mémoire soudée LPDDR3 de 8 Go et 1866 MHz (configuration de 16 Go également disponible)

    • SSD PCIe de 256 Go, 512 Go ou 1 To

    • Deux ports Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) compatibles avec le chargement, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB 3.1 Gen 2

    • Ce modèle comporte des touches de fonction à la place de la Touch Bar flambant neuve. Si vous l'attendez avec impatience, restez en ligne ! Nous reviendrons dans quelques semaines pour démonter le nouveau MacBook Pro Touch Bar.

    I get that the new touch bar will replace the Function keys, but what if you use Function keys in Excel etc ..... how will you perform these functions with the new macbook pro ?

    gregnrichardson - Antwoord

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    • Deux ports Thunderbolt 3 peuplent le côté gauche de cet ordinateur portable … et c'est tout.

    • La forme USB-C est polyvalente, mais vous aurez sûrement besoin d'une poignée d'adaptateurs pour pouvoir continuer à utiliser votre matériel.

    • Le côté droit abrite une prise jack solitaire de 3,5 mm.

    • Minute, pardon ?

    • Après tout le tumulte au sujet de la prise jack démodée qui n'a plus sa place sur l'iPhone 7, cela semble un peu … bizarre.

    • Enfin, qui sommes-nous pour juger ? Il s'agit là d'un standard répandu et nous le soutenons à 100 %. Sachez juste que vous ne pourrez pas y brancher les EarPod Lightning de votre iPhone 7, puisque l'adaptateur nécessaire n'existera pas.

    • Nous concluons l'inspection du boîtier extérieur et notons le numéro de modèle A1708.

    if they not put jack, when they can't show dj staff on presentation

    Px pik - Antwoord

    The reason they didn't want it in the iPhone is because it takes up too much space in such a thin, small device. A laptop, even a new, thin one, still has a bit more breathing room and a port like that has less of an impact. I feel like you guys know this, know that *we* know this, and just added that comment to rile people up. =P

    prokanda - Antwoord

    It's not just a "headphone jack" it's also an optical audio port. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202730

    Kirke - Antwoord

    are you sure? on that page the late 2016 is not listed...

    diendi -

    S/PDIF optical digital audio out is also not listed in the system information. Pretty sure it's just a headphone jack.

    Jeff Suovanen -

    I don't think it's odd to have a jack. A laptop and a phone are different machines. People use laptops to watch movies and edit multimedia...

    Zaphod B - Antwoord

    I believe the removal of the jack from the iPhone was to increase it's water resistance. Not as much of an issue with laptops.

    imtimrob - Antwoord

    Something about A1708( If you want to see more electronic components product-data,this web is a good choic: http://www.hqew.net/product-data )

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

     Base chemistry: epoxy only, cationic polymerization

     One component adhesive ready for use, solvent-free, UV and/or heat curing

    PRODUCT USE:

     Active alignment of components for optoelectronics and semiconductor packaging

     High precision bonding  Bonding of opaque substrates and optical parts

    FEATURES:

     Epoxy only, high adhesion, high Tg, long shelf and working life, room temperature stable, not sensitive to oxygen in cure process, excellent reliability performances, robust for solder reflow process

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:

    1) Clean the substrates to remove contamination, dust, moisture, salt and/or oil

    2) Dispense adhesive on substrates

    3) Bond substrates (with active alignment – optional)

    4) UV cure to fix alignment or to bond

    5) Thermal cure: to cure adhesive in shadow area and to improve adhesion of bonded parts

    AmandaLi - Antwoord

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    • Nous mourrons d'envie d'envoyer des émojis d'un clic sur la Touch Bar, mais la nouvelle fonctionnalité phare de la série des MacBook Pro 2016 manque sur ce Mac – il arbore à la place des touches de fonction physiques.

    • Cependant nous découvrons une touche d'échappement XL (extra-longue) qui distingue cette rangée de touches de fonction.

    • En guise de petite pause avant de nous plonger dans les entrailles de la bête, nous sortons notre vieil ami or rosé, le MacBook Retina 2016, pour les comparer.

    • Le Pro semble un géant à côté de son frère rose et son trackpad est bien plus grand.

    • De plus, le rajout de plus d'un cm de largeur du Pro a permis de déplacer les grilles du haut-parleur depuis le haut du clavier vers les bords droit et gauche.

    • Voilà un avant-goût aux rayons X de l'intérieur. Il est temps de nous salir les mains à présent !

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    • Cela fait six ans que nous retirons les vis propriétaires Pentalobe sur les ordinateurs portables d'Apple. C'est donc les yeux fermés que nous en dévissons six à l'arrière de ce MacBook.

    • Nous proposons à la vente le plus joli tournevis Pentalobe que vous ayez jamais vu, un outil pratique pour ouvrir tout MacBook.

    • Six vis ! C'est le moins que nous ayons jamais vu sur un MacBook Unibody, le MacBook 2015 en a 8 et la plupart des MacBook Pro en ont 10.

    The screws for the bottom cover is a T5 right? The six screws.

    Also, do you know if it's possible to buy a set of replacement screws for the cover?

    One of my screws is stripped, I can unscrew it but if I do I can't use it again for sure.

    Calby - Antwoord

    I did mean P5 and not T5, the same size that it is for the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro 2015?

    Calby - Antwoord

    One more question, are all the screws the same size (length)?

    Calby - Antwoord

    Nope, there’s actually 3 different lengths on the bottom screws.

    maccentric -

    • Voilà quelque chose de nouveau. Le nouveau boîtier inférieur, extra sécurisé, nous laisse d'abord perplexe, mais nous finissons par trouver le truc pour l'enlever.

    • Une ventouse soulève suffisamment le bord inférieur pour y insérer un médiator. Celui-là sert à ouvrir les clips cachés de chaque côté. Puis, il faut faire glisser tout le boîtier inférieur vers le bas et c'est bon !

    • Tous ces clips et crochets supplémentaires remplacent la quantité habituelle de vis pour maintenir le boîtier en place.

    is this a some kind of metal glue in the corners and in few lines between em?

    Георгий Карцев - Antwoord

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    • Maintenant que le boîtier a été retiré avec succès, nous continuons en déconnectant la batterie et trouvons quelques choses étranges.

    • Cette vis T5 à large tête sert de connecteur à pression hyper sûr pour la batterie.

    • Une fois le connecteur replié, nous découvrons en dessous quelques plaquettes en cuivre. Deux grandes pour la charge positive et la mise à terre de la batterie, et quelques points plus petits. Peut-être … des points de test ?

    • Un point de test est une plaquette métallique à découvert qui permet de faire le diagnostic de circuits électroniques. On peut dire qu'il s'agit là de la porte d'entrée des signaux de test et qu'ils servent de points supplémentaires pour court-circuiter la carte.

    suspect the small pins are i2c or similar communication points to connect to whatever electronics within the battery (or some temperature sensor or something)

    sxpert - Antwoord

    Definitely test points upon cracking open one of these bad boys the say tp and than letter/number combinations by each smaller pin, I would say that is hard to doubt that they are test points, if you scroll to step 9 the picture shows the tp labeling

    Owen M - Antwoord

    Do i have to remove the battery to replace the headphone jack?

    K Pierre - Antwoord

    if you disconnected one end connector of that cable(like pic.#3), it won’t charge and doesn’t show battery under system report….well, that what happened to me late 2016 mbp 13” non-touchbar

    MNgu - Antwoord

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    • Suivant notre intuition, nous nous tournons vers le trackpad et sommes agréablement surpris par la facilité de son retrait.

    • C'est une amélioration notable par rapport au MacBook Pro 13" précédent, où le trackpad était piégé sous la batterie.

    • Nous retrouvons du matériel numérique familier squattant le dos du trackpad :

    • Microcontrôleur ARM Cortex-M3 STM32F103VB ST Microelectronics

    • Contrôleur tactile BCM5976C1KUFBG Broadcom

    • Nous trouvons aussi le Taptic Engine, c'est-à-dire la magie l'électroaimant derrière Force Touch, fixé à l'aide de simples vis et contacts à ressort.

    uitkijken voor de losse stukjes onderaan de touchpad (dunne spacers rond de schroefbusjes). Deze zijn flinterdun en moeilijk terug te vinden als ze op de grond vallen.

    Burmex Computers - Antwoord

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    • Enhardi par notre réussite avec le trackpad, nous nous en prenons à la batterie.

    • L'enthousiasme ne fait pas long feu face à l'adhésif tenace. Bonjour la frustration et les flashbacks.

    • Heureusement, nous sommes armés comme il se doit pour faire la guerre aux batteries collantes chez iFixit. Nous donnons la charge avec de la chaleur et des cartes en plastique.

    • De plus, le trackpad étant déjà enlevé, nous pouvons enfin faire levier sur la cellule du milieu, super crampon et anti-réparation.

    • Beaucoup de persévérance vient à bout de la batterie. Ne nous arrêtons pas en si bon chemin !

    I have to wonder how long this step took. I have to wonder if you have to re-heat the adhesive to re-install.

    Unclebugs - Antwoord

    do you sell these batteries ?

    Ali Aziz - Antwoord

    This guide is terribly below standard. Bit of heat? On the battery?! Why not use some Iso Alc and let it absorb into the adhesive? No? Warming up the battery with a heatgun isn’t exactly a bright move is it.

    Neutral Dude - Antwoord

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    • Avec ses 54,5 Wh, cette batterie offre en mode autonome ~27 % de puissance de moins par rapport à l'édition de l'année dernière, quoique trois cellules soient légèrement plus faciles à retirer que six.

    • Cela dit, ce Pro a plus de punch que son frère équipé de la Touch Bar, dont la batterie pointe à 49,2 Wh.

    • De plus, Apple affirme que cette batterie suffit pour surfer 10 heures sur internet sans fil, ce qui équivaut au MacBook Pro 13" de l'année dernière et au MacBook Retina 2016 de 41,4 Wh.

    • Nous trouvons la carte de contrôle de la batterie qui, contrairement aux composants à la manicure impeccable qui l'entourent, disparaît dans une couche de résine époxy digne de l'adaptateur Lightning-prise jack d'Apple.

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    • Au tour du SSD très bien protégé d'attirer notre attention. Nous commençons par décoller le bloc massif de ruban adhésif protecteur.

    • Nous savons d'Apple que le SSD se sert d'une interface basé sur PCIe haute vitesse. Cependant, la forme de la pièce et la configuration des broches semblent changées.

    • Il est temps de retirer les protections et de voir ce qu'Apple nous a concookté.

    • C'est sympa de la part d'Apple d'avoir gardé leur SSD amovible. Il s'agit là d'un des premiers composants à faiblir, donc cela simplifie les mises à jour.

    This is much more for important for data recovery than for upgrades. Just imagine the horror when you spill a bit of coke on your mac and 512 GB of your data are gone. This way you can swap the SSD to your new Macbook Pro and just go on as nothing happened.

    jirituzil - Antwoord

    Are you sure it won't also be fried along with the other components?

    plink53 - Antwoord

    Chances it will stay alive are very high as it is a small component and shielded from both sides.

    jirituzil - Antwoord

    Looks like a PCIe 3.0 x8?

    dicalp - Antwoord

    Any chance the shield is meant to reduce the chirping/grinding sounds of the SSD? Does it differ from the Early 2015 in ways that would be likely to impact the amount of high frequency noise from the SSD?

    Marius Bendiksen - Antwoord

    As for swapping the SSD for a new computer - are we sure that the computer doesn't key the computer's UUID or something to the flash translation table (or some other part) of the flash? Even if you *don't* have FileVault encryption turned on?

    jimwitte - Antwoord

    Will you ever find a compatible SSD on alternative market? Is it an option to buy the 256GB model and upgrade it by yourself?

    Emanuele io - Antwoord

    But it might indicate that Apple will offer an "upgrade"path in the future (Optane/XPoint when Intel figure out how to make it work? Yeah, I know, wishful thinking). Or could they stuff some other chip on that board? Instead of using 4 chips for the SSD, use two higher-density chips and put an M2 chip in the remaining space?

    ("Our latest baby - the second generation M2 motion co-processor. Packed with new and exciting features.. we're sure you're going to love it!" me writing Apple's press release for them..)

    jimwitte - Antwoord

    Does the 2017 model also feature removable SSD?

    nicholasaujalay - Antwoord

    yes, it does. though i wish i could find one of the ssds

    Andre Johnson -

    is there any other model that has this disk pcIe 1 tb? or is there some adapter to connect the disk via usb and retrieve the information?

    Silvio Benvenuto - Antwoord

    I couldn’t find any external adapter but what for do you need it? I have just swapped to a 1tb SSD and you can load datas from the old through a backup in time machine

    Francesco Malaspina -

    @francesco Time Machine is great until you want a bare metal OSX with your data added to it. In some cases you may want to upgrade a hard drive and put a brand new fresh copy of OSX on it only pull files and folders without pulling the whole directory from your old drive. This is something we in IT do all the time as it gets rid of a ton of background junk that gets backed up that takes up space.

    Josh Ledford - Antwoord

    Hi, I had a situation with this MacBook Pro. I’m trying to replace the screen. However I sent my MBP (this MBP) to a bad technical services and they removed this protective tape. It’s ok if I leave the SSD without this protective tape???? I appreciate your help!!!

    flaviorrr - Antwoord

    Hi, im trying to clean my ssd, I’ve heard it is solded sooo can I?

    oscargroenberg - Antwoord

    Can someone please identify what connector I need to read this SSD? I broke the computer but the drive still works.

    I don’t want to buy/borrow a working model from someone just to put the drive in there and read off the data.

    cats - Antwoord

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    • Voyons voir un peu ce qui alimente le stockage :

    • Mémoire flash NAND de 64 Go SDRQKBDC4 064G SanDisk (x4 pour un total de 256 Go)

    • Apple 338S00227

    • Texas Instruments 58879D MOSFET

    • F4432ACPE-GD-F probablement RAM DDR2 de 512 Mo Micron

    • Pris d'une inspiration, nous jetons un œil sous cette puce.

    • Bingo ! Nous avons mis la main sur un reflow : contrôleur de SSD 338S00199 Apple.

    • C'est la première fois que nous observons un contrôleur de SSD fait sur mesure par Apple dans un SSD PCIe amovible. Espérons que ces loustics seront aussi disponibles pour les futures mises à jour !

    From the information shown in the OS X, the SSD controller should be the same one used in the MacBook released early 2016. F4432ACPE-GD-F could be 4Gb LPDDR3 from Micron.

    JJ Wu - Antwoord

    Is this controller proprietary and required for use or will other companies (OWC) be able to provide replacement/larger SSDs for this MBP?

    plink53 - Antwoord

    It is Apple proprietary NVMe SSD controller.

    JJ Wu -

    Micron has a part number which is similar to F4432ACPE-GD-F.

    http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en...

    https://octopart.com/edf4432acpe-gd-f-es...

    F4432ACPE-GD-F could be Micron's 4Gb LPDDR3.

    JJ Wu -

    SSD controller inside Apple Macbook 2016. It is AP0256J.

    http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/archives/0...

    SSD controller in the Apple MacBook Pro 2016. It is also AP0256J.

    http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/macintosh/...

    The difference is PCIe lane numbers. In the MacBook 2016, it is 2-lanes PCIe 3.0 and it is 4-lanes PCIe 3.0 in the MacBook Pro 2016.

    JJ Wu - Antwoord

    > first time we've seen Apple's … controller in a removable

    Did you not see late 2015 iMac and MacBook Air? Both contain Apple NVMe blades.

    http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/new-...

    http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2015...

    http://blog.macsales.com/33572-owc-unbox...

    unsubstantiated - Antwoord

    Recall that Apple purchased Anobit, an Israeli SSD controller company back in 2011.

    http://arstechnica.com/apple/2011/12/app...

    Another Guest - Antwoord

    I haven’t been able to source an enclosure for this type of SSD. Any suggestions on data recovery?

    Ira Jacobs - Antwoord

    Any luck finding an enclosure?

    David Middleton -

    Did you find anything for this? still looking for that…

    Hossein -

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    • Nous tombons sur un autre dispositif familier dans ce MacBook au moment de commencer l'extraction du haut-parleur : des joints de vis, amortisseurs de vibrations, similaires à ceux trouvés sur l'iMac.

    • Ces haut-parleurs sont censés être plus puissants que ceux des générations précédentes et nécessitent évidemment un système de montage plus robuste pour éviter que votre ordi tombe de vos genoux.

    • Un haut parleur, deux haut-parleurs, haut-parleur noir, haut-parleur noir. Ce démontage cadence joliment bien.

    https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/ig... - Is the black thing on the left side of the screen just an empty place holder? Thinking of the "Pro" Pro (not this "Air" Pro) models with a dedicated graphic card have two fans, this model should have more space inside.

    Doc Brown - Antwoord

    If I'm seeing what you're seeing, I think you're talking about the rectangular space where the SSD was connected?

    Sam Goldheart -

    What are the silver round-rectangle things on the edge of the speakers assembly? Are those what actually creates vibration? (I really need to read up on modern speaker technology - my knowledge stops at coil-and-cone speakers..)

    jimwitte - Antwoord

    Uhh, y’all? A strange feeling, like the boy in a “25 years later” special edition re-visit to the story “The Emperor’s New Clothes” which hasn’t yet happened… I don’t see an audio-producing device there. Also, Mactracker lists three audio-in sources, which stretches credibility.

    iFixIt tear-down guide makers: please make plain how the “stereo audio” works. It’s not ~1996 anno domini anymore, and hooking my Labtec-brand microphone to my compact disc-supporting, stereo AM/FM radio’s headphones jack (and having the mic faintly emit the audio) is not as cool as such once may have been. In actuality, not a reason to be confused regarding “sound senses” of life.

    —Christopher Gautam Hota

    Christopher Hota - Antwoord

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    • Notre trépignement face à la carte mère que nous allons bientôt enlever (de même que les masses de décorations et de papier d'emballage) pourrait faire faire croire que Noël est arrivé avec 54 jours d'avance.

    • Nous commençons par chercher "l'architecture thermique avancée" qu'Apple vantait dans son communiqué de presse sur un ton similaire à celui qu'un enfant prend pour parler de la fête de Noël approchant.

    • … Nous sommes un peu déçus de constater qu'architecture avancée signifie en fait "déplacement des vis du dissipateur thermique à l'arrière de la carte mère".

    • La vantardise était un peu osée courageuse à notre humble avis.

    If you check apple website, the touchbar version has 2 fans instead of one, and th 15 inch has "twice as many blades"

    jozefferko9 - Antwoord

    Thermal architecture has a lot more than heatsink path area and location to it. It has to do with where the sources are postioned, conductivity and length of the path from sources to sinks, etc. unless you build up thermal models for comparison, I do not think you can claim that this system is not susbstantially different.

    davidtheil - Antwoord

    Just wondering why is the thermal paste applied just on a portion of the surface. That doesn't bode well for the thermal conductivity between the chip and the heatsink.

    mbaris18 - Antwoord

    Only those are the chips. The non covered part is the PCB substrate

    dennis97519 -

    Looks like way too much thermal paste to me. Shades of 2011...

    john - Antwoord

    A lot of people have complained about Apple obsession with overly-thin computers, and would prefer more battery over a 6 mm reduction in thickness any day (myself included). The simplest way would seem to add more battery under the palm rests, and just left the rest to be "wasted space". Would that that necessarily make the thermal properties of the machine as a whole better? Or would it just create air turbulence inside or make things worse - overheating some other component rather than venting the heat to the air that's blown out the hinge slots? Does the MBP 2016 have *any* other air vents other than the slots under the screen hinge and the keyboard? And does the keyboard really do anything in that regard?

    jimwitte - Antwoord

    I swear that big chip has the same proportions of the Motorola 68000

    dheady - Antwoord

    Can someone tell me where the Power Pins are?

    Does anyone have the exact size/data of it? I would like to render it…

    Yuna Braska - Antwoord

    Sony actually used this “advanced architecture” in their PlayStation 3 :-P

    Phillip - Antwoord

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    • Nous abordons la face avant de la carte mère :

    • Processeur Intel Core i5-6360U avec Intel Iris Graphics 540

    • DRAM LPDDR3 synchronisée à haute vitesse H9CCNNNBJTML SKhynix

    • Module Wi-Fi 339S025 Universal Scientific Industrial

    • Contrôleur Thunderbolt 3 JHL6540 Intel

    • Power block Synchronous Buck NexFET MOSFET Pair 58873D Texas Instruments

    • Processeur de caméra BCM15700A2 Broadcom

    • SDRAM DDRL3 de 512 Mo MT41K256M16TW-107 Micron

    It is not Intel DSL6510 Thunderbolt 3 controller. It it not DSL6540 either.

    From the chip marking, it should be Intel JHL6540 Thunderbolt 3 controller.

    http://ark.intel.com/products/94031/Inte...

    JJ Wu - Antwoord

    What is the 512MB SDRAM by the Thunderbolt controller for?

    Luke Elliott - Antwoord

    That is for Broadcom BCM15700A2

    JJ Wu -

    Can you shed more light on WiFi module, like antennas and specs? Cheers

    chipped - Antwoord

    i5-6460U or i5-6360U?

    Segno - Antwoord

    There is no i5-6460U

    mosburger -

    can you replace or switch out the CPU or is it soldered onto the logic board?

    Daniel Pan - Antwoord

    This just a shame. W u line i5 in a 1700$ notebook.

    Rusko Ranchet - Antwoord

    This model was $1499.

    mosburger -

    Hi, I had a situation with this MacBook Pro. I’m trying to replace the screen. However I sent my MBP (this MBP) to a bad technical services and they removed the protective tape from the LPDDR3 DRAM area. It’s ok if I leave this part without this protective tape???? I appreciate your help!!!

    flaviorrr - Antwoord

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    • Nous retournons la carte mère et continuons notre inspection :

    • Faisant sa seconde apparition, DRAM LPDDR3 synchronisée à haute vitesse H9CCNNNBJTML SKhynix

    • Texas Instruments SN650839 66AL7XWGI (également trouvé dans le MacBook Retina 2016)

    • 2x Texas Instruments CD3215B03 66AQ8YW G1

    • Mémoire serial flash de 64 Mo W25Q64FV Winbond SpiFlash

    • Contrôleur de gestion de système TM4EA231 H6ZXRI Texas Instruments

    • Codec audio CS42L63A Cirrus Logic

    • Intersil 95828 HRTZ X630MRR

    Looks like the USB-C jacks have a separate daughter board, which plugs into the system board, or is it soldered? Would be a major repairability feature IMHO

    Arne Schoch - Antwoord

    Looks like it is soldered, this is going to end up ugly if you manage to break the ports.

    Tom Chai -

    Can anyone please link a (free) datasheet from the Audio Codec chip? I'm curious to sound quality. How the Macbook Pro Retina mid 2015 (13", 15") sound quality is compared to this new (?) one. Thanks.

    Xardas22222 - Antwoord

    Is there two audio chips from Cirrus Logic? There is Cirrus Logic CS42L63A Audio Codec. And, on the upper right corner, there is one chip next to CS42L63A. It has marking "CIRRUS". Is that also audio codec?

    JJ Wu - Antwoord

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    • Vu le courage renommé d'Apple quand il s'agit de supprimer des ports, il n'était pas absurde de penser que la prise jack risquerait de finir bannie à l'unanimité avant la ronde des MacBook Pro.

    • Par miracle, la prise jack a survécu …  mais étant donné qu'il ne s'agit que d'une simple unité modulaire (attachée à deux microphones) scotchée en haut du ventilateur, elle pourrait facilement laisser la place à un connecteur Lightning ou USB-C lors du prochain conseil tribal communiqué d'Apple.

    • Nous observons ensuite les grilles du haut-parleur de plus près. La plupart des trous ne sont en fait que des reliefs déguisés en trous. Les seuls vrais trous sont réservés aux quatre orifices du haut-parleur et aux deux microphones.

    Taping the two microphones to the only moving component of the entire system doesn't seem a brilliant solution.

    Paolo Lorini - Antwoord

    Placing the two microphones so close to CPU fan is really not a good idea. The other side of the case would be a better place for microphones. Don't understand why Apple makes such a design.

    liq74 - Antwoord

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    • Avant de nous en prendre à Retina, nous extrayons un ventilateur raffiné. Ses pales sont censées être extra-silencieuses en raison de leur espacement asymétrique.

    • Pour la petite histoire, bien que Jony Ive soit ravi des "pales plus fines et aux espaces variés", cette technologie a déjà été utilisée dans certains modèles de MacBook Pro dès 2012.

    • Il reste aussi pas mal d'espace non occupé par des pales. C'est probablement une autre caractéristique de génie du système de refroidissement. En plus, ça fait joli dans la vidéo.

    So... correct me if I'm wrong but does this mean if one of these fancy fans breaks I have to remove my logic board to replace it? -_-

    turcottesh - Antwoord

    The space not occupied by blades is called spiral housing and is to increase the pressure recovery and the fan is therefore able to increase the flow. Pretty much standard in normal fans, pumps and turbines.

    Rainer Riegler - Antwoord

    It's probably not the same design as the touch bar version, as this one much like a improved version of the rMBP13, while the touch bar version are having different lengths of blades (as official website suggested). I'm interested to see what the touch bar version offers.

    Xizhi Ma - Antwoord

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    • Il est temps de nous diriger tranquillement vers l'écran. En passant, nous enlevons quelques protections et jetons un œil au matériel qui anime tous ces pixels :

    • B1332BDPA 090BX 1605

    • National Semiconductor 67A800U 49B1-04

    • Texas Instruments 65CLKEI TPS65157

    • NXP LPC812 ARM Cortex M0 + MCU de 32 bit

    • CI Bias High Resolution LCD Texas Instruments TPS65158 Bias pour téléviseur

    Is this component called the ‘daughterboard’? Can you purchase this part anywhere? I dont see it listed on the ifixit site unfortunately and i dont know the name of this part

    Thank you!

    Simon - Antwoord

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    • Dans un rebord du MacBook, nous croisons une baguette brillante (fixée par 12 vis Pentalobe P2) qui sert d'antenne.

    • C'est la 6ème de son espèce ! Rappelez-vous l'époque où un tournevis cruciforme et un après-midi de libre suffisait pour mettre la RAM à jour, doubler l'espace de stockage et installer un SSD ? iFixit s'en souvient.

    • Juste derrière le support de l'antenne, nous découvrons un mécanisme subtil le long de l'arête du Pro.

    • Il s'agit d'un mécanisme à ressort qui permet d'enrouler une nappe quand l'écran se ferme et de la dérouler quand il s'ouvre. Voilà qui facilite un peu la fermeture de l'écran.

    • L'écran ayant perdu quelques grammes, le nouveau MacBook Pro ne pouvait peut-être plus compter sur la gravité pour bien fermer comme sur les modèles précédents.

    This step may reveal the most significant change in the new MacBook Pro models, and one that I was hoping for as it showed up in the most recently released MacBook Air series. I believe we are looking at a flat molded ribbon cable which is carrying the display signal. And why is that so significant?

    .

    The nasty bundle-of-wires these machines have suffered with for the previous 15 years almost universally wear out after about three years. I have a stack of them, and have replaced this cable in dozens. Once Apple changed to hermetically joining the cable to the display unit, it was very very difficult to replace the cable without mangling the display. So a failed cable would necessitated replacing an otherwise operation display.

    .

    As far as I know, the Pismo was the last pro level Apple laptop to sport the hinge-ribbon-cable arrangement and mine still works great after all this time. Perhaps in spite of the ram being soldered down, Apple has at last produced a worthy laptop?

    ciradrak - Antwoord

    This may be the most significant change in the new model. It looks like there is a flat ribbon cable to carry the video signal. Those are far more durable than the nasty bundle-of-wires which Apple laptops have been cursed with for the last 15 years. I might bother to buy one.

    ciradrak - Antwoord

    I see the base model has now a 2x2 wifi module, whereas the model year before had 3x3, if I remember correctly.

    Steven Zhang - Antwoord

    "...held in by 12 P2 Pentalobe screws...That's the 6th kind of bit."

    No, it isn't the 6th kind. The back was held on by pentalobes.

    If you mean the 6th kind/size combination, then every notebook, tower, rack server I've ever had would qualify.

    alex - Antwoord

    the Pismo was the last pro level Apple laptop to sport the hinge-ribbon-cable arrangement

    So Apple used a better ribbon cable arrangement with the Pismo, and then moved *back* to the budle-of-wires-that-always-breaks?! (And it seems like a ribbon cable would also be easier to make)

    jimwitte - Antwoord

    Bad news. I have one of these, and after 18 months the display has failed due to the ribbon cable/flexible PCB going open circuit. The bend radius on the flex-PCB is about 2.5 mm, which is pretty small for long term durability, even if the thickness and materials of the PCB are optimal. (Dynamic flex-PCB designs typically use a radius of 5-15 mm for long life.) In contrast, my old Apple laptops (10+ years old) haven’t suffered from this sort of problem, so it’s not clear to me that this change is actually an improvement and not another step backwards in the pursuit of thinness.

    Graeme Gill - Antwoord

    The spring mechanism to tension the flat cable is probably to stop it kinking as it slides in and out of the slot in the base. This makes it a “pull” when moving in both directions, rather than a “pull” on open and “push” on close. A kink might stop the display closing, and would probably ruin the cable.

    Graeme Gill - Antwoord

    What screws are these really? People keep saying they are 1.1mm P2s, but I cant find a driver for that anywhere.

    Nathan Morris - Antwoord

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    • Nous allons sauter le démantèlement de l'écran même – nous l'avons déjà démonté auparavant –  donc que diriez-vous d'une jolie prise de vue aux rayons X ? On aperçoit ici la carte de la caméra avec son long câble de données, le solide logo Apple en métal, et même les petits aimants enchâssés autour de l'écran et responsables de la fonctionnalité marche/veille.

    • Nous détachons délicatement de l'écran la coquille vide du clavier/boîtier supérieur et regardons d'un peu plus près le nouveau et astucieux système de charnière.

    • De temps en temps, du matériel d'apparence similaire mérite des Oh et des Ah : ces petites charnières de précision ont été probablement moulées par injection, procédure permettant de fabriquer des pièces plus fines et plus précises.

    • Le progrès le plus important est qu'il est possible de fabriquer des pièces plus complexes en limitant les déchets par rapport à la production traditionnelle. Un bon point pour Apple !

    what's the material of injection molded hinges?

    Jin Choi - Antwoord

    Hopefully LiquidMetal!

    SJDragonetti -

    Btw, thanks again for the informative teardown!

    Jin Choi - Antwoord

    Having had hinge problems once with a Gateway laptop, these in the new MacBook look durable.

    Larry Nolan - Antwoord

    The Apple logo plate seems (in the x-ray picture) to have a horizontal divide about a quarter of the way down, passing between the fruit and the stem.

    What's that about?

    alex - Antwoord

    > horizontal divide, between the fruit

    Maybe a sign that Apple is "cutting the stem"? Not sure if that's good or bad though.. Or maybe Apple does (is planning) to use the same "stem" piece of the inlay in other products with a bigger "apple" part, and this allows for the one piece of the metal inlay to be reused or is easier to make?

    jimwitte -

    Can you remove the apple logo? Can it be replaced with a clear logo to make it illuminate like the previous model?

    Shawn B - Antwoord

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    • Les touches papillon 2.0 ont vraiment été mises à jour ! Admirez cette comparaison MacBook/MacBook Pro (avec touches de fonction) !

    • Les bords des capuchons du clavier du Pro (première photo) sont un peu plus hauts, ce qui permet aux doigts de les trouver plus facilement.

    • Le commutateur en forme de dôme sous le mécanisme papillon semble également plus costaud et plus approprié au capuchon que ceux du MacBook (seconde photo).

    LoL this keycap is broken, just like what happened every time I tried to clean the keyboard.

    Fei Song - Antwoord

    Does iFixit have the resources/equipment to determine a metal alloy's composition? I'm asking here because of Apple's patents on "Liquidmetal" things like dome switches, hinges, and springs inside Taptic engines. Some LM fans swear that the patents mean that Apple actually uses them in products, but we never see that disclosed in teardowns.

    Retiarius - Antwoord

    Yes, good question. I need to see a return on my massive LQMT investment!

    SJDragonetti -

    Apple has definitely used liquid metal in products. In particular on the release tool for the iPhone / iPad SIM trays.

    alex -

    > I need to see a return on my massive LQMT investmen

    Yes! Since early August to now, because of the MBP, Liquidmetal gained a whole *2 cents*! From 0.15 to 0.17!

    jimwitte -

    How easy would it be for someone to remove and replace the keys? Say for a different keyboard layout.

    trumpettj - Antwoord

    Bump!

    I'd really appreciate it if ifixit were to try this for me before I ruin my new MacBook Pro with touch bar.

    trumpettj -

    Are each keys individually LED backlit like MacBook or some other lighting mechanism ?

    Azaz Patel - Antwoord

    Hopefully those are of better quality. Those newer MBP have keys that flat that the surface is quickly torn down (partly missing surface by abrasion or poor quality after 10 months was considered by Apple service as normal and out of warranty)

    Martin - Antwoord

    Can you share how the key can be displaced? (I need to change the location of some keys.)

    Musto - Antwoord

    I tried gently prying one with a guitar pick and it cracked. Had to send it in for a repair a mere week after purchasing it :(

    matthewyaple -

    Do function keys ("f" row) have the same locking method as the one on the photo?

    Something is stuck underneath one of the keys on my Mac =(

    phoganov - Antwoord

    I resolved my issue with a stuck key. I used compressed air can to blow everything from underneath the button and now it works perfectly!

    phoganov -

    Did you remove any of the keys or just blow air towards the key from the side? Think i have the same problem with my spacebar... :(

    anderswennberg5 -

    I unfortunately sloshed some coffee onto my keyboard, first time in twenty years I have screwed up like this. Apple wants $620 for the "repair". Would greatly appreciate a little more information on safely removing and replacing keys.

    Eric Jacobsen - Antwoord

    ... for example, though it is clear that pressure needs to be applied from all four corners, it would be useful to know if the prying should happen from the sides, or the top and bottoms of the keys.

    Eric Jacobsen -

    I wonder is the butterfly 2 actually "rubber-free?" Which means it's all plastic, so there's no worry about the aging.

    Xizhi Ma - Antwoord

    In what order do the bottom cover screws go, there seems to be 3 sizes?

    kmf2000 - Antwoord

    Follow a guide like this one. iFixit teardowns are not meant to be used as instructions.

    Jeff Suovanen -

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    • Et pour finir en beauté, voilà tous ces superbes morceaux les uns à côté des autres !

    • N'oubliez pas : Apple a quelques images artificielles de l'intérieur de ses nouvelles machines, mais les nôtres sont des vraies ! Nous devons les images radio à haute résolution d'aujourd'hui à la formidable équipe de Creative Electron.

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    • Le trackpad peut être démonté sans enlever d'abord la batterie.
    • Les vis Pentalobe propriétaires continuent à compliquer inutilement la procédure d'ouverture.
    • L'ensemble de la batterie est complètement, et très solidement, collé à la coque, ce qui en complique le remplacement.
    • La RAM est soudée à la carte mère. Payez maintenant pour la mise à jour ou contentez-vous à jamais de 8 Go. Aucune possibilité de la mettre à jour.
    • Le SSD PCIe propriétaire n'est toujours pas un disque dur standard. Croisez les doigts dans l'espoir de trouver des disques compatibles à l'avenir. Pour l'instant, vous devez vous contenter de ce que vous avez acheté.
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So, no dual-fan thermal architecture for the non-touchbar version

ant0225 - Antwoord

This version (non touchbar) is also using TDP 15W CPUs. The 13" one with touchbar is using TDP 28W CPUs (and has probably two fans).

therealmarv -

@chenyu apple's press renders and product site show the 13 inch mb pro with 2 fans

friendsrock80 -

Dual fan is found on the 13" MacBook pro with a touch bar becuase the TDP on the CPU is much higher. (28W). It's also in the 15" MacBook Pro with an 80W TDP, and bigger heat pipes.

Finally, It's a bit sad that you guys didn't compare this year's heat sinks to last years. Do some flow rate testing on the fans, and give us dimensions and weight of the heat sinks from last year to this year. Without making any proper measurements, you cannot make *any* claims about the thermal system being "advanced" or not.

Winter Charm - Antwoord

It seems, like the version with the Touchbar will have redesigned speakers and up to 2.5x louder bass. This version without Touchbar has definitely no subwoofers shown on the MacBook Pro web page at apple.com.

Niko Millo - Antwoord

What display panel they use?

Abedoss - Antwoord

Previously you have provided straight down shots of the MacBook Pro insides before disassembly - but this time you did not. Can you please be more consistent? I like to use these images as background wallpaper.

Eric - Antwoord

Expertly done with an entertaining mix of beautiful photos, comedy, and shameless iFixit product plugs. Thanks for the effort, guys, and well done as always.

techt - Antwoord

Now put it all back together and see if it still works

iwbarker - Antwoord

Urgh. When Apple first moved to PCI-E SSDs, the proprietary connector was understandable because the SATA consortium had fallen behind where Apple wanted to go.

But now, you can carry as much PCI-E bandwidth as Apple wants over a standardized m.2 slot.

Having yet another proprietary Apple pinout is quite annoying, considering. The cost of upgrading my mid 2014 rMBP 15's SSD is still absurdly high owing to that.

tipoo - Antwoord

It is absurd. The M.2 standard is just fine for everyone. I have no idea why Apple's priority is on skinny.

Steven Zhang -

I don't mean to sound snide, but if you buy an Apple device, you can hardly complain, because you know that Apple purposely designs planned obsolescence in their hardware. Apple introduced almost every bad practice, which the rest of the ICT industry is now copying:

1. Proprietary connectors for SSD (first Mac Air)

2. Soldered RAM (first Mac Air)

3. Soldered CPU (first Mac Air)

4. Non-removable battery which is glued to case (and sometimes soldered connection) (first iPod, first Mac Air, first iPhone)

5. Metal unibody case

6. Sealed case with custom screws

7. No expandable memory in high-end phones and media players (first iPod, first iPhone)

8. All glass front cover which is prone to cracking (first iPhone)

9. Thinnest edge bezel which decreases protection from drops (iPhone 4)

10. Glass back (iPhone 4)

11. All thin as possible

Once Apple does it, the rest of the industry copies it, because Apple has the highest profits and receives the best reviews. For this reason, I boycott Apple products.

amosbatto -

amosbatto:

I don't think planned obsolesce is planned for most of Apple's devices. E.g., the iPad 2 was still supported as of this moment through iOS 9.3.5. I do not know of any other tablets from 2011 that are actively updated by their makers today. The iPhones and iPods are the same. Soldered CPUs were introduced by Intel, who phased out PGA-type of CPU interconnects beginning with transition to BGA. Soldered RAM is a double edged sword - while you can't upgrade, you can max out to 16GB of RAM (which is default for a few years now on the 15" MBP), as well, Intel supports faster memory clocks on LPDDR3, which is not available as SODIMMs. As DDR3 SODIMMS are limited to 8GB/DIMM, this isn't an issue. You were never going to be able to upgrade beyond 16GB in the first place as higher density DIMMS are only for DDR4+. The batteries have been a common trend in portable devices since MP3 players. I support Gorilla Glass-types of screen covers as they withstand usage better than polycarbonate.

Steven Zhang -

Steven Zhang

"It is absurd. The M.2 standard is just fine for everyone."

It clearly isn't fine for everyone, or Apple would be using it.

Why is a hard call, but given Apple's use of a custom SSD controller, they could be doing things that other interface architectures simply don't support.

Owning the whole chain, end to end, opens up all sorts of possibilities, for example for speeding up virtual memory paging related I/O. If that were the case, then I doubt that Apple would tell you anything other than that it's much faster in some situations, as indeed they did.

alex -

Huh. Looks like only the 15" got the half length fan fins between each full one? Or maybe just Touchbar models? Which would be a bit penny pinch-ey for the latter case, but either way they introduced it as if each new MacBook Pro had it...

tipoo - Antwoord

Is the Wifi indeed 2x2 now ? It was 3x3 before.

Steven Zhang - Antwoord

Hi iwas thinking about buy a new macbook pro, Which recommend me, new macbookpro 13" 256gb no touch bar or macbook pro retina 256gb 13"? because it looks like the new version is worst than new one isn`t it?

javierdelkas - Antwoord

javierdelkas:

The graphics, the monitor and the touchpad are much nicer in the new Macbook Pro 13". If you treasure any of those, go for the new one.

Steven Zhang - Antwoord

People asking about graphics decisions in Apple's laptop line just need to think about 1 piece of information - TDP 15/28W for the Intel processors. The Radeon Pro 400 series in the 15" MBP has a TDP "less than 35W". People clamoring (like me initially) for dreams of a Pascal based nVidia 1060/1080 realize the GTX1060 mobile has a TDP of 75W....I would venture that is near or exceeds the TDP for the entire system. This is in line with the 900M series, but provides desktop GPU performance, but still......hot.

Apple did use the 750M at a TDP of 50W in the 2014 Retina 15" MBP, the the machines have gotten thinner since that time.

Jon Steuernagle - Antwoord

hi all, is the 3,5 audio jack just and normal jack or is it "hiding" the TOSlink digital audio interface as previous model?

on the Apple products page is not specifically written as on previous MacBook Pro...

diendi - Antwoord

I also would like to know if the audio jack is capable of optical out! Previous MacBook Pro stated that in the Tech Specs but the latest version does not mention optical out. Thanks!

Sebastian - Antwoord

@diendi and @Superkloton: Regarding digital audio, here's a screenshot of the system report from my early 2011 MacBook Pro, which clearly shows the S/PDIF hardware—alongside the system report from the new MacBook Pro Escape, which... doesn't. Based on this, I'd say Apple dropped the digital audio out and wants you to run everything through Thunderbolt/USB-C.

Jeff Suovanen -

@jeffsu Thank you, I think this is true. In the meantime, more reports regarding this surfaced saying it doesn’t have optical out.

Sebastian -

Does the new Universal Scientific Industrial 339S025 wifi support MU-MIMO?

Harold Ront - Antwoord

is it possible to change the physical keyboard layout from the us to the german version?

philippwehlen - Antwoord

Is the machine completely sealed, or where air gets out of the chassis? If it has some cavities where air gets out of the chassis, can air (and dust) also get in? How the chassis is similar to, or different from the previous design in this regard?

Doc Brown - Antwoord

Based on the tear down, I would say that the cooling system is similar to the pre-2013 MBPs in the way it moves air. It sucks air in from the hinge area and exhausts it via a different portion of the hinge area. This system is less dust-prone compared to the 2013+ models where there are additional slats near the sides to aid cooling. Those slats point downwards and from typical usage (laptop on laps, laptop on bed, laptop on table, etc), the downward pointing nature of the intake picks up a lot of fine fibers and dust from whatever surface is beneath the laptop. I noticed this exact behavior on my 2013 MBP as compared to the earlier 2011 MBP (without slats and hinge-only intake and exhaust).

Steven Zhang -

Anyone know the charger system for four port of USB-C?

Joy Chen - Antwoord

Apple fanboy defending the scam tech. Its funny how they react despite a doomed technology.

While most of us learn, research, evaluate and value the innovation such as Microsoft and enjoy our life as a mortal being.

Why become a sheep when your life is short and they "apple" don't even bother about your existence?

In the end, It doesn't matter at all.

jlieu92 - Antwoord

I have no idea what you are trying to say. What is "scam tech" ? What makes it "doomed" ? Microsoft innovative ? Your post is full of hyperbole. It sounds like you became a sheep with a different ranch.

Steven Zhang -

Strange then that Microsoft has been remodelling their whole business to be more like Apple, e.g. producing complete systems that they control from end to end, and largely failing, e.g. effectively writing off their Nokia acquisition.

alex -

You sound like the opposite of me... I have a high IQ, that means you probibly don't ;)

Gigabit87898 -

Where is iCloud/ find my mac chip in this bord?

Vishnu - Antwoord

Why do you want to know?

Gigabit87898 -

Do you mean the Winbond SpiFlash ?

Kevin Gill - Antwoord

Well, Apple is so fed fat with its 'iDevices', that there is no need to build decent computers anymore, as they used to! I guess, its just a matter of time until they sell out the computer section to Lenovo / Dell! ( That would be a real win! )

Me, myself, I call these 'new' model the ultimate 'iCrap' ! Before spending that amount of bucks, i'd rather get a Dell Core i 5/7 Laptop & build myself a Hackintosh

Alexander deLarge - Antwoord

You're so right. Still using my 2012 15 inch non retina MBP with 2,6 GHz i7, expanded with 1 TB SSD and 2 TB HDD + 16 GB RAM. And until they make an actual laptop again and not tablet which happens to have a keyboard attached I'm not buying anything else. Sadly that probably won't ever happen again, so I hope it works another 4-5 years from now.

Andy -

me I am already feeling the need to replace my '08 Alu and I am already considering going the Linux way all the way and be done with this new ultra thin and shiny Dark Empire with the rest of iStuff to get out of the picture along my core Alu machine

MiKa -

Very detailed and humorous teardown; thanks!

franklyanne - Antwoord

Hi,

thanks for the nice teardown. One question, the fan, can it be replaced without removing the logic board? With my past laptops I always had to replace moving parts, but I really don't like to touch too many flat cable or the logic board. So I wonder how complicated it will be to replace the fan once will it be completely covered with dust...

Cheers

Duc

Duc Bao Ta - Antwoord

You must remove the logic board, because the screws for the fan are on the opposite side. However, Apple's modern fans are very long lasting and the hinge-intake airflow design is much less prone to dust build up than laptops with air intakes at the bottom. You should be able to just remove the back panel and blow compressed air into the heatsink from the outside to release all the dust and fiber buildup.

Steven Zhang -

OMG! What futurist crap! New ssd patern, from sandisk! And what is this crazy USB-c thing? Maybe next decade I buy a only USB-c computer

Alber Einsten - Antwoord

I bet that future third party SSD will appear like those forecmacbook air.

The MacBook Pro with touch bar can't have any chance for ssd upgrade.

However all chips can be replaced with a little experience and proper tools.

Agnostos Gnostos - Antwoord

however, the basic reason to buy an Apple machine is to NOT have to mess with its hardware/software that much particularly when you have to pay north of 1,857.87€

MiKa -

So each time you trip over the USB-C charging cable you pocket out good $$ for a new motherboard? Way to go, Apple!

MiKa - Antwoord

Apple has ALWAYS created things that were different, always did things that were different than the rest of the industry. Back then Apple was considered a niche market and most of the industry pundits wrote Apple off as oddballs with a cult-like following. Back then Apple bucked the industry standards. Back then Apple was still the "little guy"... Back before the release of the iPod and the iPhone. Apple wasn't really considered to be much competition to the market which left a huge share for all the other players.

Microsoft was the guys to beat and everyone hated on every thing they did and you were a drone if you used that OS. Amazing how things have changed... but actually, how much they've stayed the same. People love to hate on the guy at the top of the heap.

David Doyle - Antwoord

Is it possible to replace the usb-c ports without replacing the motherboard? Is there a separate small board with usb-c on the motherboard or not?

Evgeny - Antwoord

I would have liked to have seen if the camera indicator LED is powered from the same source as the camera itself. This is an important security feature in other MacBooks, and only iFixit can keep Apple accountable as we move forward. Still got that display lying around?

iEvan - Antwoord

I've had this problem with the 12" macbook. A speck of dust broke the shift key within 3 weeks, so I got a full refund since it was covered under the Australian Consumer Laws 30 day return policy, since Apple won't admit the structural fault in their new butterfly style keyboards.

I then got the 13" macbook pro 2016 with a "new and improved" butterfly keyboard to have the same thing happen 2 weeks after purchase. Returned it again, got another one.

I'm just going to repeat this process every 30 days until the next model is released, hopefully then the newer model won't be so susceptible to flecks of household dust.

Or I start using my macbooks in a hermetically sealed room with a cryovac suit on.

Here is a conversation with Applecare about the problem that Apple refuses to identify when you go in store with stuck keys:

https://www.4shared.com/music/8YeBZN75ca...?

sinphild - Antwoord

How simple is it to clean logic board corrosion on this model? What are the minimum components to remove before you have access to the logic board?

paul.hanna - Antwoord

2017 model have removable SSD?

nicholasaujalay - Antwoord

2017 non touch bar with removable SSD?

Martin Langer - Antwoord

to just take the display top off do you have to still do a complete teardown?

swimmer35 - Antwoord

No, but you do have to remove the airport/bluetooth antenna, which is held in with 0.8mm pentalobe screws.

So, disable auto boot on logic board (through terminal command)

Then remove bottom case

Then disconnect battery

Then remove antenna

Then remove display.

Make sure the display cables fold the correct way, as they are extremely delicate. I’ve seen people break them by twisting or pulling too hard

Jon Ridley -

Wish that there was a complete photo of the bottom cover removed.

jman - Antwoord

I’m rebuilding one of these with a new logic board, but the keyboard isn’t working. Can someone point me to where the keyboard is connected?

tencentcat - Antwoord

Did you ever find where it’s connected? I have the exact same problem?

JP Hansen -

I love these black PCB’s. That looks so expensive and dope!

Adam Siekierski - Antwoord

@jeffsu you saved my day and a macbook pro.. The cable was not mounted right.. and all are working now.. THX!!

JP Hansen - Antwoord

Why would you publish a tear down, and for not go through the steps to actually do this properly? You just leave certain steps that are crucial to the tear down our but not mention it???? As well as only give a partial tool list??? What a joke you guys are!!! A &&^&^$^ joke!!! I won’t ever come to these “teardown” and “how-to” guides by ifixit.com again!! More like imabitchtit.cum on my face &&^& you guys.

Doji 1 Stop - Antwoord

Actualmente hay un adaptador disponible en Amazon para aumentar la capacidad del SSD, junto con un SSD Sabrent M.2 2242!

Gregorio Alvarado Sahli - Antwoord

Is there a guide to replacing the Fan on this model somewhere?

Francois Moisan - Antwoord

Do you have a guide to replace the upper shell with keyboard and battery attached? I have a full assembly. The keyboard in this and subsequent similar designs is terrible. Whoever thought wider keys is better is nuts just to mention one issue.

Jerry - Antwoord

it seems that you guys forgotten to introduce controllers on the keyboard…

Eli Song - Antwoord

I updated my SSD to a 2TB NVMe. Works like a dream and is blazing-fast!

Rich Hoyle - Antwoord

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