iFixit has torn down Apple’s new touchscreen MacBook Pro, and 9to5Mac has the details, including how the light-up Apple logo is put together.
- Some of the teardown is familiar: replacing the USB-C ports or fans still means lifting the whole logic board, even though those parts are independently replaceable. The headphone jack is the same story. HDMI, the SDXC port, RAM and storage stay soldered down.
- The happier surprise is board swaps. Last year’s M5 model wouldn’t finish Touch ID calibration through Apple’s Repair Assistant. This time, after swapping a logic board, the machine recognized the battery, display and Touch ID sensor, and True Tone, brightness and the touchscreen all worked. iFixit could even enroll a fingerprint on the donor board.
My take
The logo is a fun party trick. Repair getting a little less painful on a board swap matters more if you ever need one.
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