Apple recently announced a brand new, refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro. And now the new notebook has received the teardown treatment, revealing the intricacies under the hood.
For some, seeing what a device looks like when it goes through the teardown treatment is fun. For others, it’s all about that repairability score. In the latest video, we get both for the Powerbeats Pro totally wireless headphones.
iFixit tore apart Apple’s recently-refreshed MacBook Pro. Aside from the usual stuff, its experts found a mysterious new keyboard material that might improve typing reliability.
Samsung understandably doesn’t want to have a teardown out there for a device it isn’t ever going to ship, but issuing a takedown request is the worst move its PR department could make as part of damage control.
iFixit has found many entry points for dust and other foreign matter on this phone, which means that there are “so many different ways for the screen to break.”
Despite many components being modular, repairs continue to be unnecessarily complicated due to gobs of adhesive holding parts and cables in place.
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds proved that wireless earbuds can be repairable, which cannot be said for the new AirPods whose repairability score is unimproved after two years.
The iFixit kits include everything you need to open up and swap your own battery. And unlike Apple’s own program, iFixit’s battery kits are available for older iPhones as well.
Why upgrade the RAM in your Mac mini? Because with more RAM, you’ll get faster boot and app load times for easier multitasking and everyday computer use.
Having pried open and disassembled their Series 4 watch, repair experts over at iFixit have also concluded that, once you’re inside, screen replacements are doable while battery replacements are pretty straightforward.
Apple went creative with battery geometry for the new iPhones, with the XS borrowing some of the terraced battery designs that first debuted with the 12-inch Retina MacBook.
Newly released test results show the third-generation keyboard found on the 2018 MacBook Pro doesn’t protect it from dust and other particles.