A nightmare for the repairman: iFixit disassembled in 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
According to good tradition, adopted by the company iFixitHer master tried to figure out once Apple's new product, namely, in the guts 13-inch MacBook Pro with the Retina-display. News there are good and there are bad, especially for those who like to self-repair or upgrade their computers. Of course, in comparison with 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina, Disassemble the 13-inch model will be easier, but no more.
The battery in the 15-inch model firmly glued inside the case, but in the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, not all the battery cells are fixed in such a harsh way. A couple of them bolted to the body bolts in a separate tray. Other glued, but to peel them without damaging the guys still managed from iFixit. That is, if necessary, the battery can be replaced without any part of the body and the trackpad, to which he adhered. Access to the trackpad, by the way, too, in contrast to the 15-inch counterpart, in which he closed the battery.
The good news ends: for bolts with a cap Pentalobe have to choose special screwdriver, RAM is soldered to the motherboard, and the display unit is not indiscriminately subject. As a result, the novelty has received an assessment of maintainability higher than the Retina MacBook Pro 15 ", but not by much - two points out of ten (one point the older model).
[via Gizmodo]