Now that Apple's new MacBook Air has hit the stores,Request Movies repair specialists iFixit have immediately cracked it open to see what's inside.
And frankly, if you've seen some of the teardowns of recent MacBooks, you won't see too many surprises here. The new Air is a tightly packed machine that requires lots of specialized tools and patience to open and repair.
SEE ALSO: Apple unveils new MacBook Air with Retina DisplayBut if we compare apples to apples -- that is, the new MacBook Air with the last version of MacBook Air, which launched in 2015 -- the differences are substantial. Check them out below: The new Air is on the left.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable The Air of yesteryear was practically all battery: It had a 54Wh cell, while the new one only has a 49.9Wh cell. Despite this fact, both Airs have the same (advertised) 12 hours of battery life -- talk about improvements in energy management.
The new Air also has a ton of new tech, including a better, larger trackpad as well as Apple's T2 chip with a fingerprint scanner.
On iFixit's repairability scale, the 2018 Air scores just a hair worse than the 2015 Air: 3/10 vs. 4/10. As another reminder of how things have changed in three years, on the 2015 Air you could theoretically change/upgrade the flash-based storage; on the new model, that's no longer possible.
Topics Apple MacBook
(Editor: {typename type="name"/})
Skywatching is lit in May, says NASA
15 Mister Rogers quotes for when you need a friendly neighbor
Dennis Kucinich attends sketchy blockchain
We now know what the 'B' means in IHOP's new name
Boeing's new VR simulator immerses astronauts in space training
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 1
If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevat
...[Details]
Apple cracks down on shady developers and it might hurt Facebook
Apple is trying to make good on its promises to put its users' privacy first.The company updated its
...[Details]
PSA: You can get a free taco at Taco Bell on Wednesday
Ah, SPORTS! Gotta love 'em, am I right? Especially when they get you FREE TACOS!On Wednesday, partic
...[Details]
'Sekiro' feels like 'Dark Souls' wrapped up in an Akira Kurosawa film
There is something so beautifully fitting about From Software entering the pantheon of Japanese arti
...[Details]
The 10 Most Anticipated PC Games of 2017
2016 was a decent if unspectacular year for PC gaming. Several popular game franchises received high
...[Details]
Coinbase is adding Ethereum Classic to its exchange
New cryptocurrencies get added to crypto-exchanges all the time, but when Coinbase adds one, it's ne
...[Details]
Millie Bobby Brown leaves Twitter after becoming the target of horrible meme
Millie Bobby Brown left Twitter on Wednesday after she became the target of a hateful meme. The meme
...[Details]
11 unforgettable books about dads you need to read for Father's Day
In pop culture, fathers are too frequently portrayed as the bumbling parent who ruins things that mo
...[Details]
'The Last of Us' Season 2, episode 5: The spores are here!
Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann's HBO adaptation of The Last of Ushas stuck pretty close to the Naugh
...[Details]
Striking photos of National Die
To mark the two-year anniversary of the deadly 2016 shootings at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Flo
...[Details]
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 2
Kim Kardashian could be our best hope for getting a Twitter edit tool
接受PR>=1、BR>=1，流量相当，内容相关类链接。