MacBook Pro 13 inches and MacBook Air 13 inches disassembly disassembly report

"Force Touch compatible new trackpad equipped with" Touch "and" Press "MacBook Pro Retina display 13 inchesWith Thunderbolt 2Processor with 5th generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processorSelectable from "MacBook Air 13 inch modelNewly appeared in the lineup of the MacBook series. IFixit which disassembles the newly released gadgets one by one and thoroughly dissects the two MacBooks that just appeared is thoroughly dissected and we are investigating what changed from the previous model.

MacBook Pro 13 "Retina Display Early 2015 Teardown - iFixit
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Early+2015+Teardown/38300

A newly added 13-inch MacBook Pro Retina display model. A new pressure sensitive pad is adopted, and the processor can select from 2.7 GHz or 2.9 GHz Core i 5, onboard memory 8 GB or 16 GB, flash storage (SSD) 128 G / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB, Intel Iris Graphics 6100 is carried.


"Early 2015" model, but when looking at the back, the model number is "A1502", this is the "Late 2013" modelMacBook Pro Retina display 13 inchesIt will be the same model number as.


I will immediately disassemble from the bottom using a special driver.


The arrangement of a single cooling fan is the same as in the previous model.


The following is the cover of the previous model (Late 2013) opened. Except for the cable of the pressure sensitive pad part, there is no big change in the structure of the old and new model.


There was a note on the battery cover that I had lifted up by hand, but with the new model the note is gone.


Remove the cable on the track pad.


Next, remove both speakers.


Battery frame has been changed to rubber stopper instead of screwing.


You can remove the battery by warming the adhesive with iOpener. Beware of ignition due to excessive warming.


This is a new trackpad control board. Wake up slowly with plastic tool.


The red part isARM Cortex-MBased microcontroller "STM 32 F 103"Orange is a touch screen controller also used for iPhone 5s and iPad"Broadcom BCM 5976 C1 KUB 6 G"is.


When the adhesive of the battery melts, insert the plastic card and remove it. The adhesive was powerful and it got a bit of troublesome work.


A lot of glue remains in the battery, and iFixit commented that "Apple does not seem to care for the user to replace the battery."


The new battery is 11.42 V, 74.9 Wh, and it is possible to browse for 10 hours or play back 12 hours of video.


There are ten of the trackpad screw fastening, and it seems I do not know why even with iFixit.


A trackpad incorporating "Force Touch" that allows you to distinguish between tap and press.


A small part attached to the track pad is also installed in Apple Watch Taptic Engine.


Since the removed Taptic Engine is covered with a rubber cover, cut it with a cutter.


A coil wire is used inside, and it is a mechanism that it can catch vibrations finely by magnetic force.


Furthermore, when the track pad is disassembled, a pressure sensitive sensor is built in.



Then flash memory.


16GB (PDF file)Samsung K9LDGY8S1D-XCK0There are 8 pieces totaling 128 GB.


Orange frame is 512 MB DRAM (PDF file)Samsung K4E4E324ED, The red frame is Samsung S4LN058A01 PCIe 3.0.


Removing the cooling fan ... ....


Logic board is visible.


The board has a red frameIntel SR 26KDual-Core i5-5257U Processor and Intel Iris Graphics 6100, orange frame is SK HynixH9CCNNNBLTALARLPDDR-SDRAM, yellow frame is Cirrus 4208-CRZ of HD audio codec, green frame is IntelDSL 5520Thunderbolt 2 Controller, Texas Instruments TI 58872 D light blue frame, Fairchild Semiconductor DE 46 SY × 2 blue frame.


Further back. SK Hynix in red frameH5TC4G63AFR4 GB (512 MB), orange frame Texas Instruments / StellarisLM4FS1EH SMC controller, Yellow frame Broadcom BCM 15700 A 2, green frame display port switch Texas InstrumentsHD 3 SS 213, Windbond 25064 FVIQ in light blue frame, Linear Technology in blue frameLT 3957And Intersil 958 26 AHRZ, Texas Instruments TPS 51980 and SMSCEMC 1704-2It is organized.


Next is the removal of the I / O board.


On the right side, the red frame is Parade TechnologyPS8401AWith HDMI Jitter Cleaning Repeater, the orange frame is Genesys Logic GL 3219 SDXC card reader controller.


On the left side are NXP Semiconductors (PDF file)PCA 9501Equipped with 8-bit I / O Expander.


That's why all disassembly and disassembly processes are completed.


The ease of disassembling and repairing iFixit's MacBook Pro 13-inch model is "1" in 10 steps, and the device was found to be the most difficult terminal to disassemble and repair.


Next is the decomposition report of the 13-inch MacBook Air.

MacBook Air 13 "Early 2015 Teardown - iFixit
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Early+2015+Teardown/38266

The latest 13-inch MacBook Air also includes A 1466, a traditional model number.


The cover can be removed with a regular screwdriver.


Open the cover and the cover as you remove the screw.


The picture will be 13 inches above the MacBook Air (Early 2015) and the bottom will be the 13 inch MacBook Air (Mid 2013), but the configuration is soooo hard to distinguish.



Battery frame is made of plastic, it is easy to remove, so it is best for repair and recycling.


Flash memory is based on PCIe, also easy to remove.


The configuration of the flash memory is Samsung S4LN058A01 PCIe 3.0 × 4 for the red frame, 512 MB for the orange frame Samsung (PDF file)K4E4E324ED, Yellow frame 16 GB SamsungK9LDGY8S1D-XCK0× 8 (total 128 GB).



Next, the logic board.


Built in the logic board are red frame 1.6 GHz Intel Core i 55250 UProcessor and Intel HD Graphics 6000, Intel of Thunderbolt 2 controller of orange frameDSL 5520, Genesys Logic GL 3219 of yellow frame SDXC controller, green frameLT 3957.


On the back of the logic board, SK Hynix H9CCNNN 8JTALAR LPDDR 3 SDRAM × 4 (total 4 GB) with red frame 1 GB, Broadcom BCM 15700 A 2 orange frame DRAM with yellow frame 4 GB SK HynixH5TC4G63CFR, The green frame is Macronix (PDF file)MX25L6473E, Light blue frame Instruments TPS 51980 A, blue frame Texas Instruments / StellarisLM4FS1EH SMC controller, The purple frame is Intersil 958 26 AHRZ N 450 MT and the DC power supply sensor SMSCEMC 1704-2It is composed.


Next, remove the I / O board.


Audio Codec's Cirrus Logic 4208-CRZ HD is used.



That's why the disassembly was completed as easily as possible.


Ease of disassembling and repairing the new 13-inch MacBook Air is "4" in 10 steps. After removing the bottom cover, the later process is very simple.