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Like other MacBooks, the MagSafe port gets its own board.
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Even though the new MacBook ships with a new-style MagSafe adapter, older Magsafe adapters should work just fine.
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Notice the silver grate of a speaker on the right side of this photo. This machine sports two small tweeters beneath the keyboard, one below the caps lock key, and the other below the return key.
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The display assembly is secured by two large T8 screws, one on each side.
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Apple's certainly giving us quite the screw variety on this machine. We've found tri-wing, Phillips #00, T6, and T8 Torx screws.
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We sell a screwdriver kit that will enable you to remove all these screws. The tri-wing screws will come out using a 1 mm flathead bit. We'll be adding true tri-wing bits to our screwdriver kits in the near future.
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The display assembly. (We did turn it on briefly, and it looks really nice!) On the right side are the three wireless antennas, and on the left side is the single display data cable.
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Since the MacBook now uses a LED backlit LCD, there's no inverter cable. All data and power is transmitted through a single cable.
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Apple has shaved about 50 grams off the weight of the display assembly compared to the one on the previous plastic MacBook.
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Success! The new MacBook is quite a nice machine to disassemble.
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We'll be creating detailed repair guides for this machine in the future, enabling you to repair your MacBook if and when something goes wrong.
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We plan on taking apart Apple's new iMac as soon as we can get our hands on it. Apple's made some major improvements on their new iMac, so it should be interesting to see what's inside. Follow @ifixit on twitter and we'll keep you updated.
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