iFixit posts new MacBook Air, Retina Display MacBook Pro teardowns

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Interested in having a look inside Apple’s new MacBook Air or the Retina Display-equipped MacBook Pro, both of which just debuted at the WWDC keynote earlier this week?

Then point your Web browser to iFixit. The MacBook Air 13-inch Mid-2012 Teardown reveals some interesting tidbits, including a new Solid State Disk (SSD) connector.

MacBook Pro with Retina Display Teardown might actually be less of a surprise, since Apple’s already given viewers of its videos and the keynote presentation a look inside the device. But this – like all of iFixit’s tear downs – is a very complete look inside the machine, complete with highlights on what sort of chips are being used and how they’re put together.



  • Canucker

    Fascinating but also frustrating. Those devices are now landfill and I’ve a three week wait for mine to arrive.

    • Jasper

      those devices have already been reassembled. they’re not landfill. You’ll note that unlike some tear downs, in this case they avoided doing anything drastic.

      • Canucker

        Yes, I saw that they weren’t willing to tackle the glue or screen. Not many objects torn down by them are treated with such respect! Feeling better now :-)

    • http://twitter.com/Moeskido Moeskido

      The name of the company is, after all, “iFiixit,” not “iBrokeit.”

    • kibbles

      no more landfill than anything else. the most common need, a battery, is serviceable for $200…we spend more on scheduled maintenance for our cars than that.