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Teardown of 13-inch MacBook Pro With Touch Bar Reveals 'Cosmetic' Speaker Grilles [Updated]
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Guys, the iFixit teardown photos are clearly misleading. There are FOUR speakers... two downward firing woofers for low frequency sounds and two upward firing tweeters for high frequency sounds. The two tweeters ARE directly below the bottom part of the grill and DO fire through it. There are actual holes at the bottom of the grill. Only the upper portions of the grill are fake. Here are corrected images:
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Thank you, in addition prior years ALSO had cosmetic sections. This is not new
Guys, the iFixit teardown photos are clearly misleading. There are FOUR speakers... two downward firing woofers for low frequency sounds and two upward firing tweeters for high frequency sounds. The two tweeters ARE directly below the bottom part of the grill and DO fire through it. There are actual holes at the bottom of the grill. Only the upper portions of the grill are fake. Here are corrected images:
I wasn't speaking about my data I was talking in general. In general I think its a crap design feature not to be able to remove the SSD. It is a factor I think about when buying. All other tihngs being equal I would buy the optin with removable SSD.
And by the way - you may not know of a way to get data from an encrypted drive. But that does not mean nobdoy does. And it does not mean there might be a way found in 6 months time.
Do you own one? I do. I can't imagine a more expedient solution than plugging in the same cable you're probably charging your iPhone with, overnight, ONCE A MONTH. Or in a pinch, for a FEW MINUTES to get you through the rest of the day.
Wireless charging? With what? You want it to come with its own wireless charging pad that you have to leave it on? How do you use the mouse while it's charging when you can't move it? How is that better or easier?
I was looking for this! Thanks. I guess I flipped through all their pictures too quickly.
Um, there are. The article is wrong. See quote below...
Guys, the iFixit teardown photos are clearly misleading. There are FOUR speakers... two downward firing woofers for low frequency sounds and two upward firing tweeters for high frequency sounds. The two tweeters ARE directly below the bottom part of the grill and DO fire through it. There are actual holes at the bottom of the grill. Only the upper portions of the grill are fake. Here are corrected images:
No but I can tell you that I don't need dongles and I didn't pay$3500 for a Mac that kicks ASS!can you tell us who wins the 2017 world series please?
My bet is on the ReD SOX though!
Apple tech - That'll be $1750 to repair sir...
Customer - But, I can buy a new computer for that much!
Apple tech - Well, yes, you can! In fact, I'd recommend this new 2019 MacBook Courage in Rose Gold! It's only $1999 with Applecare!
The $300 AppleCare plan is now an absolute must. That on top of an already $500 more expensive laptop is a hard pill to swallow. HP anyone? HP's Spectre line looks amazing. Then their ZBook line (while physically larger) is ultimately user configurable.
These are obviously designed as disposable [albeit expensive] appliances.
What resale value when batteries with relatively short life spans are effectively non-replaceable?
Apple's business model may collapse when its customers decide they can no longer afford planned obsolescence.
They can never get rid of the speakers, because future macOS will be Siri only. No ports, no keyboard, no mouse ( you think i'm kidding?? )
4, actually, that will actually be the specially tuned weather-proof speakers made by Bose for Apple. This will be partly due to the fact that by then, EVs will be legally required to make more noise, because stupid and lazy ppl are too stupid and lazy to watch where they're f'in walking...
Which part? The slower CPU and video or the price?
I too have programmed with a stack of punch cards and I am quite glad I no longer have to worry about dropping them (for you youngins each card held one line of code). But you might also notice the world is based on statictics of failure and if Apple thought it was cheaper (for Apple, not the buyer) to be able to more easily fix these computers then they wouldn't glue parts in.
All devices are "ticking time bombs" and disposable, just like those old stacks of cards; it wasn't if one would drop them it was when.
When will the average 2016 MBP need to be repaired? Statistically a lot less than previous models.
also, i can imagine EDM machining those holes is kind of a pain, it requires a lot of time and money, why go through that hassle if that's completely useless?
(i suppose it's EDM, but it can be laser machining too, still it's a costly and slow operation)
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you have repair statistics of a model that came out 2 days ago, you must come from the year 2021. tell me, how's the world then?
No worries and no need to be so bothered. Owners will listen to the excellent sound coming from their MBP and not give two trucks about the grill.
Let's get this straight...
This is the machine Tim Cook wants to peddle as a "Pro" model after we've waited 1 1/2 years?
No thanks Tim. I'm taking my money elsewhere. I was going to buy a new MBP this year. Now I have to research other options.
I hate that you've made these things replaceable instead of repairable. I hate that you keep making laptops thinner instead of adding more functionality.
I just friggin' hate the whole company now. I don't even care if you succeed. You've already destroyed Apple to me. I hope the whole blimp crashes and burns and you die in the fire.
- Fake speakers.
- Lack of USB-B
- Lack of Thunderbolt
- Lack of SD card slot
- No upgradable hard drive
- Difficult to open without breaking
- Nearly impossible to repair
- Impossible to upgrade
This is the machine Tim Cook wants to peddle as a "Pro" model after we've waited 1 1/2 years?
No thanks Tim. I'm taking my money elsewhere. I was going to buy a new MBP this year. Now I have to research other options.
I hate that you've made these things replaceable instead of repairable. I hate that you keep making laptops thinner instead of adding more functionality.
I just friggin' hate the whole company now. I don't even care if you succeed. You've already destroyed Apple to me. I hope the whole blimp crashes and burns and you die in the fire.