late 2018 Apple Teardown-apalooza

Three devices. Five Teardown Engineers. And a week of pleasant surprises from disassembling Apple's late 2018 device lineup. Here are the highlights.

MacBook Air: A New Hope

Under that (pre-consumer) recycled aluminum, the MacBook Air revealed removable battery pull-tabs and modular components. While these changes were refreshing, did they make for a more repairable notebook?

View the teardown to find out

 

Video: MacBook Air 13"

Apple may have taken forever to update their beloved MacBook Air, but we think this throwback was worth the wait. Here's why.

Watch the Air come apart

 

Mac Mini: Return of the upgradeable RAM

Apple finally maxed out their much-loved Mac mini with a maximum upgrade. Removable RAM, plenty of ports, and a serious fan made us wonder why it didn’t earn a "Pro" moniker. 

View our Mac mini (Pro) teardown

 

 

Embrace the upgrade

One of our users already created a 2018 Mac mini RAM replacement guide. Official upgrade kits are coming very soon—stay tuned! 

RAM bam thank you ma'am

 

iPad Pro 11": The adhesive strikes back

We couldn't tell if the iPad Pro 11" was a good apple, or a bad one. We found a fully modular USB-C port, glued-down speakers, and a sticky battery situation. View our teardown and decide for yourself.

Glue is the path to the dark side

 

 

Video: iPad Pro 12.9"

This might be the iPad Apple dreamed about building from the beginning, but what we dream about is a device that's easy to repair.

Pro and behold

 

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