"On the 2018 keyboard, with the addition of more particulate and some aggressive typing, the dust eventually penetrates under the sheltered clips, and gets on top of the switch-so the ingress-proofing isn't foolproof just yet," iFixit notes.įurthermore, an internal Apple repair document, obtained by MacGeneration, targeted towards repair technicians, clearly sees Apple confirming that it has addressed the dust issue. However, the chances of dust entering in have greatly reduced. IFixit concludes that while the 2018 laptop sees great improvements in dust management, the membranes do not protect the key mechanism a 100 percent. The 2017 keyboard, in comparison, gets flooded with dust. However, the shield has some holes to allow the keycap clips to attach, and if the dust gets through those holes then issues may surface. Because of the silicone membrane, most of the dust was stopped from entering the key mechanism. In a new dust-test, iFixit sprayed dust on the 2017 and the new 2018 MacBook Pro models and compared the result. The teardown initially revealed that Apple used a silicone membrane underneath every key to keep away dust particles from finding their way inside and jamming it up. To lend more weight to its claim, iFixit has now done a comparison between the old and new MacBook Pros, showing us how much of an improvement the new model brings, with respect to dust-resistance. While we've been all over the outside of Apple's newest MacBook Pro lineup, iFixit has, as usual, decided to look underneath the hood and. iFixit said Apple's claim of a "quieter" keyboard was a cover-up.
DIY repair authority iFixit did a teardown soon after, and it revealed how the Cupertino giant has addressed dust issues affecting its Butterfly switch keyboard design. Passing "right to repair" laws currently under consideration could be a big step to guaranteeing things stay that way.Earlier this month, Apple updated its MacBook Pro lineup, with new 13-inch and 15-inch Touch Bar models, and announced they had "quieter" keyboards, but didn't reveal whether it had fixed the dust issue that it had acknowledged earlier this year.
IFIXIT MACBOOK PRO 2018 UPDATE
While it's possible that a future software update could change things and make it require specialized software that only official Apple Stores and authorized service centers have access to, we're not there yet. Shocker: it still worked, even without the software.Īs they put it, any "secret repair kill switch hasn't been activated - yet." So far, it has limited approaches that limit repairs based on security to the TouchID and FaceID sensors that require specialized software, as I noted yesterday, even though people have reported trouble with the ambient light sensor after replacing iPhone displays.
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2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 3.8 GHz) with integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655. Before we put this one under the knife, lets review what we ex spec to find: 13.3' LED-backlit IPS Retina display with True Tone, 2560 x 1600 resolution (227 dpi), P3 wide color gamut. While Apple has not commented on the leaks itself, the DIY repair folks at iFixit tested out the possibility by buying a brand-new 2018 MacBook Pro, pulling it apart and replacing the display. Step 1 MacBook Pro 13' Touch Bar 2018 Teardown. Replace a 5100 mAh battery compatible with the MacBook Air 11' Mid 2011 to Early 2015 A1370 and A1465 model laptop. An aftermarket replacement battery compatible with a MacBook Air 13' laptop. Yesterday MacRumors and Motherboard reported on Apple service documents that indicated anyone replacing key parts on computers equipped with its custom T2 chip would require special diagnostic software to finish the job. MacBook Air 13' (Late 2010-2017) Battery.