Then, the guys at iFixIt tear it open and find that nothing inside is user-replaceable or even user-serviceable. Then, they remove all the compatibility for older ports and chargers, so you need to buy dongles, cables, and chargers.
Then, to get the new, much-hyped Touch Bar is basically another price tag all on its own. The rest of the teardown reveals the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is very similar to the 13-inch model, beyond having a different six-cell battery layout.įirst, the new ones have a price hike for what many consider a minimal or incremental-at-best upgrade. iFixit gave the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar its lowest "repairability" score of 1 out of 10, noting the Touch Bar is difficult to replace while the entire battery assembly is strongly glued into the case. iFixit suggests there might at least be a chance of recovering data with Apple's help should the logic board experience hardware failure.Īpple's notebooks have become increasingly hard to repair and upgrade as their designs have become thinner and lighter. Interestingly, however, the teardown finds the new MacBook Pro has a connector that leads to "nowhere," which iFixit speculates could be for Apple to access the soldered-in SSD for data recovery. If you opt for Apple's standard 256GB or 512GB configurations, for example, you will be unable to upgrade to a larger Apple or third-party SSD at a later time. The teardown confirms the processor, RAM, and flash memory are soldered to the logic board, meaning the SSD in particular cannot be removed or upgraded after the fact.
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