Apple put some interesting stuff in its new 15-inch MacBook Air notebook.
According to the cool cats at iFixit, who completed their usual reardown of the new hardware and posted video of the process, the 15-inch MacBook Air has a similar internal design as the 13-inch model, with the only notable difference being two extra speakers.
“The new 15-inch MacBook Air also features a phenomenal new six-speaker sound system with two tweeters and two sets of force-cancelling woofers,” said Apple. “The new speakers deliver twice the bass depth for fuller sound, and Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos provides immersive experiences whether listening to music or watching movies.”
The teardown also revealed a larger battery, although Apple has stated that the 15-inch model’s battery life is equal to the 13-inch model. As with the 13-inch model, the battery cells have adhesive pull tabs for easier removal, but the battery can only be accessed after several other components are disassembled.
Other components inside the notebook include MacBook Air’s logic board with the M2 chip and a single NAND chip for the 256GB model, which can result in slower SSD read and write speeds compared to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB models.
iFixit rated the new MacBook Air as very difficult to repair, and cited that neither the unit’s RAM or storage can be upgraded after purchase.
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