In a current video, YouTuber Max Tech took Apple’s new 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Air aside for a take a look at its insides — all the way in which right down to its tiny motherboard.
There are solely 4 screws on the underside of the brand new Air, and you may pry the underside off when you take away them. “The insides are simply as good wanting because the outsides,” the YouTuber commented.
All the M2 MacBook Air’s I/O ports are modular and, due to this fact, comparatively simpler to interchange than older MacBook fashions. The motherboard, in the meantime, is hidden beneath a remarkably skinny, fanless cooling resolution.
Apple’s VP of {hardware} engineering stated throughout a current interview that the 2022 MacBook Air is the product of a “tour de drive of integration.” One take a look at the motherboard, and also you’ll know that’s true. The whole lot from Apple’s new M2 chip to the NAND bundle(s) and RAM is soldered onto this tiny little motherboard. Don’t let its measurement idiot you, although, because the M2 chip packs fairly the punch.
For the reason that topic of Max Tech‘s teardown was a base 256GB model of the brand new Air, the motherboard solely had one NAND chip on it for SSD storage. Which means the 256GB M2 MacBook Air will sadly provide the identical disappointingly gradual storage speeds as the bottom mannequin M2 MacBook Professional.
The YouTuber additionally noticed a curious little wi-fi chip on the motherboard that he theorized could possibly be for ultra-wideband. Nevertheless it seems this chip is also within the M1 MacBook Professional. It’s unclear what this chip is for at this level.
Apple formally launched the 2022 MacBook Air on Friday. The M2 MacBook Air begins at $1,499 and is accessible to order now on Apple.ca.
