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| - | [* black] The trackpad is still very accessible—which is about the good thing we've been able to say, repairability-wise, about this design. Twirl away a few Torx screws, and away it flies. |
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| + | [* black] The trackpad is still very accessible—which is about the only good thing we've been able to say, repairability-wise, about this design. Twirl away a few Torx screws, and away it flies. |
| [* black] We get our first taste of some chips under the trackpad: | |
| [* red] STMicroelectronics [https://www.st.com/en/microcontrollers/stm32f103vb.html|STM32F103VB|new_window=true] ARM Cortex-M3 MCU | |
| [* orange] Broadcom BCM5976C1KUFBG Touch Controller | |
| [* yellow] Maxim Integrated MAX11291ENX 24-Bit, 6-Channel Delta-Sigma ADC | |
| [* icon_note] Meanwhile, we can't help but notice the earlier model's [guide|73480|port to nowhere|stepid=147879]—which [https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/24/apple-special-cdm-tool-macbook-pro-ssd-recover-repairs/|turned out to be for data recovery|new_window=true]—is mysteriously absent. | |
| [* black] Apple must have figured out a new way to retrieve customer data from the soldered-down SSD in the event of board failure. Any guesses how? |