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| [* black] We peel away the keyboard backlight to reveal the magic underneath. | |
| - | [* black] Those silver squares are new, that's what the pinhole/mesh stuff is in step 4 |
| - | [* black] Our guess is that there are lights along the edges that get diffused through the mesh stuff. |
| + | [* black] Those silver squares are new, that's what the pinhole/mesh stuff is in step 4 |
| + | [* black] Our guess is that there are lights along the edges that get diffused through the mesh stuff. |
| [* black] Also there are some pentalobe P2 screws along the edges of the keyboard, and we hold our breath waiting to see what secures the rest of the keyboard. | |
| - | [* black] Disappointing but not surprising, the keyboard assembly is riveted down. Though the keyboard might last longer now, it isn't any more repairable than last year's. |
| + | [* black] Not surprising, the keyboard assembly is riveted down. Though the keyboard might last longer now, it isn't any more repairable than last year's. |
| + | [* black] This is really disappointing, considering that the design is essentially the same as the 2015 MBP keyboard, which was a replaceable assembly held in by screws. The only difference is that this time, they used rivets. :C |
| [* black] We pry up the keyboard as much as we can with most of it riveted down to see if we can glimpse some of its magic. No magic, but we get a look at the, switch/flexible pcb layer sandwiched between the key and the metal backplate. |