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| [* black] Now that all our keyboard questions are laid to rest, we can move on to the rest of the bits still lying around. | |
| [* black] First up, these fancy new ~~XL-Earpods~~ speakers with an extended enclosure, and opposed woofers on the top and bottom. | |
| - | [* icon_note] The opposed woofers are supposed to cancel each other's vibration out, |
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| - | [* black] Next, another sound upgrade: a "high performance" three-mic array. It's laid out similarly to the [guide|115201|three-mic array in the 2018 MacBook Air|stepid=221324|new_window=true], but looks a little beefier, which could mean |
| + | [* icon_note] The opposed woofers are supposed to cancel each other's vibration out. Like the anti-noise feature of the new [guide|127551|AirPods Pro|stepid=247984|new_window=true], but ... with bass. Anti-bass? |
| + | [* black] We aren't as sure about the elongated enclosure, but our best guess is that the new shape redirects sound to improve its quality. Maybe extra volume was needed to accommodate the second woofer? |
| + | [* black] Next, another sound upgrade: a "high performance" three-mic array. It's laid out similarly to the [guide|115201|three-mic array in the 2018 MacBook Air|stepid=221324|new_window=true], but looks a little beefier, which could mean these are higher-quality mics. |
| [* black] Finally, the lithium powerhouse that's probably drawing a suspicious glare from [https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/more_info/?hazmat=7|the FAA|new_window=true]: Apple's 99.8 Wh battery (11.36 V, 8790 mAh). | |
| [* black] That's the largest battery we've ever seen in a MacBook—a 4.8 Wh increase over the [guide|618|17" MacBook Pro|stepid=3252|new_window=true], and a huge 16.2 Wh increase over the latest [guide|123653|15" MacBook Pro|new_window=true]. |