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| [* black] The AirPort/Bluetooth card, conforming to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac|802.11ac Wi-Fi|new_window=true] standard, still clings to the back of the logic board — making replacement no easier than [guide|15759|before|stepid=49828]. | |
| + | [* black] Not the first Mac to get updated with the new ac standard, we expected to see some similar hardware as in the refreshed [guide|15042|MacBook Airs|stepid=49089] from earlier this year. |
| [* black] Chips off the ~~old~~ new block: | |
| - | [* red] Broadcom [ |
| - | [* orange] Skyworks |
| - | [* yellow] BCM20702 |
| + | [* red] Broadcom [http://www.broadcom.com/products/Wireless-LAN/802.11-Wireless-LAN-Solutions/BCM4360|BCM4360KML1G] 5G WiFi 3-stream 802.11ac gigabit transceiver—as expected, this is the same chip driving the ac Wi-Fi in the 11" and 13" MacBook Air |
| + | [* orange] Three Skyworks [http://www.skyworksinc.com/uploads/documents/SE5516A_202396D.pdf|SE5516] : dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN front-end modules |
| + | [* yellow] Broadcom [http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM20702|BCM20702] single-chip Bluetooth 4.0 HCI solution with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support |