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| - | [* black] The headphone jack managed to survive in this model, but is a single modular unit (with two microphones) taped to the top of the fan. That should make it pretty easy to swap for a Lightning or USB-C connector in the next model. |
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| - | [* black] Most of the speaker grille holes aren't actually holes, just dents. The only through holes are dedicated to the four speaker drivers, and the two microphones. |
| + | [* black] Given Apple's renowned port-removing ''courage'', it wasn't unreasonable to think the headphone jack would find itself getting voted off the island prior to this round of MacBook Pros. |
| + | [* black] The headphone jack survived in this model... but given that it's a single modular unit (with two attached microphones) taped to the bottom of the fan, it could easily be dropped in favor of a lightning or USB-C connector at the next ~~Tribal Council~~ MacBook release. |
| + | [* black] Next, we take a closer look at the speaker grilles: Most of the holes aren't actually holes, just dents. The only through-holes are dedicated to the four speaker drivers and the two microphones. |