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[* black] Anxious to get a peek at the third take on Apple's reengineered thermal architecture, we free the fans from the four T3 screws securing them to the rear case.
[* black] And they come out hassle-free. No glue on this puppy!
-[* icon_note] On the outside that is. Opening up this fan (right) takes some seriously aggressive prying against clips and adhesive compared to the screw-only construction we saw in the 13" models (left).
+[* icon_note] On the outside that is. Opening up this fan (right) takes some seriously aggressive prying against clips and adhesive compared to the screw-centric construction we saw in the 13" models (left).
[* black] This fan is also sporting completely different blades from the ones we previously encountered.
[* icon_reminder] And for those of you keeping score, they're marginally larger than their counterparts from the 13" model, measuring in at 46.6 mm compared to 42.3 mm.