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| [* black] Blasting through the pentalobe-and-suction-cup-dance we used to reserve for iPhones, we beasted the lid off with a [guide|72415|familiar sliding maneuver|stepid=144856|new_window=true]. | |
| [* black] Let's play "Spot the Differences!" On the left we have the Touch Bar MBP and on the right is the Escape Edition MBP: | |
| - | [* icon_note] Touch Bar features: a smaller battery, two fans, double-ended heat sink, no SSD card, and lower speakers that don't actually line up with their grilles. |
| - | [* icon_note] Function Key features: components you can actually remove right off the bat—namely the SSD, speakers, and battery (well...[guide|73480|sort of|stepid=148072|new_window=true]), trackpad, and headphone jack. |
| - | [* black] On the Touch Bar model, it looks like we can ''only'' remove the trackpad and headphone jack before diving in to remove the logic board. |
| - | [* icon_note] Getting the battery out of there ''may'' be possible, but we'll try to stick to nondestructive techniques for as long as possible. |
| + | [* icon_note] Touch Bar features: a smaller battery, two fans, double-ended heat sink, no SSD card, and lower speakers (that don't actually line up with their grilles). |
| + | [* icon_note] Function Key features: way more components that you can actually remove right off the bat—namely the SSD, speakers, and battery (well...[guide|73480|sort of|stepid=148072|new_window=true]). |
| + | [* black] On the Touch Bar model, it looks like we can ''only'' remove the trackpad and headphone jack before hitting a logic board barrier. |