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MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 Teardown

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  • As always, we start by disconnecting the battery, a simple task that requires no more than releasing a conn—wait, what is this?

  • Instead of the good ol' run-of-the-mill battery connector that we've seen in most other Apple laptops, the battery is connected using several screws that hold a connector board in place.

  • This little PCB serves only as a bridge between the battery control board and the logic board.

  • …weird?

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