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MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Teardown

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MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Teardown: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
  • Let's continue unraveling the secrets of the trackpad, starting with the coils—we were hoping to find some evidence of linear oscillators in the taptic engine, but it looks like it's just a series of electromagnets.

  • The magnets rapidly push and pull against a metal rail mounted beneath the trackpad, to create a tiny "buzz" of feedback with each click (and a second buzz for a "force click").

  • So that explains the buzzing, but what about the sensing?

  • A patent issued last year hints that the Force Touch might utilize strain gauges to measure pressure on its surface.

  • We're going to just have to crack this bad boy the rest of the way open to see if that's the case.

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