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Retina MacBook 2015 Teardown

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  • We've struck gold! ...Or maybe just a dielectric coating on aluminum.

  • The treasure antennas sit in channels routed into each speaker assembly.

  • If this is a dielectric coating, some of Apple's recent patents could suggest that Apple is using the speaker assemblies to form a compound antenna, helping maximize power efficiency in this smaller form factor.

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