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Chromecast 2015 Teardown

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  • Lifting away our first EMI shield reveals more Hubba Bubba thermal paste!

  • And even more underneath the second EMI shield. That's three—count 'em, three—gum-sized dollops of thermal paste, in a device roughly the size of a silver dollar.

  • The HDMI cable sports a super-durable design, what with its tough rubbery exterior, heavily-soldered connector, and bolted-down connector bracket.

  • If you're the type of person who likes to carry things around by their cables, you're probably safe in this instance.

  • After we pry up the bracket, the HDMI cable flies away free—leaving just the motherboard bits of the device.

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