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Microsoft Surface Book Teardown

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  • Peeling up a thin foam layer confirms our suspicions—the motherboard is indeed upside down—smooth back up top, connectors and chips on the bottom.

  • Our best bet about why this happened is that Microsoft wanted a smooth backing to support the large and rather flexible display.

  • Surprisingly, said motherboard also sprawls throughout the entire chassis, resembling some kind of nightmarish Tetris piece.

  • What's more, there's no sign of connectors for any of the peripheral components.

  • At least the camera bar comes up without any trouble. Maybe we'll find some tasty treasure below.

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