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MacBook Internal Photos

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fruit-basket dept.

kwiens writes "We just took apart a MacBook and posted some disassembly instructions and hi-res logic board photos. It looks like Apple's saving a bunch of R&D by using stock Intel chips in the MacBook Pro. Interestingly, the built-in iSight and Bluetooth connectors are USB 2.0. Apple also downgraded some features from the Powerbook: half the DVD-R write speed and no Firewire 800."

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  1. Why not use stock intel chips? by IIDX · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Reduced costs, shorter design cycles, excellent compatibility and good vendor support.

    No need to get all fancy with custom ASICs to replace ones that do the job just fine.

  2. A quick poll by frostilicus2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ok, raise your hands. Who among us here can say that he hasn't disassembled a computer before powering it up?

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    Nothing sucks like a Vax, nothing blows like a PowerMac G4