Teardown Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iFixit opens up the iPhone 4

by Dave Caolo (Jun 23rd, 2010)

As expected, the tool-minded folks at iFixit have torn down an iPhone 4 and posted its inner workings for all to see. There are plenty of juicy high-res photos and details here. The story of how they got their phone is even more interesting than what they found inside. Kyle was all set to hop a ...

iFixit tears down the updated Macbook

by Dave Caolo (May 20th, 2010)

As usual, the folks at iFixit.com have taken apart a piece of Apple hardware. This time, it's the recently refreshed Macbook. This update wasn't significant, so most of the machine's innards are the same, with a few exceptions. First is a larger battery. Apple proudly notes that the MacBook will ...

TechRestore's stop-motion iPad tear-down video

by David Winograd (Apr 16th, 2010)

Right on launch day, iFixit totally disassembled an iPad, offering eager eyes a wealth of information on what's under the hood. Now TechRestore has created a stop-motion video of the entire tear-down and reassembly process in just over three minutes by stitching together 1675 frames. It's ...

iPad teardown posted at iFixit

by Chris Rawson (Apr 3rd, 2010)

As they always do with any bit of new Apple tech, iFixit has posted a full teardown of the iPad on their site. Some things of note from their teardown: -- iFixit broke some of the plastic tabs when pulling the display assembly away from the back case, so if you're looking into DIY repair of the ...

FCC shows off internal shots of iPad

by Dave Caolo (Apr 2nd, 2010)

Typically the iFixit guys are the first to post pictures of dismantled Apple hardware, but this time it's the FCC, and the hardware is the iPad. Engadget has the shots of the iPad's internals. Before you get too excited, note that the FCC took the time to cover up the specific chips, so we'll ...

iFixit shamelessly molests the new White MacBook with screwdriver

by Kent Pribbernow (Oct 21st, 2009)

You have to admire, and fear, the eager curiosity of the folks at iFixit. When they come across a cool new product, they immediately tear it into bits and pieces -- I just pray they never launch a site devoted to domestic pet care. iKilledit. This time they've taken their scalpels and ...

3rd gen iPod touch teardown: 802.11n potential and room for a camera?

by Josh Carr (Sep 11th, 2009)

Just this morning, we linked to the results of iFixit's iPod nano teardown. Hours later, we have the opportunity to dive into their 32GB iPod touch teardown. There are definitely a few interesting tidbits about what Apple did and did not do with the iPod touch this time around... and possibly some ...

iFixit tears apart the 5th Generation iPod nano...nicely

by Josh Carr (Sep 11th, 2009)

The pioneers at iFixit are at it again, this time exploring the Loop's newest, coolest gadget -- the iPod nano. According to their measurements, this iPod is as thin as it could possibly be, and more densely packed than any previous Apple device. I work on iPods at my day job, but I'm afraid to ...

iFixit publishes iPhone 3G S teardown

by Christina Warren (Jun 19th, 2009)

Our screwdriver-happy pals over at iFixit have taken on the iPhone 3G S and the results do not disappoint! The iPhone 3G S doesn't just look like its predecessor externally, the internal physical design is also nearly identical. The location of the components on the main PCB has changed, but the ...

3G iPhone under the hood

by Mat Lu (Jul 15th, 2008)

A while back we noted that iFixit had completely broken down a 3G iPhone to see what was inside. Now TechOnline has a report about exactly what makes it tick and they've managed to identify all the important chips on the iPhone's mainboard to get some insight into Apple's design choices. They ...

Time Capsule teardown

by Cory Bohon (Mar 1st, 2008)

Apple's Time Capsule hasn't even been shipping for a week yet, and Flickr user "nakedmac" has already dissected his Time Capsule. What may be surprising is that the Time Capsule is no more than an Airport Extreme with a hard drive. But remember when Steve said that the Time Capsule would feature a ...

New MacBook Pro tear-down

by Cory Bohon (Feb 26th, 2008)

It's only been about 12 hours since the new MacBook Pro's were released and already someone has posted a tear-down online. AnandTech has a full gallery of pictures showing the tear-down process. Interestingly enough, AnandTech's Anand Lal Shimpi reports that while the MacBook Pro's processor got an ...