Cracking Open the redesigned Apple MacBook of 2009

by Mark Kaelin  |  October 27, 2009, 12:59pm PDT  |  Image 1 of 38

Teardown

Apple has made a bunch of changes to their base workhorse, including:?
  • A polycarbonate unibody upper case
  • An LED backlit display with the same 1280x800 resolution as previous models
  • A glass multi-touch trackpad
  • An integrated lithium-polymer battery
  • Non-slip coating covering the bottom panel.
iFixit is a one-stop-shop for the parts, tools, and repair manuals needed to fix iPods, iPhones, Macs, and more. They make it easy for anyone to repair their Apple hardware. Follow along as iFixit engineers disassemble the MacBook.

Images by iFixit, used by permission

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