Animated MacBook Air Dissection by TechRestore

[aiktai]

Where is the Ram in a macbook air and can you upgrade it?

[mantheman100]

what the fuck is up with the nerd music?

[youstiiiiiink]

wow, it must be alot thinner now lol

[cmichael442]

Yea that's right. This tech is using the same Screw Driver's I use the exact ones. On this disassembly of the mac air, hes using the 261 /PH1 x60 or 260 /3,0 x60 by wiha (german company) yeap Ive used the same set for years :-) very nice precision screw drivers!!

[kleinpauldotcom]

why does your macbook air come with both vga and dvi adapters?

[tauweman]

LOL after ive seen 5 vids of you, Im not sure wheter ur gonna fix my Ipod, or play dominoes with it

XD

[frestylezz]

i can take apart every electronic device in this world.

[kazin143]

can you put it back?

[fatarany]

SAD :(

[tga83]

True, true..

[AllAroundBang]

I wonder what would happen if you put the MacBook Air's screen on a unibody MacBook Pro? That would be cool... No more glossy! YEA! Lol

[TechRestore]

@AllAroundBang We offer matte-finish screen upgrades for the MacBook Pro! (c;

[barrybob32]

to think apple couldn't get more retarded they had to create another piece of crap

[bwillwall]

cool, but that is not animation sorry. Its stop motion

[54born2win]

Lol... stop motion is a type of animation

[gone414]

5 star!

[irulethe70s]

thats how macbook airs get colored logos

[lunchboxaro]

i bet u replace screens everyday there shit mac sucks arse

[samgamje01]

nice commercial give 5 star

[MnCorp971]

so, Great Job | 5*

[MnCorp971]

Working after..!! or u lose some srews..?! lol

[TechRestore]

No screws were lost nor MacBooks harmed in the making of this video. As a matter of fact, we do MacBook Air screen replacements every day.

[1999eking]

@TechRestore lol i had to replace a screen on a dell and im missing 4 screws but im a mac now

[caspian200]

this is all the air is good for

[kingswimmer4]

lol agreed!

[matt56037]

lol, so true!

[LordButtercracks]

Agreed, that and to show everyone how much money you have LOOK AT ME I BOUGHT A MACBOOK AIR IM SO RICH

AND SO FVCKING STOOPID

WATCH MY MAC SUCKS VIDEO - LORD BUTTERCRACKS COMMANDS YOU!

watch?v=CdXK5ny5urY

[reditus2]

I agree

[stephenharperbest2]

no cpu?

[darkiller123321]

worst product ever!!! MAC=FAIL

[Fullblaster]

Yeah, just repeat what you've heard and don't mind the fact that you're saying absolutely ignorant bullshit.

[loged90]

Mi sono sentito come se avessi visto un cadavere!!

[TechRestore]

Non preoccupatevi, questo 'cadavere' tornato alla vita!

[loged90]

aaahhh... ok ok!

[tipman2000]

cjbcf vrjvrv iefhvrv rrv

[50cent135]

cool

[raff608]

how long did it take you to make this video

[TechRestore]

I don't remember exactly, but it was just about a full day (8 hours) from prepping to shooting to editing, exporting and, finally, posting.

[KingAntonin2]

One question?When you buy that Mac book do you get a Cd and DVD drive in the package

[liangqiaokajia]

nope, u have to buy it urself

[TechRestore]

You access CDs/DVDs by sharing them through another computer, wirelessly.

[walikai]

LOL

[crossfire294]

buy it seperate. you can access a PC over wireless with the disk in the drive. the external drive cost like what, 2-300 or sometin?

[tipman2000]

100

[Paolomondo]

only a hundred :)

[kuni45]

look how small that motherboard is

[omivaun]

all style, no substance. the air is an overpriced piece of steamrolled shit.

[Zearka]

dam right i could get a Toshiba that's 1.2k and play crysis at medium/high all while making a slide show for my neighbors :D

[Lostspirit221]

ok im sorry but theres no way im gona give 1800 bucks for that. i rather take a umpc from asus or htc or anything like it. sorry that fails ffs

[Theringfilm]

like only 4 componets and its $1800 wtf?

[TechRestore]

How many components does a diamond ring have?

[twgoldwood]

2  .

[TechRestore]

Right you are, TW! Though it was really just a rhetorical question. A G3 iBook has way more components than a MacBook Air, but I'd take the Air any day. (c;

[KingofRetards]

Diamond rings are not comparable to Macbook Airs.

[ScruffyBarker]

Dunno, they cost about as much and have the same functions.

[Zearka]

lol

[VGAddicts]

you do have to take into account that a pc/mac is supposed to do a whole lot more than a diamond ring.

[TechRestore]

Which is why I could never understand why people buy diamond rings.

[holyIphone]

that reminds me of my iphone 3gs box

[patie132]

uche mac sucks uche:P

[bayern321]

Huh, seemed easy enough, now can you put it back together?

[Incito]

good bye warranty

[TechRestore]

Sort of - we bought this unit for the purpose of identifying parts and potential repairs.

[Theringfilm]

haha put it back together i paid $1800 for this so wait... you dont know how to?!!?

[neonghost101]

lol seriosly that was kind of cool at the moment but just wait when you have to rebuild it, good luck :p

[TechRestore]

already done - our technicians fix Macbook Air laptops all the time!

[TechRestore]

I just do videos and magazine ads man! I leave the technical stuff to our blackbelt technicians.

[robviciscatlover]

hi i need help i guess

like when tomb raider anniversary got out, i bought the one for da psp and i kept playin it

now my analog stick goes super slow!! like it only works kinda properly like when i punch it but now its like a snail... can u help me?

[TechRestore]

Of course we can help! A replacement analog joystick controller is $59 installed (as of this writing).

[robviciscatlover]

ok thank god theres someone who can help me do u have like branches near like vista california? w8 so ur like gonna replace the whole analog stick right?

[TechRestore]

If that's what it needs, yes. We have one central location in Concord California that serves the entire United States, just send it on in!

[Serkon33PSP]

What song is this

[TechRestore]

It's a song that I did, called "Defender," because it uses samples from the classic 80's arcade game.

[vidwatcher0062]

That's pretty cool. But can you put it back together???

[toontown193]

oh wow cool!

Now put it back I want my new computer back!!!

[mrbeanaswell]

whats the freaking point?

[TechRestore]

For us, the point is to find out what parts an labor will be involved in the repairs that we offer - for everyone else, it's a fun way to satisfy curiosity!

[mrbeanaswell]

That's an excellent answer.

[kenduru]

now put it back together?

[nogo9090]

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

[godofseth]

That looks cool and this is good video =)

[kluis01]

looks really cheap my one macbook air

[groovycake]

i think you voided your warranty

[maxudaskin]

lol

[MangaMonkey565]

Animation kinda sucks, but nice idea!

[LOTRGod]

something to ask seeing how all the other macs sucked!!! how is this eney better is JUST LITTE!!! whats so great

[flamezorz]

the macbook air was meant for people always on the go. for example business men who travel every other day.

[alaskaboy101]

and a measly 6 lb laptop is too heavy for them? they need the 3 lb air for double to triple the price?

[TalesOfWar]

It's more the size they want it for than the weight, plus if you travel a lot and carry a lot of stuff every ounce helps, just ask a soldier.

[javalu882005]

probably don't want to have a Mac Air if you carry alot of stuff with you. is gonna crash the screen... if any thing i think the Eee Pc take the lead in this...

[TalesOfWar]

The MacBook Air is a LOT stronger than it looks. It's made from veru durable aluminium instead of cheap thin plastic like the EEE PC's. Also it has more power than the EEE PC's because it's a full laptop instead of a netbook, it's just much thinner for easier storage like all ultra portables.

[tipman2000]

thats what all those eee pcs fans dont get.

[pranaygtr]

The aluminium is why the MBAir is so expensive, anyway I don't see how comparing it to the EEE PC is fair.

I'd rather have the new Sony P-Series.

[AllStarDeal79]

really if you go to an apple store and feel a macbook air they feel really well built

[lotsoflemonisback]

Did you manage to put it back together? :D

[TECHRZ]

What did you do to edit this video? (software)

[Joseph7649]

The battery is bigger than the motherboard!

[ibook133]

Its the same kind they use in the iPhone, just bigger. This is the main reason the air costs so much. Probably costs apple 500-600 dollars just for the battery. When you take that into consideration, and the fact that it's aimed at a specific market of people who have a desktop & might be looking for something better in the portable arena, but don't want something heavy. My girlfriend and i agreed when we first looked at one at the 5th ave store in NYC... it's hardly even there.

[ucihapokujin]

that thing isn't that portable. they just took out as much crap as they could to make it thin and light

they're marketing it to hipsters who need to stay trendy so their friends will approve of their lifestyle

[ibook133]

Well, i have an iBook, and it's VERY HEAVY compared to macbook air. If i had all new macs i'd want one to be the air because of how light it is. It's a segment product not a broad market product. If i had macbook air i'd take it with me everywhere. Can't say the same for my trusty veteran iBook. I love it, but its just too heavy.

[ucihapokujin]

you could do that, but then you'd be fucking retarded

[macindrew]

no, currently larger drives are too tall, biggest is 80GB. it has to be a 5mm PATA drive, 160GB's are 8mm :(

but in five years, 1TB flash drives will be common, so the MacBook Air is poised to become extremely popular since it's done the hard part to get rid of all the old legacy hardware.

[TechRestore]

We'll be launching our flat-rate hard drive upgrade program for the Air soon, stay tuned!

[godfather10101]

put it back together!!!!!!

[TechRestore]

Our techs have now done so many repairs on MacBooks Air that they do 'em as qucik as MacBooks now!

[Spywell]

Thats pretty bad, Our techshop has worked on tons of iMacs and they are a pain in the ass to open, usually takes 2-3 techs and a couple broke credit cards to fish those latches open and pry them pos apart.

We havn't gotten to fix any airs. They are new enough that apple care takes care of them.

(If applecare wasn't around a lot of people would be in disbelief lol)

[gtey]

It turns out the mainboard doesn't actually contain anything to RUN the MacBook Air, it's just new technology to tap into the user's soul, and the the user's soul boots up OS X from the solid state hard drive.

[TechRestore]

Hey now, let's not disclose all the trade secrets!

[phuthanvinh]

nice thought gtey, thanks for pointing it out. I just want to share something with you. The mainboard indeed does not need to contain anything but the processor and the bridges which process and translate data from the HD, main memory is connected to main board, you can see that, the rests (video, audio, etc) are just components.

[phuthanvinh]

...and I believe the way Apple built the macbook air is just like any other laptops, difference is just smaller and tighter.

[twitsl]

Now put it back together!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[TechRestore]

Done - over and over again - we fix these things every day now!

[tibor29]

wow not many components in that laptop!

[TechRestore]

Yeah, each new model consolidates parts - no more daughter-boards these days!

[twitsl]

Cool!!!!!

[urveen]

wow, that motherboard is tiny!

[TechRestore]

Ain't it though? Makes you wonder if Apple UMPCs might be around the corner.

[happytreefriendsfan9]

thanks! techrestore you saved my time!(not to mention money) i was thinking of bying one and taking it apart...

[TechRestore]

Haha - no problem!

[RockRifle]

wow, they really cram it in there.

[TechRestore]

You're not kidding, the MBA is packed every bit as tight as an iPod nano!

[imextraordinary]

now heres the part where you chuck the fuckin thing against a wall

[TechRestore]

No, we FIX 'em, not break 'em!

[imextraordinary]

lmao ok. i was actually thinking about asking you for some help with my psp... see i did a mod and cuz out the back circle that had the "psp" and the silver ring around it but when i was just about finished my hand slipped and i scratched the umd door... would you be able to fix it?

[TechRestore]

We fix everything on the PSP, including UMD drive doors (which are $29 installed). Just send it in for a diagnosis, and a tech will call you with a quote!

[NekoEuriko]

seems a bit too much work for me to do to mess with it, i like to tinker without restrictions, but kudos on the dissection. like i said before, its got things going for it, just not something that suits me. one last thing, i dont really think they needed THAT many containers for it, kinda killing the eco friendly size, but regardless, nice vid. A reasonable PC fangirl has spoken!

[TechRestore]

The packaging had to be substantial enough to facilitate shipping, but they certainly could have used cellulose and molded popcorn in place of plastic and styrofoam.

[bonedmonkey]

So you can change the batteries...

[TechRestore]

Sure, why not?

[TechRestore]

No MacBooks Air were harmed in the making of this video, this one went back together just fine - next time I'll get reassembly footage.

[Hackingoweb]

Awesome bro

[TechRestore]

Thanks!

[lucerbron94]

why would u do that to a 3000$ computer

[Jesusvera123]

3000???

it costs just 1600

[TechRestore]

We had to see the parts so we could source them for repairs. We will be offering LCD replacements and other repairs on MacBooks Air soon!

[superdome12]

that stupid thing disurvs it

[spoofzilla]

HAHAHA, so true...

[3mJay07]

NUUU! U KILLED IT!!!! :'(

[TechRestore]

Wow - I'm never making a video that doesn't include the re-assembly again! Rest assured, this MacBook Air is alive and break-dancing (see the next video).

[chickenhouse733]

now lets see u put it back together

[johnmonk66]

exactly, i can take stuff apart too, thats the easy part

[TechRestore]

The idea behind taking this apart was to show what was inside. Had I known that people would be so skeptical of the reassembly, I would have shown that as well (which is why I put the Time Capsule back together on video).

[TechRestore]

We have worked with LCD TVs but, just like desktop computers and monitors, they're too heavy and fragile for it to be practical to ship them in for service.

[ricardo10101]

now if you want to restore a computer, hp lets u create discs so you can easily restore it. and gateway sends u one.

[TechRestore]

That's good for software but, when hardware is involved, give TechRestore a call!

[ricardo10101]

yea hardware u need to call lol.

[manan1016]

not that it really matters to me, but was that worth the $2000?

[TechRestore]

Every penny. Not only do we have a MacBook Air now, but we know how it works and what's involved in repairing it!

[japanese90]

OMG! did he ever put it back?

[TechRestore]

This unit went back together perfectly - it just would have taken twice as long to make a video that included the re-assembly and, frankly, Chet was about ready to kill me by the time this thing was apart, because I kept saying "stop, I need to take a picture of that!"

[danielhagene]

Oh my god!!! NOOOOO!!!!

[nikkhoo]

WTF !!!! are u crazy man ? xD

[Cheifsky]

give me a hammer and i could take a macbook air apart

[FredrikAhlsen1]

now... put it together¨/

[FredrikAhlsen1]

cool vid

[TechRestore]

Thanks!

[ebradahusla]

dawg r u serius,don open that thing.did you put it back together safely,i feel bad for u son coz that thin is about $2000 to $3000 and you might be in trouble if it don work.

[TechRestore]

Not to worry, our master laptop tech put it back together like he'd already been working with the MacBook Air for years!

[ftbotsb]

Is there any unused space? Maybe room for a micro SD card slot?

[TechRestore]

Extra space? You are kidding right?

[ftbotsb]

NO, completely serious. Apple has things in the works that we don't know about. A clue is somtimes found by reading between the lines. If there's a space, it might be there for a reason. Also, all components are flat, since it's a wedge shape there should be a "wedge" of space".  What did they fill it with?

[shahdad123]

i like the music!

[TechRestore]

Thanks! I made it myself, using samples from the video game Defender.

[kready]

Could you put that all back together again? If yes, did you?

[TechRestore]

Yes, our lead tech put it all back together (I just do ads and marketing).

[cujo3155]

risky but interseting.

[TechRestore]

With Chet doing the take-apart, the risk was minimal. He's a black-belt technician who's been repairing Mac laptops since they had trackballs!

[WillThePlank]

someones lost there warrenty rofl

[TechRestore]

I'm sure we can find a good place to get a non-warranty repair, if it needs it.

[WillThePlank]

lol... it seems a cool machine...ram is solderd to the board am i correct?

[TechRestore]

Right you are - no replaceable memory modules in this unit. However, if you get the 64GB NAND drive, you'd effectively have as much memory as you had free drive space!

[pillzepop]

yea, still the term "upgrade" is not in the mac dictionary.

[TechRestore]

We will be offering HD and SSD upgrades, as soon as higher capacity storage devices exist. (c;

[smokah702]

cool, now what did you learn?

[TechRestore]

The battery is big and flat, the logic board is very small and our techs know how to take 'em apart and put 'em back together.  We also noticed a few things that may enable us to offer exclusive upgrades and services, but I can't disclose those items without violating my NDA. (c;

[rbailey96]

Which peice was the battery? I've bees so curious as to how they made the battery?

[TechRestore]

The battery is the huge black thing that you see, when the unit is first opened (~31 seconds in). Chet leans it against the back wall when he removes it.

[pues13]

now put it back together

[TechRestore]

Actually it is back together but, since I had magazine ads to get out and I didn't want to be stuck in the office late, I decided to limit this video to the tear-down.

[93Joe93]

0:49 - 0:51

THATS THE MOBO?

SO SMALL!

[DestinyHero193]

awesome!

[TechRestore]

I appreciate the kudos, Destiny!

[thenewrapstyle]

why are you being a dong?