there's magic on our teardown table I'm
talking about Apple's new magic
accessories we got up close and personal
with the magic keyboard the Magic Mouse
- and the Magic Trackpad - and found out
what makes them so magical want to know
their secrets of course you do
let's tear them down hi I'm Gwendolyn
with iFixit and today we're tearing down
the new magic accessories starting with
the new magic keyboard compared to the
third generation wireless keyboard there
are some slight changes this keyboard
layout now matches that of the 2015
MacBook with its full-size left and
right arrow keys and most notably this
new magic keyboard has slimmed down
thanks to losing the battery tube found
in the third generation wireless version
with no screws to be found we pulled out
our opening picks an eye opener and
found out we're going to need a little
extra assistance this keyboard is sealed
so tight we're going to need to get in
using our Apple watch opening tool with
the rear case finally out of our way we
set to work on digging out some
components first out is the new 793
milliamp hour lithium-ion polymer
battery that comes in at 3.7 6 volt and
2.9 8 watt hour next up we took a look
at the logic board
notable chips on the logic board include
the Broadcom enhanced data rate
bluetooth 3.0 single chip solution the
STMicroelectronics arm cortex-m 3 and
the nxp charging IC when removing the
keys we find that this keyboard uses
apple's fancy new scissor mechanism that
we first saw in the 2015 MacBook here at
iFixit we give every gadget we tear down
a repair ability score between 1 and 10
10 being the easiest to repair and one
being the most difficult the magic
keyboard scored a 3 out of 10 and here's
why the Lightning port and the battery
can be replaced independently of the
logic board if you can get the device
open while fragile the key caps are
removable and replaceable but on the
downside excessive use of strong
adhesive makes it very difficult to
remove the rear panel hindering access
to every internal component and without
a service manual it is difficult to open
the keyboard without damaging internal
components onto our little magical Mouse
it may look the same on the outside but
this one is rechargeable after a lot of
heating
poking and prying we finally break open
our sticky Mouse and get our first look
inside with the upper casing lifted off
we get a clear look at the capacitive
arrays that give the Magic Mouse its
trackpad like effect and a very large
rechargeable battery taking a look at
the logic board we find some familiar
chips this mouse has the same Broadcom
bluetooth 3.0 single chip solution and
XP charging IC and stmicroelectronics
arm cortex-m three that we found in the
keyboard when we try to remove the
battery from the rear case we were met
with a lot of resistance not only is it
wedged into its little casing but it's
also stuck down with more adhesive as if
this little guy didn't have enough glue
with the battery safely out we're able
to inspect the specs and find that this
small accessory doesn't pack light that
three point six seven volts seven point
two eight watt our 1986 milliamp our
lithium-ion cell holds about nine
percent more juice than the one found in
the iPhone 6s with our Magic Mouse fully
disassembled we turn our thoughts
towards repairability and the new Magic
Mouse scored a 2 out of 10 and here's
why the Lightning port and battery can
be replaced independently of the logic
board if you can get the device open but
on the downside replacing a
malfunctioning switch requires prime
through intense adhesive and soldering
excessive use of strong adhesive makes
it very difficult to remove the rear
panel hindering access to every internal
component and finally without a service
manual it's very difficult to open the
mouse without damaging internal
components such as the optical sensor
and power switch last on our teardown
table is the new Magic Trackpad
2 just like the magic keyboard this
Magic Trackpad has ditched its double-a
battery tube in favor of a rechargeable
battery the Magic Trackpad 2 is sealed
tight meaning it's time for heat and
prying and our Apple watch opening tool
upon opening it up we realize the magic
holding the trackpad together is really
just Eagles of tape doing what could
easily be done with screws adhere to the
rear panel we find a big battery this
battery is a three point seven eight
volt 7.65 watt our 2024 milliamp hour
lithium-ion
or battery next out is the lightning
connector which to our surprise was only
held in place by a couple of screws and
was easily removable the logic board was
next to come out and we've got some
familiar chips you know the ones the
Broadcom bluetooth 3.0 single chip
solution STMicroelectronics arm cortex-m
3 and the nxp charging IC these magic
accessories have a lot in common it
seems last out we tackle the brand-new
taptic engine just like the taptic
engine in both a retina macbook and the
macbook pro the new taptic engine should
bring a similar force touch experience
to the Magic Trackpad - what did the
magic trackpad to score on our repair
ability scale it got a 3 out of 10 and
here's why the Lightning port and
battery can be replaced independently of
the logic board if you can get the
device open replacing the damaged track
pad surface means cutting and reapplying
the adhesive on the spring tabs
excessive use of strong adhesive makes
it very difficult to remove the rear
panel hindering access to every internal
component and finally without a service
manual it's difficult to open the
trackpad without damaging internal
components such as the battery and the
taptic engine and those are our tear
downs you can check out the complete
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