alright I'm gonna be honest for a second
TV streaming device tear downs can be a
little bit boring cuz usually all that's
going on inside is abord in the box with
a few soldered components but the Apple
TV 4k is way more expensive than a lot
of the other streaming devices out there
so maybe there's some very treasure
inside or something else special going
on but I'm gonna tear it down and find
out so while there's no glue holding the
new Apple TV together the clip set is
using or putting up quite a fight even
my soft nylon spudger is damaging the
plastic of the face but thankfully it's
on the bottom and nobody will see it
with it open though we do see the start
of a pretty cool new thermal assembly
this voltron of a thermal assembly
suggests that 4k HD are compatibility
probably comes with a significant
increase in thermal output the fan is
attached to a heatsink EMI shield that
resembles the one found in the fourth
generation Apple TV and the fan is
removable which is good news for
consumers because a dead fan doesn't
necessarily mean a dead device the logic
board is the next layer of the sandwich
and it's also easy to remove on board
you'll find the 64 bit a 10 X processor
and three gigabytes of SK Hynix main Ram
the full chip ID is over on the teardown
so be sure to check it out there's
another massive heatsink to remove on
which is a pair of presumed power posts
from the body during the Apple TV fourth
generation teardown we suspected that
power was transmitted to the logic board
via heatsink screw post and looks like
this is still the case of the Apple TV
4k last out is the new power supply
rated for 12 volts at one point 0 8 3
amps this is a modest bump up from the
0.91 7 amp power supply in the Apple TV
fourth generation turns out the new
Apple TV has more to offer than just a
board in the box but just like the
fourth generation the Apple TV 4k scored
an 8 out of 10 for repairability
and here's why plastic clips hold the
case together for easy opening modular
components makes
easy disassembly and repair the power
supply is modular and features a
removable AC in Jack standard torque
screws hold everything together and the
negatives all major components are
soldered to the logic board meeting
fixing any port problems will require
board level soldering or a full board
replacement that's all for this teardown
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