See: MacBook Air M2 teardown by iFixit

Previously, pictures of the inside of the MacBook Air M2 were released, even before the official launch. For this reason, we are more or less aware of what is going on inside the new MacBook Air, the main thing about the new “Air” is that it is equipped with a passive cooling system without a fan. Now iFixit has dissected this device and checked its internal components in detail. It might be interesting to you; Apple has placed an “accelerometer” sensor inside the new MacBook Air.

Before iFixit dissected the MacBook Air M2, images of the inside of the device were published, which showed that the 256 GB MacBook Air M2 model, like the 256 GB MacBook Pro M2 model, has only one NAND chip on its board, and therefore, The speed of reading and writing information on these two devices is half of the previous generation. We thought that this decision was limited to the MacBook Pro M2, but dissections of the MacBook Air M2 – both by iFixit and others – show that this is not the case, and that Apple plans to continue this trend from now on.

Dissection of MacBook Air M2: accelerometer sensor?!

Other internal components of the MacBook Air include a Thunderbolt 3 driver, a USI Bluetooth chip, a Wi-Fi chip, and an accelerometer sensor. iFixit has no idea what the accelerometer sensor inside the MacBook does, and we’ll have to wait until the role of this sensor becomes clear in the future.

Okay, moving on to the MacBook Air M2 cooling system. Upon dissection of the device, iFixit found that there is no heat sink or heat spreader inside the new MacBook Air. This is why the temperature of this device rises quickly. We must keep in mind that MacBook Air M2 is thinner and lighter than MacBook Air M1, so we can conclude that Apple decided to remove the cooling system from the new MacBook Air in order to achieve less weight and thickness. As a result of this decision, the MacBook Air M2 performs 25% slower in multi-core processing than the fan-cooled MacBook Pro M2. If the user wants to use the new MacBook Air in tropical environments, the situation becomes even worse.

How repairable is the MacBook Air M2?

Regarding the repairability of MacBook Air M2, we must say that the situation has improved from the previous generation. Fortunately, all the ports on the device – MagSafe, two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 and headphone jack – are all modular and replaceable, so if one of the device’s ports is damaged, there is no need to replace the port on the motherboard or replace the entire motherboard. It is only necessary to replace the desired port module.

In addition, the battery of the device is also attached to the chassis with tape labels that can be easily pulled out. The battery capacity of MacBook Air has increased compared to the previous generation and has reached 52.6 Wh from 49.9 Wh. Fortunately, strong adhesives are not used for the battery and there is no need to heat the device or damage the chassis to remove it. The fact that Apple has finally decided to revise its anti-repair policies is a very good and happy news.