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That model has its battery and logic board attached to the bottom case with sensitive ribbon cables connected between the slabs. Most other MacBook models released come apart the same way - except for one major anomaly in the 12-inch Retina MacBook. You may still need to pry slightly before it opens - with my M1 MacBook Air and the 15-inch 2009 MacBook Pro, I just needed to grab the aluminum base at the back edge near the vents and pull - you’ll feel a couple snaps from clamps holding them together, but don’t worry, it comes off easily. Be sure to note where each screw goes since some are longer than others, and the wrong ones could cause damage. Flip the MacBook upside-down and remove all the bottom screws (as many as 10) with either the pentalobe or Phillips driver, depending on the model. Photo by Umar Shakir / The Vergeįor the past decade’s worth of MacBooks, the first step is to open the bottom case.
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But if your Mac is a bit older like that 2009 MacBook Pro, you’ll need a cable that goes from mini DisplayPort to whatever your external monitor uses, such as HDMI, full DisplayPort, maybe even DVI.Ģ009 MacBook Pro: The fan started spinning because I accidentally turned the computer on during surgery. If your Mac only has USB-C ports like my M1 MacBook Air, get a USB-C to HDMI cable or a USB-C hub / dock that has a video output.
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You’ll also need to have a monitor or TV to use your slabtop and a means to physically connect them. It’s also nice to have a nylon pry tool and tweezers to safely pluck connectors and collect screws, or you could just grow your nails out for a few days as a substitute.
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You might also want a tri-wing Y1 driver to remove many 2010–2012 MacBook batteries (to avoid accidentally turning on your MacBook while working) or, in the case of the 2009 MacBook Pro, a pentalobe P6. You can find plenty of MacBooks on eBay that have broken screens but are otherwise completely functional.īefore we get started, make sure you have a toolkit with all the needed screwdriver bits: a pentalobe P5 to open up most MacBooks made 2012 or later, a Phillips 00 to open up most MacBooks 2012 or earlier either way, you’ll want a full Torx set sizes 3-8 for various internal parts. Someone even made a slabtop with the forsaken Touch Bar, retaining at least one screen on their lap. The idea that plenty of people beat me to it also didn’t hurt: it’s been trending on Twitter and discussed on Reddit ever since that patent was published. Look, I’m not crazy - I don’t go around looking at laptops and wondering how they would look with their heads chopped off, but I’ve probably replaced over a hundred display clamshells during my time as an Apple “Genius,” and I’m comfortable with it. I must say, I was a bit smitten by the raw performance Apple was promising and began slapping my wallet nervously in my palm - but instead of choosing consumerism, I chose violence. Rumor had it we would see a Mac like this at Apple’s event last week, but instead, we got the externally boring but actually amazing new Mac Studio. What inspired me to decapitate my Mac was Apple’s patent published last month for a Mac embedded inside a keyboard, and the word that China has already turned this idea into a cottage industry. It’s freeing at a party where you can wirelessly connect to a TV with the keyboard in your lap - your hands freely flailing without smacking your screen during a Drawful game session with friends. It sounds silly, but I swear a slabtop is more fun to use than a laptop. Photo by © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images