Inside Apple’s M3 MacBook Pro: Teardown, X-Rays, and Parts Pairing Drama!

Apple’s new M3 powered 14” MacBook Pro has pulled the plug on its younger sibling, the 13” MacBook Pro. That’s right, Apple’s killing off their line of not-so-pro MacBook Pros. This act of fratricide would be horrific if it wasn’t for the collective sigh of relief when we heard the rest of the news: the unpopular and unrepairable Touch Bar is also gone. But that’s not the end of the story. While the M3 line brings some performance upgrades, the M3 Pro and M3 Max versions also introduced a new colour: Space Black. Yeah I know, it’s more grey than black but there’s a really fascinating reason for that. Anodization blog post link: the-space-black-macbook-pro-is-darker-than-ever-its-not-worth-the-upgrade?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=M3ProMBPTD&utm_content=description Chip ID blog post link (publishing soon!): Pro 14-Inch 2023 Chip ID/157546?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=M3ProMBPTD&utm_content=description M1 & M2 MacBook Pro screen repair blog post link: Chapters 00:00 The M3 Series MacBook Pro’s Have Arrived 00:26 A New Anodization Process and a New Color: Space Black 01:00 Space Gray Under the Microscope 01:37 MacBook Pro M3 Pro X-Ray 02:02 MacBook Pro M3 X-Ray 02:20 Opening the MacBook Pro M3 Pro the Apple Way 02:40 MacBook Pro M3 Pro Internals vs MacBook Pro M3 Internals 02:50 Disconnecting the Battery on the MacBook Pro M3 Pro 03:14 Stretch Release Pull Tabs and Removing the MacBook Pro M3 Pro Battery 03:25 Removing the M3 Pro Logic Board 03:58 Examining the M3 Pro’s Modular Ports 04:19 A Closer Look at the Base Model M3 Logic Board 04:41 The Problem with Soldered RAM 06:00 Repairability Assessment of the M3 MacBook Pro Line & Parts Pairing 07:16 Final Thoughts and Scoring the M3 MacBook Pro’s Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos! Follow us on Twitter: Check us out on Facebook: