[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-apples-touch-macbook-pro-hides-four-leds-behind-its-logo":10,"sections":48},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":34,"tags":35,"sources":40,"feedback":47,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":47,"total_tokens":47},12795,"apples-touch-macbook-pro-hides-four-leds-behind-its-logo","Apple's Touch MacBook Pro Hides Four LEDs Behind Its Logo","iFixit's teardown of the touchscreen PROLED MacBook Pro finds a lit logo, a stiffer hinge, a lighter lower case and no new parts-pairing problems.","Apple's touchscreen PROLED MacBook Pro has a glowing logo on its lid, and a teardown by iFixit shows how it works: four LEDs, a reflective layer and a diffuser.\n\nThere is no display backlight behind the logo to borrow light from, so Apple built a small lighting stack of its own. When the LEDs are off, a two-way mirror coating gives the logo a shiny finish.\n\nApple says the machine has a hinge designed for touch. iFixit found it is basically identical to the hinge on the M6 MacBook Pro, only stiffer, so the screen holds its angle when someone taps near the top edge.\n\nRepair is a mixed picture. The Thunderbolt\u002FUSB-C ports and the fans are replaceable, though the logic board (the main circuit board) has to come out first. The HDMI port and SDXC card slot are soldered to that board, as are the SSD and memory. iFixit also said the touchscreen did not add any new parts pairing problems, meaning no new components tied by software to one specific machine.\n\nThe weight numbers are the surprise. The lower case weighs 364 grams against 456 grams for the M6 model, a 92-gram gap. iFixit said that came from removing some aluminum, and the trackpad is a little smaller than the M6 model's. The display assembly is 101 grams lighter despite the touchscreen and the lit logo, and the battery is two grams lighter.\n\nTaken together, the parts iFixit itemized suggest Apple handled touch with a modest hardware change: a stiffer hinge and a lighter build rather than a redesigned machine. Touch also arrives without a new layer of parts pairing, which has been the usual complaint about Apple repairs. What it does not change is the older one. Anyone who damages the soldered ports, storage or memory is still looking at logic board work.","[\"apple\",\"macbook-pro\",\"ifixit\",\"repairability\"]","2026-11-10T22:02:34.000Z","2026-11-10T22:41:11.899Z","2026-11-10T22:41:12.180Z","published",null,[24,30],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"Remove claims the source doesn't support: the weight savings came 'mostly from metal and glass' (the source only says aluminum was removed from the lower chassis and the display assembly is lighter, with no mention of glass), and the 195-gram sum implies a total weight reduction when the source gives no overall figure, so either drop it or label it clearly as only the listed components; also narrow 'without making repairs harder in any new way' to the parts-pairing finding.","resolved",{"id":31,"reviewer":26,"round":32,"reason":33,"status":29},"editor-r2",2,"The lede says iFixit published the teardown 'November 10', but the source only says 'today' and gives no date, so remove or verify that date; also soften the unsupported framing that the machine 'looks more like the M6 model than the touch pitch suggests' and the closing claim that the savings 'came from the chassis and display', which goes beyond the listed parts.","hardware",[36,37,38,39],"apple","macbook-pro","ifixit","repairability",[41,44],{"name":42,"url":43},"MacRumors","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.macrumors.com\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F10\u002Fifixit-proled-macbook-pro-teardown\u002F",{"name":45,"url":46},"Engadget","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\u002F2312969\u002Fifixit-teardown-shows-how-apples-glowing-proled-macbook-logo-works\u002F",0,{"sections":49},[50,55,60,65,70,75,79,84,89,94,99,104,109,114],{"name":51,"slug":52,"count":53,"latest_published_at":54},"AI","ai",7144,"2026-11-12T13:27:45.000Z",{"name":56,"slug":57,"count":58,"latest_published_at":59},"Security","security",1128,"2026-11-11T18:05:00.000Z",{"name":61,"slug":62,"count":63,"latest_published_at":64},"Deals","deals",642,"2026-11-12T14:00:00.000Z",{"name":66,"slug":67,"count":68,"latest_published_at":69},"Policy","policy",619,"2026-11-12T12:53:36.000Z",{"name":71,"slug":72,"count":73,"latest_published_at":74},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",364,"2026-11-12T11:12:32.000Z",{"name":76,"slug":34,"count":77,"latest_published_at":78},"Hardware",336,"2026-11-12T11:24:43.000Z",{"name":80,"slug":81,"count":82,"latest_published_at":83},"Science","science",230,"2026-11-12T10:00:00.000Z",{"name":85,"slug":86,"count":87,"latest_published_at":88},"Software","software",168,"2026-11-11T17:36:49.000Z",{"name":90,"slug":91,"count":92,"latest_published_at":93},"Startups","startups",159,"2026-11-11T12:30:00.000Z",{"name":95,"slug":96,"count":97,"latest_published_at":98},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",127,"2026-11-11T19:00:44.000Z",{"name":100,"slug":101,"count":102,"latest_published_at":103},"General","general",118,"2026-11-11T16:49:42.000Z",{"name":105,"slug":106,"count":107,"latest_published_at":108},"Gaming","gaming",107,"2026-11-12T10:09:03.000Z",{"name":110,"slug":111,"count":112,"latest_published_at":113},"Reviews","reviews",38,"2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z",{"name":115,"slug":116,"count":117,"latest_published_at":118},"How-To","how-to",8,"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"]