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iFixit Starts Tearing Down AirPods Max

iFixit today began disassembling Apple's new AirPods Max (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/airpods-max/) headphones for one of its traditional device teardowns (https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/AirPods+Max+Teardown/139369), with the aim of determining whether the ‌AirPods Max‌ are repairable to any degree or an "e-waste disaster." The teardown is in progress and will be updated over the course of the next few days.





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This is an early, partial disassembly that also includes a quick x-ray look inside the headphones. The x-ray view provides a glimpse at the battery cell in each ear cup, dual-ring speaker driver magnets, alignment magnets, brackets for microphones, and more.





iFixit did not find it easy to get into the ‌AirPods Max‌ and there was quite a bit of glue involved. There are two logic boards inside riddled with chips, which iFixit plans to identify later in more detail.





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So far, there are no other details available on the &zwnj;AirPods Max&zwnj; as the teardown is ongoing, but iFixit says that it will be updated over the coming days and there's "lots more to come" including some surprises for headphone fans.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: AirPods Max (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/airpods-max/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: AirPods Max (Buy Now) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#AirPods-Max)</div>
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