Mar 06

Mac mini gets ripped to shreds, isn’t so dull

Posted in: Apple, Mac, Mini, teardown, Today's Chili

There’s something slightly disconcerting about seeing a fine, new piece of hardware torn apart before your very eyes, but we’ll freely admit that we get some satisfaction out of it. The new Mac mini (above) looks about like what you’d expect it to on the inside, and very similar to the previous model, albeit slightly rearranged. It’s a fairly sparse affair, nothing wildly unexpected going on in there — well, with the exception of the tiny magical troll running at a steady pace to keep the gears grinding — ever-so-silently, of course. There are a few more shots after the break, but hit the read link for the entire, supremely interesting set.

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Feb 24

Kindle 2 dissected, found to contain space for a SIM card

Posted in: amazon, kindle, teardown, Today's Chili

The Kindle 2‘s only been in our hot little hands for a few hours, but the screwdriver-happy scamps at iFixit couldn’t resist — they’ve already ripped theirs into its many component pieces. Interestingly, the teardown revealed an empty space for a SIM card slot, which might indicate Amazon’s got firmer plans for the Kindle’s international debut than they were willing to talk about at the launch. Don’t get too excited for any VAIO P-style SIM-slot hacks, though, since the US edition of the reader only has a CDMA radio for Whispernet in it. Oh well, it’s gotta happen sometime — for now we’re off to find a screen protector, since the teardown also revealed that the E-Ink screen doesn’t have anything over it at all.

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Feb 01

Dell’s Mini 12 dissected for your viewing pleasure

Posted in: netbook, teardown, Today's Chili

It’s taken quite awhile for someone to gather up the courage to do it, but at long last, Dell’s cutesy Mini 12 has been stripped of its dignity and dissected for the world to see. Honestly, there isn’t much in this netbook that you haven’t already seen in similar alternatives, but those unable to resist the allure of undressed gadgets will still want to give the read link a visit. Or two, depending on your level of self-restraint.

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Jan 07

Sony VAIO P ripped apart

Posted in: sony, teardown, Today's Chili

Well, that didn’t take long. Mere hours after we saw the ultra-lovely Sony VAIO P make its official debut here at CES, some industrious, sadistic folks have seen fit to tear it to shreds, exposing its guts for all to marvel (or tear up) over. We have to say, it’s just as good looking on the inside as it is on the outside, but see for yourselves after the break, where there’s a beautiful / horrifying gallery to stare at, and hit the read link for the full project.

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Dec 29

Compaq Mini 700 innards exposed by Italian fetishists

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Compaq Mini 700 innards exposed by Italian fetishists

Ever wonder how netbooks pack all that laptopy goodness into such small packages? Laptop Italia has your answer, tearing a Compaq Mini 700 (aka HP Mini 1000) into its individual components, supposedly for the sake of enabling you to repair the thing at home, but we think the real motivation is rather less instructional and more exhibitionistic. Regardless of your intentions, the site provides an extensive guide on how to take apart HP’s tiny laptop, starting by pulling the battery and ending with a picture of where the 3G modem would go if this particular model had one. Unlike some teardowns we’ve seen in the past, this clinical looking disassembly, if reversed, looks like it might actually put the thing back together again — if you’re into that sort of thing.

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Dec 29

3M MPro110 / Optoma PK101 pico projectors get dissected

Posted in: pico projector, PicoProjector, projector, teardown, Today's Chili

Sure, we frequently come across gizmos so small that tweezers and eyeglass repair kits are needed to dissect ’em, but rarely are those gadgets projectors. With the new wave of minuscule beamers comes a new kind of tear down, and Tech-On has taken the time to split apart and photograph both the 3M MPro110 and Optoma PK101. The splaying gets pretty detailed, too, with us being informed of two large LSIs on the former (one from Weltrend; one from TI) and a hard look at the LEDs of the latter. Have a peek at the writeups and accompanying images below, and see just how long you can go without uttering an “aww” — we’ll bet it’s not long at all.

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