ifixit Peering inside the second-generation Apple TV.Well that didn’t take long.
While most people are still waiting to tear open the packaging of their new Apple TV, ifixit, a popular free repair manual Web site, has quickly taken the entire device apart, splaying out its guts and wiring, and explaining what makes Apple‘s latest creation tick.
It’s a popular tradition of the Web site; one that seems to garner a lot of technophile attention as the creators publicly dissect iPods, video game consoles and laptops. Now, it’s the second-generation Apple TV’s turn.
One of the interesting discoveries the site found during its autopsy is a small space on the Apple TV’s logic board that seems to have a “perfect match” for a dock connector similar to those used in the iPhone, iPad and iPod lineup.
This could mean two things: one, that some of the guts for the device could be used in other Apple products at a later date, specifically the iPad; two, that the next-generation Apple TV could come with its own U.S.B. connectors.
But iFixit isn’t just tearing this poor unsuspecting electronic apart for fun; the site notes that its goal is to show how easy or difficult it is to fix the Apple TV. Over all, iFixit gives the Apple TV a score of 8 out of 10 “due to its ease of disassembly, minuscule power consumption and highly recyclable construction.”
You can see the fill teardown process, with instructions and a number of photos on the ifixit blog.
ifixit The guts of the latest Apple TV.