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MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 Teardown

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Apple just expanded their Retina family. The newest bundle of joy: a 13'' MacBook Pro with Retina display. It's small, it's sleek, and all those pixels are pretty darn snazzy. What goes best with a new gadget? Yep, you guessed it: kittens.* So, for this teardown, we brought in the big guns.
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            <p>The 13" MacBook Pro has received the Retina display treatment! Let's see what it's packing.</p>
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            <p>13.3" 2560x1600 pixel (227 ppi) Retina display</p>
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            <p>We normally charge top dollar for pictures of kittens, but today you can have these wallpapers for the low, low price of $free. They're the right resolution (aka 2560 x 1600) for your 13" MBP con Retina Display.</p>
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            <p>Affectionate Kitteh</p>
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            <p>13" MacBook Pro Early 2011</p>
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            <p>13" MacBook Pro Retina Late 2012</p>
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            <p>This Retina MacBook Pro has the model number A1425. Does that model number look unfamiliar to you? Us too!</p>
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            <p>Another new MacBook Pro Model number?! We haven't been this excited since the last time Apple gave out a new model number to Big Brother Retina.</p>
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            <p>Enough with the <em>completely redesigned</em> outside…let's get inside!</p>
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            <p>We open it up to find…</p>
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            <p>It's a familiar face, though it seems to be missing some teeth. There is definitely a battery design change, specifically the migration of two battery cells off of the trackpad. We will examine this more later, but it appears that the trackpad will be a little easier to replace this time around.</p>
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            <p>Grumpy kitten glares back at the grumpy-faced MacBook Pro Retina, likely reminiscing on Retina displays past.</p>
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