iFixit Explores How Apple Brought Back the Glowing MacBook Logo

Apple recently introduced a new MacBook Pro with a glowing logo, despite using an OLED screen which lacks a traditional backlight. A teardown by iFixit discovered that Apple accomplishes this design by placing a light strip with four LEDs behind the display, utilizing a diffuser to illuminate the logo. The logo itself features a two-way mirror coating, allowing it to look metallic when turned off and let light pass through when active. Along with the new logo mechanism, the teardown highlighted internal changes that make the laptop lighter, such as using less aluminum and a smaller trackpad, alongside a reworked hinge. However, iFixit noted that the device remains difficult to repair, with soldered components and complex disassembly requirements.