The Apple TV fourth generation was introduced at a special event in early September and has already received many positive reviews. Now the device that supports the App Store and Siri fell into the hands of specialists iFixit, which dealt with it by analogy with other products of the company from Cupertino.
The first stage disassembly Apple TV complexity is not. Need to open the top cover, and then dismantle the special cover plate, which also serve as the radiator.
You can then pull out the system Board together with the ports.
There are components such as the Apple A8 processor along with 2 GB RAM Hynix H9CKNNNBKTBRWR-NTH, a Wi-Fi adapter USI 339S00045, 32 GB flash memory Hynix H2JTEG8VD1BMR, the memory controller Apple 338S00057.
After this it remains only to pull the plastic frame, which are also located another part of the cooling system, as well as fees power conversion.
Except for the Apple TV was disassembled and the remote control. He conceals, among other things, the battery capacity of 410 mAh battery, the touchscreen controller from Broadcom, the same as the one that was used in iPhone 5s/5c and iPad Air, and charge controller ST Microelectronics STM32L 151QD based on the Cortex-M3. The remote control had to start to heat up, as the housing halves glued together.
In the end, the console has earned 8 points out of 10. Among the shortcomings iFixit noted only the fact that all the components soldered to the Board, so that when damage will either have to use a soldering iron or not to undertake repairs on their own.
Among the advantages of product design – a small number of basic components, removable power pack and a standard Torx screws.
