iFixit tears down… Apple’s FineWoven instances

There are some unimaginable zoomed-in images of the material, for instance; that black factor in a put up from iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens is a human hair included for scale! One other picture reveals how the fibers are affected when reduce by a knife — it’s not fairly.

iFixit additionally put the brand new instances to the stain check. A drop of espresso evaporated “with out leaving a lot of a hint.” A greasy thumb left a stain, even after iFixit utilized some detergent to the spot. Scorching sauce left a mark, and sure, iFixit checked out it underneath the microscope. (It’s disgusting.)

As for the precise case teardown, iFixit chopped the case in half and ripped it open. There are a number of layers, which iFixit outlines as such: “FineWoven material, grey foam, inflexible plastic sheet, MagSafe {hardware}/white foam, one other inflexible plastic sheet, and at last, an interior layer of FineWoven material.” iFixit additionally discovered that the aspect rails have a “FineWoven weave” that’s extra sturdy than the material on the again.