iMac 27" Retina 5K Display Teardown

Before 4K monitor and TV become popular, Apple already has 5K display. If you ask me what is the use of 5K, I would say it is not for watching 4K or HD movie. It is properly for designers and engineers to stare at the 5K display and do amazing design or engineering works. period.

So what is inside this 5K monitor? iFixIt always has the answer, here we go:


If you like to view it from iFixIt website, here you go:

iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display Teardown

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Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Teardown

In case you don't know, this week is teardown week on Penang Uncle blog. I have been posting teardown of iPhone 5* and Kindle HD*. Click on link before to see all of them.
Teardown in Penang Uncle

Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Teardown

Btw, if a product scored below 4 or 5 points in iFixIt, it is a good very chance you will be McGyver when you want to repair it in case of breakdown. In this Pro 2 case, you will be super McGyver. :P


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Making Intel Graphics more comfortable to see

If your laptop is the new Sandy Bridge platform and using Intel's integrated graphics, and if your eyes sometimes feels very tired after staring at laptop's monitor after a while, then you are on same situation like me.

In order to prolong the battery life, the default setting of the refresh rate on Intel Graphics is most likely is set at 40Hz only. This is a very good feature on Sandy Bridge platform to preserve power, my few months old Sandy Bridge HP laptop on single charge can last up to 7 to 8 hours on wired network, or 4 to 5 hours on WiFi [okay, okay, it should be longer, but I always open at least 15 Windows at same time, not including over 30 Chrome tabs :P ]

However if your eyes are sensitive like mine, 40Hz refresh rate would be more like a burden than convenient. I would rather bring along the charger than killing my eyes.

To make Intel Graphics more comfortable to see, here are few simple steps:
1. Open Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel (the top left icon in below picture) by double click on it.


2. Change the refresh rate from 40Hz to 60Hz. Save it as a new Display Profiles.


3. Repeat the step while the laptop on charging as well. My laptop has both on charging and on battery at 40Hz refresh rate, so I have to change the refresh rate and save the Display Profile for both.

Do note that changing power profile might change it back again to 40Hz again, use the above step to make your eye comfortable. :)


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Intel Collaboration Song by Korean pop star

Intel marketing people are working very hard. Now they get Korean pop star to sing the Intel collaboration song for them, watch 3:22, if you want to skip the song.