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At least the aging MacBook Air, while not retina, is still available and is evidently the last machine with the "old" style (good) keyboard. I've used the new
by eltoozero 9y ago
At least the aging MacBook Air, while not retina, is still available and is evidently the last machine with the "old" style (good) keyboard.
I've used the new keyboard, and the reduced travel doesn't bother me, but the numerous reports of failed keys to the degree of "I just wanted to clean the fan"[0] level[1] is keeping me away.
My 2013 Air is still an excellent machine though...so is the Mac Mini, if only a cheaper NUC wasn't a better option in every regard other than it doesn't (natively) run macOS. :(
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpCJzdWxEbQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpCJzdWxEbQ
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdS3tjEIqUA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdS3tjEIqUA
- inferiorhuman 9y agoNah, the chicklet keyboards were all crap. Even the polycarbonate MacBook ones. That old MacBook chassis was at least serviceable so that when the keyboard died on mine (after about five years) I bought a stack of top cases and replaced it. The early MacBook Pros and the aluminum and titanium PowerBooks had excellent keyboards. I put up with the subpar keyboards because the rest of the machine was generally pretty nice and OSX is/was leaps and bounds above the alternatives.