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I think we are currently in a "first" for Apple in where they announced an extended warranty for their 2016+ laptops WITHOUT having viable alternative for sale.

I think we are currently in a "first" for Apple in where they announced an extended warranty for their 2016+ laptops WITHOUT having viable alternative for sale. I really hope this means we get some upgrade to the keyboard. I've got a 2014 and I really want to upgrade to a 15" with dedicated graphics but if they don't fix the keyboard my "upgrade" will be to a 2015 model. There were some reports that Apple is using a new alloy when they replace in those stupid butterfly switches them that has less issues but it hasn't been confirmed AFAIK.

y_molodtsov 8y ago
iFixit confirmed that 2016 and 2017 butterfly keyboards are just a little different. They’re replacing with 2017 now and there’s no any data on their actual failure rate except for the fears on Twitter.
- kondro 8y ago
  Every MacBook I’ve bought for our business (and every MB any of my friends has owned) since 2016 (including the 2017 models) continues to have regular keyboard problems leading to repair. It’s only a sample size of a couple dozen, but 100% of them have had keyboard problems within 6 months.