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You haven’t had any issues come up with the keyboard? I’m honestly surprised.

by trevyn 8y ago

alonmower 8y ago
I've had two of the new pros for the last ~year (one for work and one at home) and haven't had any keyboard issues on either. I don't doubt that it's a problem but it probably gets blown a little bit out of proportion
ddoolin 8y ago
Mine's a year and a half old now, no problems here. Works like a charm. I should note that roughly 25% of that time has been on an external keyboard (Apple display, MBP lid closed), so it might not see as much use as others.
- tajen 8y ago
  If I could do it this way, I’d buy a super-specs 11-inch machine: I mostly use it closed anyway.
jdietrich 8y ago
I dn't knw what yu're talking abut. My Macbk Pr keybard is wrking fine.
Eric_WVGG 8y ago
The keyboard fails are double the rate of the old model, which elevates it from "very rare" to "rare." The problem is that the repair was $700, so the folks to whom it happened (including myself) were very, very vocal.
parasubvert 8y ago
I’ve had a 2017 MacBook Pro in daily heavy use for a year now - no keyboard troubles. Our IT Department anecdotally reports that about 15% of the 2016 models had issues, and fewer of the 2017 models. Nearly all of our 2500 employees have MBPs or iMacs of some sort.
- abhorrence 8y ago
  I've heard similar reports from the IT department at my employer as well. However, on my personal computer (and I've seen similar with a few friends), I've had to have the keyboard repaired 3 times. This makes me suspect there's something that aggravates the issue, or that a lot of people use external keyboards (which a glance around the office suggests is true). The majority of the keys that have failed on my computer have been in the areas that get hot when the processor is under load.
- xaldir 8y ago
  Our sample size is smaller but we are closer to 40% with models needing multiple fixes. It doesn't help that most of our people are traveling with them and working in various environments. The few that uses them as desktop workstations (with external keyboard constantly plugged in) have a lot less issues.

You haven’t had any issues come up with the keyboard? I’m honestly surprised.

by trevyn 8y ago

You haven’t had any issues come up with the keyboard? I’m honestly surprised.

I've had two of the new pros for the last ~year (one for work and one at home) and haven't had any keyboard issues on either. I don't doubt that it's a problem but it probably gets blown a little bit out of proportion

ddoolin 8y ago

Mine's a year and a half old now, no problems here. Works like a charm. I should note that roughly 25% of that time has been on an external keyboard (Apple display, MBP lid closed), so it might not see as much use as others.

tajen 8y ago
If I could do it this way, I’d buy a super-specs 11-inch machine: I mostly use it closed anyway.

jdietrich 8y ago

I dn't knw what yu're talking abut. My Macbk Pr keybard is wrking fine.

Eric_WVGG 8y ago

The keyboard fails are double the rate of the old model, which elevates it from "very rare" to "rare." The problem is that the repair was $700, so the folks to whom it happened (including myself) were very, very vocal.

parasubvert 8y ago

I’ve had a 2017 MacBook Pro in daily heavy use for a year now - no keyboard troubles. Our IT Department anecdotally reports that about 15% of the 2016 models had issues, and fewer of the 2017 models. Nearly all of our 2500 employees have MBPs or iMacs of some sort.

abhorrence 8y ago
I've heard similar reports from the IT department at my employer as well. However, on my personal computer (and I've seen similar with a few friends), I've had to have the keyboard repaired 3 times. This makes me suspect there's something that aggravates the issue, or that a lot of people use external keyboards (which a glance around the office suggests is true). The majority of the keys that have failed on my computer have been in the areas that get hot when the processor is under load.
xaldir 8y ago
Our sample size is smaller but we are closer to 40% with models needing multiple fixes. It doesn't help that most of our people are traveling with them and working in various environments. The few that uses them as desktop workstations (with external keyboard constantly plugged in) have a lot less issues.