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Too little, too late. Apple have gotten away with it. Typing this on a very crappy 2018 MBP keyboard, which I absolutely hate. If it weren't for the dependen
by mmjaa 8y ago
Too little, too late. Apple have gotten away with it.
Typing this on a very crappy 2018 MBP keyboard, which I absolutely hate. If it weren't for the dependency that my job has on submitting apps to the App Store, I wouldn't be using Apple for anything these days .. sad.
- r_singh 8y agoIs the 2018 MBP keyboard different from the 2016-2017 one? I use a MBP 2018 and thought the keyboard was the same as the 2016-2017 MBPs (since the arrival of the touchbar). It's understandable that you dislike the keyboard; feedback is awkward, like a shallow hard button button press as opposed to a keypress. However, over time I have grown to prefer this keyboard over the 2015 one with the deep keys, and can actually type faster on the new one as well. The only thing I find absolutely useless and inconvenient, is the touchbar.
- mmjaa 8y agoI haven't honestly noticed a difference - I had a 2017 MBP last year, and this year upgraded it to the 2018 model .. they both feel like absolute junk to my hands, although I've been typing since the 70's so I've probably not got the young muscles Apple is after these days... And yeah, I find the touchbar useless and distracting, mostly. The thing just flashes stupidly in every app I use, and I'm pretty fatigued at having to ignore it. 20 minutes usage in iTerm is enough to drive me bonkers. Seriously hope that Apple gets its act together for next years MacBook upgrade. I regret this purchase already.
- jchb 8y agoHaven't typed since the 70s, just since the early 90s, but my experience is different. I use a MacBook Pro 2018 15 inch for daily work. I recently briefly used my MacBook Pro 2013 which has the older scissor switch keyboard. I never want to go back to that keyboard again. The newer design feels much better and allows me to type quicker. The touch bar, yeah not very useful for me either, except for logging in with the fingerprint reader which is superb.
- flattone 8y agoGlad you brought this up. I'm on the 14" 16'-17' MBP no-bar. Keyboard seems fine. My previous 15" 14' MBP was nearly my favorite laptop experience ever. Exactly that but newer chassis and as a 14" would buy again. (Typing since late 80s)
- xvector 8y agoHonestly after a week with the new keyboards you get used to them and you don't notice them. If you're coming from a mechanical keyboard or deep-travel keyboard, it feels horrifically shallow at first, but after some time with it you cease to notice or even care. And this is what I think Apple is betting on. If you found the 2014 MacBook Pros enjoyable, I think you'll be even happier with these. I certainly am.
- kawsper 8y agoThey are forcing us to buy new external keyboards, and it has worked, I have bought myself a mechanical keyboard that I now use with my laptop and carry around. I am now one step closer to just be buying a tablet like an iPad with an external keyboard.
- bmartensson 8y agoI totally agree, the new keyboard on my latest Macbook Pro is just awful to type on. I ended up buying a 60% MK and it was the best thing Ive done in a long time. So much that I have spiraled down the MK hole and now got all kinds of custom keyboards, switches, keycaps, etc. I guess I have to blame Apple for this new hobby of mine.