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And even if they somehow didn't already know about the reliability problems, the butterfly keyboard just felt so..bad.
by bluedino 4y ago
And even if they somehow didn't already know about the reliability problems, the butterfly keyboard just felt so..bad.
- turtlebits 4y agoReally? IMO, it had the best feel out of the all Macbook Pro keyboards. Fortunately I never needed repairs, there was only one time I needed to clean out a key with compressed air and was fine. (Owned a 2016 and my work machine was a 2019).
- pivo 4y agoI had the last generation laptop with the "fixed" butterfly keyboard. I never had a problem with it and I had it for three years. It is by far my most favorite keyboard ever. I was said to have to hand it back when I left that job. I'm a light typer though, I think heavier handed typists suffered with it.
- ksec 4y agoAnd it is worth pointing out when Butterfly keyboard first appeared on MBP, every single HN comment were praising it as the greatest keyboard ever. ( As the two comments reply you have right now ) The old MBP had 1.5mm Key travel. They could have cut it to 1.2 or 1.3. Instead they went with 0.7 with the butterfly and later 1mm to the new scissor. Light typer generally dont "dislike" slightly more key travel. But those who cant adopt to small key travel "hate" the new keyboard. I still think it is the wrong trade off.