Anyone find the return/enter key too small?

dominicdiep · Dec 20, 2012, 05:50 PM

Now I know this isn't exclusive to MacBook Airs, but since I have one I've found that sometimes when I typing I accidentally miss the enter key, and hit just towards the right side of the enter key. I love the keyboard, but I really just wish it was a little bit wider. It just seems too thin for my liking. Anyone else do this? And I have small hands too so...

cedwhatev · Dec 20, 2012, 06:09 PM

Nope. MBA's have the best keyboard of any laptop I've ever owned.

checkitout · Dec 20, 2012, 08:14 PM

Yep, that definitely was an issue for me in the first week or so.
You'll get used to it.

(A much more serious problem is the mysterious difference between the US and rest-of-world keyboards here. What were they thinking…)

canuckle · Dec 20, 2012, 08:32 PM

LOL. Ah, no.

dominicdiep · Dec 21, 2012, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by checkitout

Yep, that definitely was an issue for me in the first week or so.
You'll get used to it.

(A much more serious problem is the mysterious difference between the US and rest-of-world keyboards here. What were they thinking…)

Yeah I have the UK keyboard layout so it's L shaped, which I'm so grateful for. And I've had this for like 6 months and I still find myself mis-judging the distance of the return key and hitting the side of the metal. So annoying...

Mrbobb · Dec 21, 2012, 07:35 PM

Is a non issue. Humans have an uncanny ability to adapt to a new environment and keyboard layout after a while. After driving a rental for a few days, I go back to my old car and it feels weird the first day back.

Shadow2k · 08:55 PM

Mine has a L-shaped (German Layout) enter key, but I often press FN instead of the CTRL key.

Agent-P · Dec 21, 2012, 08:46 PM

While I don't hit past the return key, I sometimes hit the shift key instead. It only happens very occasionally, so I think I can deal with it.

inselstudent · Dec 22, 2012, 04:14 AM

My old MBA had a German keyboard so the return key would be L-shaped (an upside-down L with the wider part being at the top). So I was actually used to just hitting the upper part of the return key because of it being wider and less likely to miss. Now I have got a MBA with a US keyboard and I admit it took some time getting used to it. But now, after about 2 weeks I"ve grown used to the smaller key and it's no issue anymore.

wolfpuppies3 · Dec 26, 2012, 09:06 AM

No, it's fine.

yinz · Dec 26, 2012, 11:26 AM

Nope, the return key is perfect.

Dec 20, 2012, 05:50 PM	#1
dominicdiep macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2012	Anyone find the return/enter key too small? Now I know this isn't exclusive to MacBook Airs, but since I have one I've found that sometimes when I typing I accidentally miss the enter key, and hit just towards the right side of the enter key. I love the keyboard, but I really just wish it was a little bit wider. It just seems too thin for my liking. Anyone else do this? And I have small hands too so... __________________ 2012 13" Air 1.8ghz i5/8GB/128GBiPhone 4 White 16GBiPhone 4 Black 16GB3rd Gen iPad 32GB (wifi only)iPod classic 5th Gen 30GBiPod shuffle 2nd Gen 2GB
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Dec 20, 2012, 06:09 PM	#2
cedwhatev macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada	Nope. MBA's have the best keyboard of any laptop I've ever owned. __________________ MacBook Air 11" 2012 1.7GHz, 8GB, 128SSD
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Dec 21, 2012, 08:36 PM	#7
Shadow2k macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2009	Mine has a L-shaped (German Layout) enter key, but I often press FN instead of the CTRL key. __________________ The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Bertrand Russell Last edited by Shadow2k; Dec 21, 2012 at 08:55 PM. Reason: error correction
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Dec 21, 2012, 08:46 PM	#8
Agent-P macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Colorado	While I don't hit past the return key, I sometimes hit the shift key instead. It only happens very occasionally, so I think I can deal with it. __________________ I have a dream that one day iOS users, Android users, and Windows Phone users will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. Follow me on Twitter
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Dec 26, 2012, 09:06 AM	#10
wolfpuppies3 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Virginia, USA	No, it's fine. __________________ 2012 MBA 13, 2 Ghz i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD; 2011 MBA 11, 1.8 Ghz i7, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD; 2010 MB Pro 15, 2.66 Ghz i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD; two iPad 3s and a mini, two iPhones and a bunch of iPods
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Dec 20, 2012, 08:14 PM	#3
checkitout macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Yep, that definitely was an issue for me in the first week or so. You'll get used to it. (A much more serious problem is the mysterious difference between the US and rest-of-world keyboards here. What were they thinking…)
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Dec 20, 2012, 08:32 PM	#4
canuckle macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2011	LOL. Ah, no.
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Dec 21, 2012, 07:35 PM	#6
Mrbobb macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2012	Is a non issue. Humans have an uncanny ability to adapt to a new environment and keyboard layout after a while. After driving a rental for a few days, I go back to my old car and it feels weird the first day back.
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Dec 22, 2012, 04:14 AM	#9
inselstudent macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2012	My old MBA had a German keyboard so the return key would be L-shaped (an upside-down L with the wider part being at the top). So I was actually used to just hitting the upper part of the return key because of it being wider and less likely to miss. Now I have got a MBA with a US keyboard and I admit it took some time getting used to it. But now, after about 2 weeks I"ve grown used to the smaller key and it's no issue anymore.
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Dec 26, 2012, 11:26 AM	#11
yinz macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	Nope, the return key is perfect.
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