Worked extensively on the 16" Pro this weekend, had it about a week now. Can confirm the old-is-new scissor switch keyboard is way, way better than the craptastic butterfly. The new keys' operation feels much improved, and the little bit of travel with the new keyboard makes a significant difference. Also, layout and ergonomics are excellent on the 16" machine, including the physical ESC key next to the repositioned Touchbar, and the power / TouchID separate button on the right-hand side of the machine. It's well done. If you're a fast touch typist, you'll appreciate the feel, operation, and ergonomics. Apple got a lot right with this redesign.
With the new 16" Macbook Pro, users may even begin to tolerate the Touchbar, because it feels less intrusive. Having it sandwiched between the physical ESC key and the separate power / TouchID button was the right move. Yes, function keys are still faster and many believe superior, however, the minor Touchbar tweaks are making it better.
Those of us who disliked the butterfly keyboard, absolutely hated it. I can confirm the new 16" keyboard is faster and is more accurate for true touch typists. New keyboard is much quieter, doesn't feel like your typing on a solid piece of plastic, and there's no worry the keyboard is going to fail at any moment. Apple needs to abandon butterfly entirely, and put this revamped keyboard on all its products.
Finally, if you disliked butterfly, pay no attention to those who say the new keyboard isn't good, or butterfly was better. So very many of us want butterfly done and gone, with good reason -- it was horrendous to use. Butterfly sucked horribly to type on, just about the worst keyboard I've ever used out of the box. Loud clacking noise drove everyone crazy. Reliability was garbage, requiring multiple butterfly "generations" as well as multiple extended warranty repair programs. Please, eliminate this failed experiment.
Anyway Apple, ensure you stick with this design, or even improve it with a bit more key travel. Put a stake in butterfly and roll out this "new" keyboard design to everything, especially Macbook Air.
With the new 16" Macbook Pro, users may even begin to tolerate the Touchbar, because it feels less intrusive. Having it sandwiched between the physical ESC key and the separate power / TouchID button was the right move. Yes, function keys are still faster and many believe superior, however, the minor Touchbar tweaks are making it better.
Those of us who disliked the butterfly keyboard, absolutely hated it. I can confirm the new 16" keyboard is faster and is more accurate for true touch typists. New keyboard is much quieter, doesn't feel like your typing on a solid piece of plastic, and there's no worry the keyboard is going to fail at any moment. Apple needs to abandon butterfly entirely, and put this revamped keyboard on all its products.
Finally, if you disliked butterfly, pay no attention to those who say the new keyboard isn't good, or butterfly was better. So very many of us want butterfly done and gone, with good reason -- it was horrendous to use. Butterfly sucked horribly to type on, just about the worst keyboard I've ever used out of the box. Loud clacking noise drove everyone crazy. Reliability was garbage, requiring multiple butterfly "generations" as well as multiple extended warranty repair programs. Please, eliminate this failed experiment.
Anyway Apple, ensure you stick with this design, or even improve it with a bit more key travel. Put a stake in butterfly and roll out this "new" keyboard design to everything, especially Macbook Air.
