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Am I the only one who loves the 2016 MBP keyboard?

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Pyali

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Ive been using my new mbp for a few days now and, seriously, typing on this thing is so fast. I usually use a high end mechanical keyboard at home (pok3r with mx blues) but I can type way faster on this keyboard due to the small travel distance. I can still feel every individual keystroke, which is a big step up from the 2015 MacBook and every keystroke is a solid click which doesn't vary depending on what part of the key you've pressed. It's the same whether you hit the edge or the dead centre.
As a bonus the backlighting is incredibly sleek.

The only downside is that the arrow keys are a bit hard to suss out by touch, so I have to look down at them. For comparison I've owned a dell xps L702x which has a more traditional chiclet key layout.

On a side note, I was considering the dell xps 13" instead when the pricing was released (as I bet many others were too) but I'm so glad I went with a MBP even if its a bit pricey. The build quality is mind boggling-ly good. If only I didn't leave fingerprints everywhere, Id be running my hands over every inch all day.
 
I actually like it's clickiness and would call it a good keyboard, but loving it?
No, I still feel like it needs a little bit more travel.
 
The key spacing and fact that it's easy to activate on the very edge of a key make it more prone to accidentally registering adjacent keys.

I like the clickiness, though I'd rather it be silent since it's the on-board keyboard and is often used in quiet environments.

Also, get some Zealios for your Poker. :cool:
 
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It is a terrible keyboard that feels very cheap for a premium machine and makes a really annoying sound. Most people can type quite fast on it actually but that doesn't take away from the fact that it isn't a pleasant experience.
 
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Pyali said:
Ive been using my new mbp for a few days now and, seriously, typing on this thing is so fast. I usually use a high end mechanical keyboard at home (pok3r with mx blues) but I can type way faster on this keyboard due to the small travel distance. I can still feel every individual keystroke, which is a big step up from the 2015 MacBook and every keystroke is a solid click which doesn't vary depending on what part of the key you've pressed. It's the same whether you hit the edge or the dead centre.
As a bonus the backlighting is incredibly sleek.

The only downside is that the arrow keys are a bit hard to suss out by touch, so I have to look down at them. For comparison I've owned a dell xps L702x which has a more traditional chiclet key layout.

On a side note, I was considering the dell xps 13" instead when the pricing was released (as I bet many others were too) but I'm so glad I went with a MBP even if its a bit pricey. The build quality is mind boggling-ly good. If only I didn't leave fingerprints everywhere, Id be running my hands over every inch all day.
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I had personally never tried the butterfly keys, but since everyone was making a fuss I tried them at an Apple store. Thought it was easy to type and type fast immediately. It'd be one thing if you couldn't feel the keystroke, but even with the short travel distance, I had no problem with that at all. I will have no problems purchasing a 15".
 
Pyali said:
Ive been using my new mbp for a few days now and, seriously, typing on this thing is so fast. I usually use a high end mechanical keyboard at home (pok3r with mx blues) but I can type way faster on this keyboard due to the small travel distance. I can still feel every individual keystroke, which is a big step up from the 2015 MacBook and every keystroke is a solid click which doesn't vary depending on what part of the key you've pressed. It's the same whether you hit the edge or the dead centre.
As a bonus the backlighting is incredibly sleek.

The only downside is that the arrow keys are a bit hard to suss out by touch, so I have to look down at them. For comparison I've owned a dell xps L702x which has a more traditional chiclet key layout.

On a side note, I was considering the dell xps 13" instead when the pricing was released (as I bet many others were too) but I'm so glad I went with a MBP even if its a bit pricey. The build quality is mind boggling-ly good. If only I didn't leave fingerprints everywhere, Id be running my hands over every inch all day.
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You're not the only one. I love the one on the MacBook, I can only imagine this one is even better. Can't wait to use it.
 
bbates123 said:
The keyboard itself is OK (thought I still like the old one better). The real downside is the noise. Definitely distracting in a quiet environment.
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IMO the keyboard (hardwarewise) should of course be silent, without a clicking noise. Can Apple change this "feature" in this model, as a kind of "ironing out" small things that should be fixed?

And for those who want a clincking keyboard - I think that can be activated (on a silent keyboard) with an app that creates the clicking noise. Is this correct?
 
No you aren't, look at my signature.
The keyboard is great, already tried in store.

Now I have to be patient, 4-5weeks till mine gets shipped. :/
 
I like it, maybe even slightly prefer it to the old style.
They both have their pros & cons.

I guess I feel fortunate that I seem to go back and forth and not be bothered by either style.
 
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I like the feel and the noise of the keyboard, its a nice evolution of their MacBook and standalone ones.
 
mattopotamus said:
I love it, granted I have been using the rMB keyboard for the last year.
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Same here...I think it is the best laptop keyboard I have used. Fast and precise with just the right amount of feedback. I also have a rMB and an old MBA and the rMB doesn't have enough feedback, which results in a bunch of mistakes, while the MBA feels spongy now that I am used to the new MBP.
 
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I tried it in the store and liked it. I'll have to use it at home in a quieter environment before committing to loving it though.
 
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Altis said:
The key spacing and fact that it's easy to activate on the very edge of a key make it more prone to accidentally registering adjacent keys.

I like the clickiness, though I'd rather it be silent since it's the on-board keyboard and is often used in quiet environments.

Also, get some Zealios for your Poker. :cool:
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MX Blues for life ;)
 
Compared to a mechanical Kb, it's awful, for a laptop it's okay. While not a fan, it's okay...but feels like typing on paper. It's fine for an ultra portable
 
I think the sales speak for themselves, so.

Half of the complaints will disappear in the near feature.

Some won´t be satisfied until they have 64GB of ram in their laptops.

A few special ones I think just want a brick with every single port known to man, past and present.
 
I don't love it, but I don't hate the keyboard either. It's annoyingly loud and I can't use it to type in bed or in a plane when people are sleeping.

Best keyboard to date is a tie between pre 2016 Macbook Pro and the keyboard on the Surface Book in my opinion.
 
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I wish people would just stop all that "am I the only oine..." crap. No chances are 99,999% someone else on planet earth is thinking like you, you aren't that special.

That being said the keyboard sucks. It's a bit better than the one on the rMB (which feels cheap and crappy) but it's a far cry from the Surface Pro and especially book modells. Personally I think it's also too loud. I'm sure at home nobody cares but if you are in a room full of students loud keyboard do stand out and not in a good way.
 
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I went to the Apple Store a few days ago to play with the new MBP. My current 2015 13" MBP keyboard feels awesome, but I have to say that I love the feel of the 2016 MBP keyboard. I'm a person that likes very shallow keyboard travel so for me it feels great!
 
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