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Butterfly keyboard
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There is a lot on the internet and here on MacRumors about butterfly keyboard and how it differs from the one used previously (scissor). But in general butterfly keyboard feels totally different, has less key travel and, for many, is less comfortable to type on - all of these in comparison to scissor keyboard. Plus it has too many times been reported as a failing one, but also with Apple repair program to be available for these keyboards...
I wonder if the 3rd gen butterfly keyboard design is much better because this is what the Macbook pro 13 inch uses. I have read lots of complaints but I don't know if these complaints are for the 3rd gen or the previous generations.
Reason I ask is that I am considering upgrading and cannot afford the 16 inch. I want the 13 inch.
Its better then the first gen, to be sure but it's still a flawed design. It will fail sooner or later.
Wait until apple releases the updated 13 (or 14") model. Rumors have the release coming soon.
I would wait for the release of the new 13" or maybe it's a 14" MacBook Pro. Either that or purchase the new 2020 MacBook Air which has the scissor type keyboard.
Any MacBook using the old USB ports has a scissor switch keyboard. Don't buy a butterfly keyboard Mac. Just wait for the 14", possibly next month!
According to Jon Prosser, yes. I think he's proven himself as a reliable leaker so far. It's unclear whether or not it will be a 13" or a 14" but I'd still wait regardless. If it doesn't come out in May then they may just wait until WWDC, still not that far off.
Apple on its website says its a small number of users that have this problem with the keyboard. I wonder if thats true.
Were the numbers really negligible, would a stubborn company like Apple introduce a 4-year free repair program and still end up backpedaling on the whole design?
Wait
It may be a relatively small number but it’s still not pleasant to type on at all! Trust me it kills your fingers after a while. It’s also 700$ to fix it after the 4 year warranty program ends! It sounds like you hold onto your MacBooks so I’d definitely wait if you can.
I can tell you I’ve had no issues with my butterfly keyboard after 2.5 years (I’m careful about crumbs and dust though)
Yes to type on my keyboard is no problem. Well I don't have the money now anyways, so let me cross my fingers that apple updates its Macbook Pro 13 inch line in May.
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I am also careful about crumbs as I don't eat near my computer. Dust however is another matter, but it has no effect on my Macbook pro.
doesn’t matter about crumbs. The butterfly keyboard just gets messed up. My colleague and I both have the same machine and both of us had to have the keyboard repaired.
Actually for me, not really. Oh plus the fact that my computer fully died. It’s a late 2016 so only 3 years and 5 months and now it won’t turn on :-(.
Had to buy a new computer. Got the 16” because I didn’t want to deal with the keyboard issues on the 13” anymore.
