Do you prefer the Magic keyboard or the butterfly keyboard?

[AppleStart2013]

I've never owned a butterfly keyboard MacBook (went from a 2015 MBP to the M1 MBA), but I was wondering which keyboard do you generally prefer? I've tried fidgeting the the butterfly keyboards in stores and although they didn't have a lot of travel they seemed ok in terms of tactile feel and actually seemed fun to type on.

Anyone else want an M1 Mac with butterfly keys?

 

[JLH81]

The Magic Keyboard is a million times better! I absolutely hated the butterfly keyboard and all of the issues that came along with it.

 

[ght56]

I prefer the magic keyboard. I didn't hate typing on the butterfly keyboard, but I much prefer typing on the magic keyboard. Even if I did like using the butterfly keyboard more, I would never buy another Mac with it.

Hopefully Apple would not launch a M1 laptop with the butterfly keyboard. The butterfly keyboard has a terrible reputation which is completely deserved. It's a terrible design that Apple was unable to make reliable even with like four different revisions. It could potentially cast a negative light on the future of Apple Silicon.

 

[marzfreerider]

The butterfly keyboard for me was an absolute joke, I was going on my 4th in just over a year. The new magic keyboard is much more reliable and a better experience for me typing. Never want that style to come back.

 

[ssmed]

depends a little 2017 MBP hideous, 2019 MBP not too bad, but new keyboard definitely better.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Magic Keyboard for the win.

 

[PaladinGuy]

I have the last version of the butterfly keyboard, and, thankfully, it’s not had any issues. My 2018 MBA had issues in the first 4 months.

To be honest, I wish I’d been able to get the new magic keyboard, but I needed a computer for a graduate program and got a 2019 MBP.

 

[Fishrrman]

I prefer the original version of the scissors keyboard on my 2015 MacBook Pro.
I think the 2020 Intel and m1 MacBook Pro's have a redesigned version...

 

[James_C]

The original 2012 15" Retina MBP had one of the best keyboards I have ever used in a portable. I then 'upgraded' to a late 2016 15" MacBook Pro which had the 1st generation Butterfly keyboard and is probably the worst laptop keyboard I have ever used. My new M1 Magic Keyboard is not as good as the 2012 MBP retina, but infinitely better that the 2016 MBP.

 

[doolar]

I’m on my second 2017 MBP 15”, and I miraculously never had any issues with the keyboards, given that I used to bring my computer everywhere, and never babied it. I don’t like the sound it makes, and prefer the older keyboard which I think is the best laptop keyboard ever made, that and the Thinkpads. Haven’t tried the new one yet, and won’t for many years, or until my current 2017 dies.