Repair or trade in advice needed

[golftime]

In 2018 I purchased a new 15" MPB to replace my mid-2012 MBP. I loved the 2012 but the sound card failed so I made the move. I hate the keyboard in my 2018. I have continually struggled with sticking and dead keys and the feel has never worked for me. I believe I can take advantage of the Apple repair program to get a new top case including battery, but am not sure how the replacement keyboard will feel. I have read some threads that seem to indicate the replacement for the 2018 actually has a different type keyboard, with more travel and better feel. Can anyone help with that? Is it still butterfly design?

The other option I have is to just do a trade to a new 16" MBP, maybe even a refurb. I am willing to make the upgrade if the keyboard is more reliable and has a feel closer to my 2012. Besides personal use, I use the laptop for work which requires me to type quite a bit, but otherwise it doesn't do any real heavy lifting, so I suspect the base model would be adequate.

With the current Covid problem, I can't even get to my Apple store to test drive, so I am looking for feedback from anyone who may have the answers. Thank you in advance.

 

[calbear92]

The "new" 16" keyboard is the same pre-2016 chicklet keyboard. That should be the same as your 2012.

Get the refurb 16".

 

[golftime]

Thank you cal.

 

[Rizvi1]

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The other option I have is to just do a trade to a new 16" MBP, maybe even a refurb. I am willing to make the upgrade if the keyboard is more reliable and has a feel closer to my 2012. Besides personal use, I use the laptop for work which requires me to type quite a bit, but otherwise it doesn't do any real heavy lifting, so I suspect the base model would be adequate.
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Just FYI, I'm in the same boat, planning to trade in my old MacBook Pro since the repair didn't work and I can't sell it in its non fully functional state. I'm going to trade mine in for a refurb and heads up that when you do that, you have to do the trade in as a separate thing and you'll get a gift card which you can retroactively apply to your refurb purchase by calling their customer support.

 

[robvas]

The "new" 16" keyboard is the same pre-2016 chicklet keyboard. That should be the same as your 2012.

No, it's not.
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In 2018 I purchased a new 15" MPB to replace my mid-2012 MBP. I loved the 2012 but the sound card failed so I made the move. I hate the keyboard in my 2018. I have continually struggled with sticking and dead keys and the feel has never worked for me. I believe I can take advantage of the Apple repair program to get a new top case including battery, but am not sure how the replacement keyboard will feel. I have read some threads that seem to indicate the replacement for the 2018 actually has a different type keyboard, with more travel and better feel. Can anyone help with that? Is it still butterfly design?

If you bring in 2018 it will be replaced with a 2019 keyboard which is slightly improved but still a butterfly keyboard. Not the new 16" keyboard. 2016/2017 model repairs DO NOT get this upgrade.