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Some 2016 MacBook Pro Owners Experiencing Keyboard Problems
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He's absolutely right, keyboard is still great.
Thinkpad Pros
- Keyboard
- Durability
- Repairability
- Upgradeability
Thinkpad Cons
- Screen
- Bad fan control
- Much less than advertised battery life
What baffles me most are the default screens on Thinkpads costing as much as a Mac or even more.
If you chose to upgrade it's still not great but decent, the base model usually is complete garbage.
SMC reset fixes it, so likely to be a firmware update at some point.
Might be related to relationships. There are Mac journalists who have interviewed Apple execs and not one has asked why the MacPro hasn't seen a rev since 2013.
Apple used to make great laptops. Period.
If it's a software problem, why is Apple replacing them? I never did a SMC reset.
Because they know the futility in asking such a question.
5 rows will be reserved for emoji.Keep complaining and the next Macbook "Pro" will come with no keys at all and six rows of touchbar.
Apple expects their iOS devices to last only three years, and their computers only four. Enough said.
Pathetic. Can hardly call them a journalist then if they feel like they can't step on toes.
another reason I am glad I bought a 2015 MacBook pro 15 when the 2016 was announced.
Is it just me or does it feel like Apple is intentionally degrading the experience for Mac users so they will migrate to iOS? Apple sees the iPad as the future of computing. Maybe they want to nudge us there sooner.
Possibly, but it seems journalists ask even more futile and rhetorical questions every day. A response, even if non-responsive, seeking Apple's position on a product, would be interesting to many.
My MacBook is 8 years old and the hardware is as solid as the day I bought it. Apple used to make their computers to last far more than 4 years.
Clinging to my late-2013 maxed-out MBP. I've tried the new keyboard in the store and while I think the touchbar is kinda cool, the keyboard is awful and I couldn't imagine buying a laptop that feels like typing on a plate of Cheez-Its.
Add my voice to those who also really really don't like the force-touch trackpads. I actually was looking to pick up a Magic Trackpad and decided not to because the current-gen of it is ridiculous with that fake haptic "click". If this is the way forward, I'm reconsidering my commitment to the "ecosystem". Been waiting on a new iMac for months now and I'm just being given too much time to doubt this company's commitment to quality computers. Wondering if I should go grab a '15 iMac to avoid the inevitable "courage" model. Ech.
Add my voice to those who also really really don't like the force-touch trackpads. I actually was looking to pick up a Magic Trackpad and decided not to because the current-gen of it is ridiculous with that fake haptic "click". If this is the way forward, I'm reconsidering my commitment to the "ecosystem". Been waiting on a new iMac for months now and I'm just being given too much time to doubt this company's commitment to quality computers. Wondering if I should go grab a '15 iMac to avoid the inevitable "courage" model. Ech.
You know, Tim says to just replace your computer with an iPad Pro...
iPad Pro users aren't having this problem.
Just sayin'...
(come on people now, just move on from a computer...)
May I ask what you prefer that you would want the desktop keyboard to use the thinner design despite not needing it for space saving purposes?
Absolute junk? Hyperbole anyone? Nothing wrong with mine.
2016 MBP is the gift that keeps giving!
Yes, it's been a great gift. The best laptop I've ever owned. I wouldn't hesitate for a second in buying it again.
Glad you're happy with your PC. I fail to see "more issues".
Overall, I can understand that the keyboard takes an adjustment period for feel. It's also a legitimate problem if the keys don't respond or skip, repeat a character, etc. However, terms like "non-uniform feel" and some keys "feel spongier"? Give me a freakin' break.
I am not saying that people who have experienced some problems aren't justified in their complaints. However, we have no idea of the incidence of these problems. It seems some are painting with a broad brush here.