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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by tedmiston on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @07:24PM (#12792671)
I love the feel of the 15" rMBP (mine is sometime in 2013), though I don't think it's any different than earlier non-retinas, at least in key travel and size. The new low profile MacBook keyboards are almost unbearable to type on compared the nice feel of the current and Apple external keyboards.
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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by metafunctor on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @01:05AM (#12793999)
The current Magic Keyboard has excellent tactile feedback. Key travel is short, but not too short, and feedback is clear and crisp. The tiny arrow keys bother me a bit, because I use arrow keys a lot. Overall, I find it to be much better than the 2015 MBP with it's “butterfly” mechanism.
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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by kybernetyk on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @06:53AM (#12795445)
Oh, external keyboards are a very different thing as you can go over board with customizing them (myself am using an Ergo Dox).

But the built-in keyboard you can't switch. And there's situations where you can't be bothered with bringing your external KB around. So it's still important how the built in feels.

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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by reneherse on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @09:37PM (#12793250)
The non-retina MBP keys have less sideways "wiggle", require just a touch more initial pressure to actuate, and have a slightly greater travel. Compared to my rMBP, they have a delightful tactile "crispness" and give the device a feeling of precision.

If I were a hardware guy I'd put that keyboard in its own case and use it forever :)

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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by tedmiston on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @09:57PM (#12793329)
That sounds consistent with my experience with the older Apple Wireless Keyboard (second or third gen). I always wished they'd make one with black key caps and the backlight.
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Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in Ma... by kctess5 on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @09:18PM (#12793191)
I have the same model, totally agree! I think 2013 15" rMBP was the pinnacle of apple laptop design.
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