They are a v2 of the MacBook keyboards, and I believe they said that the v2 has more travel compared to the v1. That's what the OP is saying.
Not sure how that v2 would compare to the current MacBook Pro keyboards.
It's unclear whether they said it had more travel or felt like it. I understood the latter.
Re:MacBook Pro
by OrwellianChild on Thursday October 27, 2016 @03:27PM
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Key elevation != key travel. The keys themselves are near flush with the base, but travel is longer than on the MacBook "Adorable" (MB 12").
Re:MacBook Pro
by dougbarrett on Thursday October 27, 2016 @02:50PM
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that's interesting, I could have sworn I heard them say it had more travel distance, or maybe it was the impression of more travel.
I thought they said it had more travel than the butterfly keyboard that's used in the macbook without name. I mean the super thin 12" one they came up with last year.
> So we designed a unique butterfly mechanism, which is wider than the scissor mechanism and has a single assembly made from a stiffer material — allowing for a more stable, responsive key that takes up less vertical space.