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Re:Hacker News News Feed for the Mac Touch Bar by thought_alarm on Thursday August 03, 2017 @08:06PM (#14925237)
Are you able to use the arrow keys? From what I've heard, most people have a problem with them.

I think I could get used the keyboard overall, but the arrow keys (with full-height left/right keys) were a complete no-go. There's so little space between each key I found it impossible to position my hand over the arrows properly.

I was completely ready to buy a new MBP but those arrow keys put an immediate end to that thought.

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Re:Hacker News News Feed for the Mac Touch Bar by srikz on Friday August 04, 2017 @12:03AM (#14926234)
I've been using it for a month and I often hit the up arrow when I want to press down. It's strange as I have used SP3 keyboard for a while now before where the up and down arrow keys are half sized without issues. I think I'll get used to it and don't think it's a deal breaker
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Re:Hacker News News Feed for the Mac Touch Bar by runlevel1 on Thursday August 03, 2017 @10:23PM (#14925863)
That's my only major complaint.

I've had this laptop for 9 months and I still hit the wrong keys every other time. It's very frustrating.

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Re:Hacker News News Feed for the Mac Touch Bar by brandonmenc on Thursday August 03, 2017 @09:46PM (#14925720)
No problem at all with the arrow keys - only took a couple hours to get used to. I also was unsure about them on first sight, but all is well. Haven't played games with them, though.
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