Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard
by varjag on Monday September 03, 2018 @06:53AM
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Coding professionally since 1997 on God knows how many keyboards. Now using a custom built mechanical one on the workstation at work. However the butterfly 2017 MB keyboard feels entirely fine. If anything, it feels better than the "classic" mushy MBP keyboard. But dunno maybe I have low standards.
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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard
by piva00 on Monday September 03, 2018 @07:25AM
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I'm on the same camp, coding professionally since 2005, had a few mechanical keyboards and I've swapped my work laptop from a MBP 2015 to the 2018 and had no problems with the keyboard so far, like you I actually like it more than my old MBP mushy keyboard.
As a disclaimer: I have had at least 4 iterations of MBPs before starting at my current company and getting a 2015.
Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard
by inferiorhuman on Monday September 03, 2018 @07:34AM
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> If anything, it feels better than the "classic" mushy MBP keyboard. But dunno maybe I have low standards.
The previous keyboard wasn't great either, but at least there was a little travel, the layout doesn't suck, and it's not nearly as delicate as the butterfly keyboard.
Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard
by xvector on Monday September 03, 2018 @08:27AM
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Apple seems to have fixed the issues with the keyboard being delicate.
Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard
by steve_adams_86 on Monday September 03, 2018 @10:34AM
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We need a year or so to be sure. It took about that long before my last MBP started getting stuck keys and losing keys.
For what it's worth, I type like anyone else does - but I do it a lot. That keyboard was in terrible shape by year 2. I hope the new keyboards are fixed... I have to use one for work (it's issued by my employer).
It feels weird to not want a brand new Apple laptop. I was just so disappointed by that keyboard and the touch bar though.