Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

Re:Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has y... by gnicholas on Friday April 19, 2019 @11:56AM (#19700558)

A desktop keyboard is a completely different story than a laptop. It can be much thicker and therefore more mechanical than a laptop keyboard.

I don’t need my laptop to be slurpee-proof, and given the trade offs of laptop design I hope it isn’t. I’d think this would add significant heft to the device to be able to guarantee such performance.

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Re:Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has y... by jammygit on Friday April 19, 2019 @02:27PM (#19701784)

Fair enough, but I'd just say that I don't mind an extra half inch if the device weighed the same. IMHO, 10 year old 13 inch laptops were plenty small, but I do appreciate the lower weights

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Re:Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has y... by gnicholas on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:01PM (#19702084)

Sure, I wouldn't mind a tiny bit thicker to get the old MBA/MBP style keyboard back. I also loved the "Blackbook" keyboard, and the 12" Aluminum PowerBook. Those were the days!

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Re:Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has y... by TheOperator on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:22PM (#19702248)

I wouldn't mind a bump in weight just because of how stupid the compromises have become. Maybe not back to 6 pound laptops but still.

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