Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinner MacBooks

Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by mths on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @09:49PM (#21066784)

MacBook Pro 2025: The entire keyboard/touchpad area is now a screen with configurable controls. The touchbar was a tease of what's to come. People rejoice over the ability to swipe rather than type out a word.

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by NeedMoreTea on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @09:55PM (#21066809)

Hmm. Sounds like an iPad then. So is the plan really:

Macbook Pro 2020, newest even thinner than butterfly keyboard.

iPad Pro keyboard cover now the most travel, best typing keyboard among Apple portables.

2022: iPad OS on iPad Pro now the professional portable, MBP discontinued.

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:06PM (#21066863)

If Apple truly wanted to kill the Macbook line, they wouldn't do it by spending millions of dollars over several years purposefully producing crappy products they don't believe in. They'd just announce they were killing the Macbook line.

That hasn't happened, so presumably, Apples believe that laptops fill a niche which tablets don't.

Well, what is that niche? The primary difference between a tablet and laptop is that the latter has a keyboard. If you're buying a laptop instead of a tablet, you probably want a good keyboard!

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by graphGL on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:04PM (#21066849)

What’s a computer?

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by abledon on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:06PM (#21066862)

"Users can unlock their computers with their signature ASMR sound."

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by kyriakos on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @11:51PM (#21067442)

Sounds like asus is a step closer with a dual screen model and a screen on the touch pad.

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by glandium on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:29PM (#21067002)

Like the Lenovo Yoga Book?

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