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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by jamesrcole on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @08:22AM (#21070031)
I have a 2018 MacBook air and have never had the repeated keypresses issue, so I imagine they've probably fixed that in the newer keyboard designs. That said, I don't like typing on the keyboard. It feels awkward.
Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by beatgammit on Thursday September 26, 2019 @12:46AM (#21078253)
Honestly, I've never liked typing on any generation of Apple keyboard and much prefer the Thinkpad keyboard. In fact, that's the main thing I look for in a laptop these days, since most keyboards seem to be getting worse and worse (even the Lenovo keyboards are getting worse).

I also hate that Lenovo are trying to join the "everything should be thin" crowd, especially seeing what it has done to Apple's keyboards. If you want thin, the MacBook Air or the Lenovo X1 models are there for you. If you want a more complete experience for working on for longer periods of time, the Thinkpad TXXX and MacBook (Pro) used to be what you go for, but those are condensing to look like the ultra thin models that it's becoming increasingly hard to justify the separation.

Please Apple/Lenovo, leave the thicker models thick and focus efforts on the thinner models if you want to make something thinner. I just want a good keyboard on my laptop...

Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by whywhywhywhy on Friday September 27, 2019 @09:16AM (#21091584)
> so I imagine they've probably fixed that in the newer keyboard designs

It's not they're all in the replacement program and the mechanism condom they added to the 2018 still has holes dust can get through unfortunately.

Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by x0nine on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @10:06AM (#21070883)
I have the 2018 MacBook Pro and I occasionally have the double typed keys issue. Though it doesn't seem to happen as often as what I've read about previous versions of the keyboard.