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Re:New MacBook Air by bjoli on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:27AM (#22616374)
Their (very) old keyboards are still amazing to type on. They went from high quality mechanical switches to bad rubber domes to okish rubber domes. The current magic keyboard is actually not bad, but I would still prefer the old alps switches.
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Re:New MacBook Air by partisan on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:46AM (#22616565)
I completely agree. My 2014 MacBook Pro purchased refurbished still has the best keyboard of all the devices I use. The Lenovo X1 I use for work is a close second.

What I noticed in the image that made me excited about this device is the function keys. If the 16in MBP had function keys, I probably would have purchased one already. I do wonder if the top spec of the new MBA is going to hold up to my usage though.

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Re:New MacBook Air by bjoli on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @11:25AM (#22617643)
The mechanical ones are ancient by that standard. The Alps switches ones are pre transparent imac :)
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Re:New MacBook Air by mgkimsal on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @01:33PM (#22619119)
not sure if the 2015 was any different from 2014, but it's still my favorite.
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