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butterfly keyboard

  1. blackmango11

    Butterfly keyboard gen3 Inquiry

    Is the Keycap of gen3 and gen 2 butterfly keyboard are same? I have by mistake burned the keycap of my MacBook Pro-2018 keyboard now I have to replace it.
  2. NOT..BLUE..ENOUGH!

    Smaller MacBook?

    I love the idea of an 11" MacBook or perhaps an unprecedented sub-11" device, compact notebook nirvana. Is anyone else interested in such a product? Another thought I have is replacing the headphone jack with a second usb-c port.
  3. spizer511

    Q? - Hack/replacement keyboard for 2017-18 MBP?

    I did a quick search on the forums, so apologies if this has already been discussed and I missed it. Has anyone heard of an aftermarket keyboard for the latest gen of Macbook Pros? I wandered through the Apple store today and tried the 15in 2018 MBP and gotta say, *sigh*. Ignoring the...
  4. F

    Is Apple going to change the Butterfly keyboard travel on new MBPs?

    I have tried and tried to like the keyboard on the MBPs at the store. I had not touched a new MBP in a while, and was "shocked" (sorry for being melodramatic.) I figure I can get used to it and all that, but I was thinking it's not the Butterfly part that bothers me. It's the travel. If...
  5. FabTBC

    2016 MacBook Pro (13') Down Arrow Key not always responsive

    I was scrolling through Twitter and did something I almost never do and that is using the arrow up and down keys for scrolling. At first everything seemed to be going fine but then I began to realise some issues specially with the arrow down key. I noticed that when I lightly pressed the key it...
  6. ApeBot

    FIVE DAYS without my $3500 MBP!!! Apple service woes.

    Hi Guys, I am so sorry - but I am feeling defeated and needed to rant. I hope that you will allow me this here. So my pride and joy 13 inch spec'd up MacBook Pro that cost $3500 (not including apple care which I also purchased) decided the 'g' key was no longer needed, so it stopped working...
  7. L

    how do we prevent keyboard failure of the 2016/2017 mbps

    Hello Everyone, I was wondering what measures can be taken to prevent failure of the butterfly keys of the newer version macbooks and macbook pros. I wanted to know how long you've maintained your macbook/macbook pro keyboard and what you've done to maintain it! For those of you who have...