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Feb 11, 2017
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Hey guys, so I got myself a 2017 MacBook Pro (15") as a replacement for my non-dead 2013 machine (SSD failure- and apple quoted me 1200 to get it replaced). My first 2017 machine (in its 4th week) had its "B" key die on me. Brought it into the store, and they tried reseating the key- and that didn't work, and so the manager was kind enough to get me a replacement machine and send me on my way. It's been slightly over 2 weeks now, and now my "N" key is acting up. Not as badly as before (when you had to smash the key rather literally to get the key to function)- but on an on/off basis. So sometimes it works fine (as it is now) and at other times, there's no input whatsoever. I'm thinking of sending this machine to the store to see what they say again, and hopefully get it replaced before it dies (potentially) on me again. Which leads me to my question, I know the 2016 machines had this keyboard problem. I haven't really found many reports of it afflicting the 2017 machines- so here's me trying to find out if this issue is more common than I think it is, or whether it's me being plain unlucky. (and no, it isn't debris or whatever below the key- machine's been only used in the office, no food near it etc). If I do get the machine replaced, what're the odds another key would die on me?

p.s. I've recently upgraded to the GM candidate for 10.13- what're the odds this might be a software bug?
 
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