THIS thread is ridiculous. This is a perfect example of how overblown this issue is. There is less than 10 people commenting on this one and that's including the 2 moderators. I'm starting to think it comes down to user error.
We can't rule out some cases of user error or people overreacting to a key occasionally having some issues, but I think there is definitely a problem with the MBP's keyboard. I'm a keyboard enthusiast with over a dozen mechanical keyboards of all types of switches and my average speed on Typeracer puts me in the 99.7% percentile of typists on the site. I know how to type properly and I don't pound my keyboard.
I've had issues too, but thankfully all were short lived ranging from a few hours to a few days. My letter Y started repeating after I wiped down my keyboard. I think I put some excess torque on the keys when wiping them down so I've since been more careful about wiping slowly and applying even pressure when cleaning my keyboard.
I haven't had any keys double on me ever since I changed the way I wipe down my keyboard, but my number 4 did jam without any apparent cause. I was able to fix that by jiggling it and repeatedly pressing it until it unjammed. I was a little worried that I might break the switch, but it came out ok.
I'm guessing dust/debris with some issues with mechanical tolerances as my faulty wiping technique would suggest. In both cases for me, I was able to fix the problems without a keyboard replacement.
While I do think these keyboards are prone to failure, I also think that some people are over dramatizing their issues.
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But doesn't the lack of travel drive you crazy?
It's not for everyone, but a lot of former haters have found they liked the new keyboard once they got used to it. I'd count myself as one of those. I absolutely abhorred the keyboard when I first got it. I hated it so much, I put an Apple Bluetooth keyboard over the top of it when I wasn't at my desk with my nice mechanical keyboard plugged into it.
Once I started to use it more, I got used to it and I actually like it now. I especially started liking it when I found that I had less hand pain typing on it than on some other keyboards. That really surprised me because I was really worried that the lack of travel would come with a serious RSI penalty for me.