Why the new thin MacBook Pro keyboard probably isn't that bad
It's shallow, but quick and accurate, thanks to Apple's special keyboard switches.
They came for the optical drive. They came for the headphone jack. And now, Apple is changing the keyboard on the MacBook Pro, too. Those deep, comfy Chiclet-like keys are being replaced by a thin, shallow keyboard, one that probably feels nothing like before.
But before you write off the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro, you might want to give it a go -- because Apple created a new type of keyboard switch for these MacBooks that makes them surprisingly accurate, quick and easy to press down.
The "butterfly" switches, first introduced on Apple's 12-inch MacBook in 2015, definitely take a bit of getting used to, and personally I still don't care for the feel. But my colleague Dan Ackerman, who heads up computer coverage for CNET, says the 12-inch MacBook is his favorite laptop yet.
(Here's what he thinks of the new MacBook Pro.)
Besides, you might remember a time when keyboard keys were even thicker than on yesterday's MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. People railed against the new keys then, too!
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Now, we're used to 'em. Mostly.
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