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Comment by lawlorino | Hacker News Reader

> if they didn't fix the keyboard it really is moot.

I saw this mentioned in other comments but I'm not familiar with MacBooks - what is wrong with it exactly?

It has so little travel (like < 1mm) that it feels like typing on an iPad, and there are shitstorms of complaints on the Internet that tiny particles of dust get under the keys and then either a key doesn't work or it enters 2 characters when hit just once.

I don't have the latter problem (but here's s random one: https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is...) but the consensus seems to be that the feel of the keyboard is shit.

I agree and I far prefer the previous generation of MBP keyboard, but a.) it is actually just chiclet shit too, you have to go back many years (maybe to the PowerBook machines?) to find an Apple laptop with a truly great keyboard, and b.) it sucks enough that if I have to use this machine at home or work, I always plug in an external mechanical keyboard so... uh, problem solved? :-/

Next time you're at a Best Buy or Apple store (or even nearby with a couple minutes to kill), go in and press a single key on the new Macbooks and you'll immediately understand. It's an awful experience.

I buy MB Airs and my current is a 2013 and I hate touching other keyboards now. Frustration mounts almost immediately with how clunky and odd they are. I'm so happy that I am sad, because I've maxed it out so bad that my Dr Clear is constantly showing 90%+ memory usage and so I know for sure I need to upgrade. I don't want to upgrade!! So while my pain is slightly different, I totally get how you MBP users feel when they screw with your experience. It sucks!

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