Your long butterfly keyboard nightmare is over. The new Magic Keyboard in the 16-inch MacBook Pro has an almost identical look and feel to much older Apple devices—so close, in fact, that you can swap in old Magic Keyboard keycaps. It feels like a do-over, a throwback, almost an apology.
After that four-year journey through the dusty badlands, we’ve arrived at a MacBook Pro that has a functioning keyboard, and isn’t functionally much thicker or heavier than those that didn’t. You can tell the difference if you compare them side-by-side, carefully; otherwise, it feels like a sleek, slim MacBook. We’re certain Apple was loath to give up on something Designed by Apple in California, but they heard the outcry of customers and came to a sensible solution: using a technology that worked and was (moderately) repairable.
MacDailyNews Take: Yesterday, our BTO 16-inch MacBook Pro shipments got moved up from November 27 – December 2 to November 22!
I think the keyboard thing is a bit overblown. I’ve used the butterfly keyboard for three years with no problem. I think people are missing what I think IS the BIG deal – Apple is finally returning to offering users TRUE powerhouse options in MacBook Pros. Up to 64 Gig of RAM, 8TB of storage, THREE discrete graphics options, cutting edge processor choices – now that is exciting. Will be buying a new 16″ MBP on Black Friday!
Why wait til Black Friday? What kind of deal are you expecting, and where?
That may be your opinion but not mine. Three repairs in 6 months…….. Garbage keyboard.
Literally everybody I know that owns a MacBook with the Butterfly keyboard has had or is having problems, despite repairs. This includes my wife new MacBook Air, now on its second keyboard, and all 8 MacBook Pro users at work. I have the 2019 MBP with the 2nd version of the 3rd iteration of the keyboard, and so far, it has not failed. I still don’t like typing on it. Its OK, but on a $4K laptop, I think I should get a “great” keyboard. I fully agree that these new MacBook Pros are actually Pro machines. So much so, that 5 months after buying the May MBP, I have already ordered a nearly maxed out 15 MPB. Besides the better GPUS, and the extra RAM and SD space, we finally get what appears to be a “great” keyboard. Imagine that!