Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by jeremylevy » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:06 AM UTC

Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook
9to5mac.com

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by nailer » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:16 AM UTC

This is Vox blogspam.

Original source from the article: https://9to5mac.com/2019/07/04/kuo-new-keyboard-macbook-air-...

dang could you update it?

Edit: not sure why this is being downvoted, this is literally the source URL quoted in the Verge article and Vox sites (including this one) are frequently filled with clickbait.

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by pjmlp » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:26 AM UTC

Finally!!!

I don't mind the touchbar, rather the quality where dust particles break it down.

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by submeta » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:27 AM UTC

Finally! It took four years to admit there is something wrong. And one more year to change upcoming laptops. - It‘s unbelievable how this crap could be released. Coming from a ThinkPad to a MBP in 2015 I was even disappointed by the keyboard of the MBP 2015. Then switching to a MBP 2018 I was shocked how much worse things could get (for the sake of thinness?)

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by neckeri » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:27 AM UTC

Touchbar:

Needs to always be on

Needs haptic feedback

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by submeta » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:29 AM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #3

Finally!!! I don't mind the touchbar, rather the quality where dust particles break it down.

Touchbar: Never use it. Reprogrammed my keys to have Esc mapped on Caps (if it‘s hit alone) and Ctrl (it if is hit in combination with other keys).

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by dougmwne » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:29 AM UTC

Thank goodness. MacBooks are the best laptops in many respects, but I had to cross them off the buy list due to the keyboard. I understand it's controversial, but for me I've spent plenty of time using the butterfly keyboard and it just doesn't feel comfortable to me. And I'm not some mechanical keyboard purist, actually my favorite keyboard of all time was the previous chicklet keyboard. A runner up for me is a travel Bluetooth keyboard with round keys that Logitech makes.

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by kossae » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:31 AM UTC

submeta wrote: post #4

Finally! It took four years to admit there is something wrong. And one more year to change upcoming laptops. - It‘s unbelievable how this crap could be released. Coming from a ThinkPad to a MBP in 2015 I was even disappointed by the keyboard of the MBP 2015. Then switching to a MBP 2018 I was shocked how much worse things could get (for the sake of thinness?)

What’s wrong with the 2015? That’s the last good version of the keyboard IMO.

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by geolgau » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:33 AM UTC

kossae wrote: post #8

submeta wrote: post #4

Finally! It took four years to admit there is something wrong. And one more year to change upcoming laptops. - It‘s unbelievable how this crap could be released. Coming from a ThinkPad to a MBP in 2015 I was even disappointed by the keyboard of the MBP 2015. Then switching to a MBP 2018 I was shocked how much worse things could get (for the sake of thinness?)

What’s wrong with the 2015? That’s the last good version of the keyboard IMO.

It's not as good as those on Thinkpads.

Re: Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook

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Post by kuon » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:36 AM UTC

It's too late, I sailed away. It took me a year to have a good linux setup, not switching back.

But I'm glad they finally admitted the problem.