The Great Apple Keyboard Cover-Up

Post by iamaelephant » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 2:15 AM UTC

wild_preference wrote: post #23

princekolt wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a service program to replace these keyboards for free. They are even refunding people who paid to get their keyboards fixed before the program launched. This is almost a non-issue at this point if you can use a replacement computer while they fix yours.

They don’t fix the keyboard. They only “reset” it which means you’ll have to bring it in again once it accumulates enough issues to make it worthwhile. My first key failed within one month. Eventually seven keys came off with ny fingers as I typed. “Non-issue” is comical word choice.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 2:16 AM UTC

protomyth wrote: post #15

princekolt wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a service program to replace these keyboards for free. They are even refunding people who paid to get their keyboards fixed before the program launched. This is almost a non-issue at this point if you can use a replacement computer while they fix yours.

So, if I send in my computer, does the replacement keyboard have a fix to keep it from breaking again?

Post by saagarjha » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 2:18 AM UTC

iamshs wrote: post #34

phil248 wrote: post #13

I'm sorry, but are people actually more concerned with the sound of the keyboard than the arrow keys? It took me a week to get used to the sound. Six months in and I still can't reliably hit the arrow keys. It's as if they're designed to be as difficult as possible.

Arrow keys and Keys getting stuck are biggest problems with the MBP. First time I used the keyboard, I had trouble inputting password and had to start using an extension instead. Now I have trouble inputting the long char master password. And still can’t hit arrow keys reliably after six months with this thing.

Post by bootlooped » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 2:20 AM UTC

sillysaurus3 wrote: post #4

My too-expensive 2015 MBP has a nonfunctional keyboard. I have to type using external keyboards, which is quite "fun". Apple wants $500. Dragging an old $10 USB keyboard around with you makes you look like you really like mechanical keyboards. It's been about a year and a half now. I guess you get used to it.

Post by jtbayly » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 2:20 AM UTC

npunt wrote: post #27

phil248 wrote: post #13

I'm sorry, but are people actually more concerned with the sound of the keyboard than the arrow keys? It took me a week to get used to the sound. Six months in and I still can't reliably hit the arrow keys. It's as if they're designed to be as difficult as possible.

Put a bit of tape on the bottom half of the left and right keys if you need some tactile guidance and have old muscle memory. I do this on all my keyboards (my daily driver is a Microsoft sculpt) and it helps immensely with finding the correct key. Arrow keys in particular are just distant enough from default position to need that extra bit of tactile feedback.