Here’s the really good part: I can tell you it’s there, but I can’t definitively prove it’s a reliability fix. In fact, Apple has a patent for this exact tech designed to “prevent and/or alleviate contaminant ingress.” This flexible enclosure is quite obviously an ingress-proofing measure to cover up the mechanism from the daily onslaught of microscopic dust.
The 2018 MacBook Pro features a thin rubberized layer under its keycaps, covering the second-generation butterfly mechanism.
We’re in the middle of tearing down the newest MacBook Pro, but we’re too excited to hold this particular bit of news back:Īpple has cocooned their butterfly switches in a thin, silicone barrier. BREAKING (July 13, 2018): Here’s an inflammatory take for you: Apple’s new quieter keyboard is actually a silent scheme to fix their keyboard reliability issues.
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