Apple Expected to Adopt Keyboard With Scissor Mechanism for Upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro

Written By Michael Wense

Juli Clover, writing at Macrumors:

[Analyst Ming-Chi] Kuo believes that after the 16-inch MacBook Pro launches, future Macs coming in 2020 will also swap over to a scissor mechanism rather than a butterfly mechanism, resulting in more durable keyboards that are not as prone to failure from heat, dust and other small particulates.

Let’s hope so.

Personally, I haven’t had a MacBook in several years (the last one I owned was the 2012 13-inch model with the Retina screen), but when I’ve entertained the idea of buying one of the current-generation models, the butterfly keyboard and their infamous reliability problems have always put a stop to my daydreaming. Plus, I’m just not a huge fan of the typing experience they provide.

Honestly, I think I prefer the feel of the iPad’s Smart Keyboard Cover over that of the MacBook keyboard, which is crazy. I used to love the feel of typing on my MacBook.

Michael Wense
A St. Louis native, Michael Wense is a writer, editor, technology goon, and kitchen connoisseur. When he’s not hunting down misplaced modifiers or common misspellings, he’s tinkering with a short story or obsessively collecting recipes. Sometimes he’ll just sit and watch cooking shows on Netflix for hours. Like a zombie. When it comes to fiction, he prefers potent pieces with a cutting emotional edge. Novels are good, but the punch of a perfect short story will bring him to his knees.
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