![]() Between this review and the MacBook Air that came out earlier this spring, I’ve twice now had to switch back to my work Mac after testing a newer one. What can I say? it’s a lovely typing experience. ![]() This is due to two things: a rubber dome that sits just below the keycap, and a design that locks the scissor mechanism into the keycap at the top of the stroke. On the other hand, the new keys also aren’t as wobbly as those ancient ones we all remember so fondly now. He, too, says the new Magic Keyboard feels more substantial, even if it doesn’t have the same satisfying clackiness of his 2010 machine. One reason he hasn’t upgraded is he had read enough bad things about the butterfly keyboard (and had enough hands-on time at the Apple Store) that he decided he’d rather wait for Apple to change course. It happens that I’m quarantining with my boyfriend, a contrarian who has been squeezing life out of his 2010 MacBook Pro for a decade. #MACBOOK AIR 13 INCH BATTERY EXPANSION KIT FULL#We’re not talking a full return to the pre-butterfly MacBook keyboards some of you have been missing, but they are noticeably deeper than on the last-gen model. In contrast, these backlit keys here are cushier, with a full millimeter of travel. My work-issued MacBook Pro has a butterfly keyboard and I’m constantly. That mechanism was intended to reduce key wobble, but in practice it resulted in flat buttons that too often either failed to register presses or, conversely, registered double-presses. ![]() That’s just to say both have scissor-style keycaps, as opposed to the butterfly design used over the past few years. For those just joining us (hello!), the Magic Keyboard was inspired by the standalone Magic Keyboard that ships with iMacs. Feel free to skim ahead if you’ve heard this all before. If you’ve perused my review of the 2020 MacBook Air or my hands-on with last year’s 16-inch MacBook Pro, you already know my thoughts on the Magic Keyboard’s design. ![]()
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