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07-15-2018, 06:21 AM
Apple might have secretly fixed the defective keyboards on the new MacBook Pros
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Apple released new MacBook Pros (https://mashable.com/2018/07/12/apple-macbook-pro-2018/) the other day and it had appeared the company didn't update the controversial keyboards (https://mashable.com/2018/05/12/apple-macbook-keyboard-class-action-lawsuit/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) for better reliability, but instead just made them quieter.
But that might not be the case after all. A new teardown from iFixit (https://ifixit.org/blog/10279/apple-macbook-keyboard-cover-up/) has revealed Apple's (https://mashable.com/category/apple/) added a thin rubber layer underneath each key that might help keep specks of dust from getting lodged inside and rendering the key unusable.*
SEE ALSO: Apple missed another chance to make the MacBook Pro great again (http://mashable.com/2018/07/12/apple-macbook-pro-2018-tough-sell/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
As you can see in the photo below, each key on the new MacBook Pro keyboards comes with a thin silicone cover, which as iFixit says, "cocoons" the butterfly switches. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/14/apple-macbook-pro-2018-teardown-keyboard-fix/)
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Apple released new MacBook Pros (https://mashable.com/2018/07/12/apple-macbook-pro-2018/) the other day and it had appeared the company didn't update the controversial keyboards (https://mashable.com/2018/05/12/apple-macbook-keyboard-class-action-lawsuit/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) for better reliability, but instead just made them quieter.
But that might not be the case after all. A new teardown from iFixit (https://ifixit.org/blog/10279/apple-macbook-keyboard-cover-up/) has revealed Apple's (https://mashable.com/category/apple/) added a thin rubber layer underneath each key that might help keep specks of dust from getting lodged inside and rendering the key unusable.*
SEE ALSO: Apple missed another chance to make the MacBook Pro great again (http://mashable.com/2018/07/12/apple-macbook-pro-2018-tough-sell/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
As you can see in the photo below, each key on the new MacBook Pro keyboards comes with a thin silicone cover, which as iFixit says, "cocoons" the butterfly switches. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/14/apple-macbook-pro-2018-teardown-keyboard-fix/)
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