Apple MacBook Butterfly Switch

By Xah Lee. Date: 2022-05-19.

The butterfly switch keyboard. Worse design. The butterfly key switches were used in MacBook 2015, and all Mac laptops from 2016 to 2019.

problems of Apple butterfly switch keyboard:

Too shallow, uncomfortable to type on.
Breaks if dust spec gets in.
When a key broke, impossible to replace, costs a new laptop.

Apple is facing massive keyboard recall and lawsuit.

MacBook 2015 butterfly switch Wjzg Xkmy — MacBook 2015 butterfly switch [2022-05-19 image source https://www.ifixit.com/News/33820/16-inch-macbook-pro-magic-keyboard-throwback]

macbook keyboard problem 2018 05 07 7f33d — MacBook keyboard problem, the “butterfly switch” 2018-05.
[2018-05-07 image source Apple: Recall MacBook Pro w/ Defective Keyboard, Replace with DIFFERENT Working Keyboard change.org]

Kensington Expert Mouse wireless 2017 03 26 — Mac, ~2017, with butterfly switch and touchbar. Worst key switch. Kensington Expert Mouse [image source imgur ]

[Apple's Butterfly Keyboards vs. Scissor Switch Keyboards 2020-06-02 By Juli Clover. At https://www.macrumors.com/guide/butterfly-keyboard-vs-scissor-keyboard/ ]

Filmmaker Taika Waititi slams Apple keyboards during post-Oscar interview. 2020-02

worn keyboards

2022-05-19

these videos show how the butterfly-switch works.

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Removing and reinstalling 2015-2017 Apple MacBook Butterfly Key Caps and Mechanism for cleaning
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Keycap and butterfly clip removal on Apple Retina MacBook and MacBook Pro 2016-2019
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