Apple MacBook Butterfly Switch
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.
[2018-05-07 image source Apple: Recall MacBook Pro w/ Defective Keyboard, Replace with DIFFERENT Working Keyboard change.org ]
- Apple's Butterfly Keyboards vs. Scissor Switch Keyboards
- By Juli Clover.
- https://www.macrumors.com/guide/butterfly-keyboard-vs-scissor-keyboard/
worn keyboardsthese videos show how the butterfly-switch works.
- https://youtu.be/2jvmtoWgVAc
- replace key and butterfly mechanism on A1707 macbook pro laptop
- Nov 7, 2018
- 983
- Michelle Kalogeraki
- https://youtu.be/SsSorDWLfno
- Removing and reinstalling 2015-2017 Apple MacBook Butterfly Key Caps and Mechanism for cleaning
- Oct 4, 2021
- Apple Pie Tech
- https://youtu.be/ML1XmISgAmI Keycap and butterfly clip removal on Apple Retina MacBook and MacBook Pro 2016-2019
- Oct 2, 2018
- TheBookYard Ltd